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[cam83]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23764454/Scrutinizing-Rules-for-Foreigners-in-Korea-How-Much-Discrimination-is-Reasonable

This an interesting piece that come from the perspective of Koreans and foreigners regarding the legal/social system against 'foreigners' no matter how long you've been here.

A few extracts:

"A group of old women shuffle up to the subway ticket window to collect afree ticket provided by the Korean government for people over 65. But as Ms.Sonia Strawn reaches for one she is denied. Even though she has been a resident of Korea for “more than 40 years” – as a “foreigner” she is ineligible."

"Our daughter holds both British and Korean citizenship, and her birth has been registered in both countries. In the UK, her birth certificate shows thename of both parents, regardless of the fact that my wife has no right toresidency in the UK. In Korea, this is not the case.

The dong office [has]informed my wife that I may not be included as a parent to our daughter,despite the fact that my wife and I are legally married under Korean law.The reason given is that I am a foreigner . . . If I was Korean, my rights as a father would be secure.

The official response from the Ministry of Public Administration and Securityexplained:

Clause 1, Article 6, the Resident registration law implies foreigners are not a member of registration in Korea. The Resident registration system was made to record and manage the residence record of Korean, not for foreigners."

Has anyone with a family experienced this?

personally, I have only had experience with one of the mentioned scenario's (credit card) and the only reason I was given one is because I had to spend so much time getting ALL previous and current work contracts together and had to put down a hefty deposit... and even after that I only have 3mil KRW limit

Anyway, I though some of you would find it insightful. Have an awesome weekend folks

[FriendlyDaegu]

[cam83]

[Who's Your Daddy?]

I am a father of a two year old. My name doesn't appear in the area that a Korean fathers' would. My name is added along the bottom of the form upon my request. But, if I didn't request my name to be added manually along the bottom by the clerk, I wouldn't appear on the form. I had this form issued 3 months ago.

[PatrickGHBusan]

[cam83]

Thanks for the intel, i had a few discussions with my gf about our future and if children are on the cards, where would be best to have them be born (london or seoul)... this was an issue raised along with the obvious ones (education, costs etc) so it's to hear from those with first hand experience.

[andrewchon]

Answer to that question is: USA is the leading light on that (and everything else) so discrimination USA style is enough.

1. Stand your ground: anyone not pretty (white) is a criminal coming to kill you.
2. Poor, sick, and disabled are lazy: eff-off and die moochers.
3. government is anti-God:

Korea has SOOOOO much to learn from that place.