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[phaedrus]

The latest word I got is that I just register the birth with the Canadian Consulate and acquire Canadian citizenship for the baby, and then go to Korean Immigration to do alien registration, and the baby will only be Canadian.

The Consulate said that if I don't register the birth with any Korean office the baby will not acquire Korean citizenship.

I don't like the passive approach, though. I want them to be certain that the baby will not have Korean citizenship.

I think that dual citizenship for any amount of time with a country that does not recognize dual citizenship after the age of 18 is a useless thing to have. Especially since the baby will be half Canadian, and Korea discriminates against foreigners.

[casey's moon]

[phaedrus]

[toomuchtime]

I have to second Casey's Moon's comments.
I understand your instinctive desire to have no ties, legal or otherwise, binding your child to Korea, but as CM said, it may be a decision you will regret later. Why the rush? Nothing bad can happen until the boy is 18, and as someone else said, mixed kids may not even be elligible for military service. Like it or not, you kid is half Korean- that might become a very important fact in your child's life as he tries to define who he is when he gets older. Wait until he's a teenager, and have a talk with him about it. Give him a say.
Just my opinion.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

[canadian_in_korea]

My husband and I were just discussing this.....he said he does not want to register a son (if we have one) on his korean family registry....of course there is the downside that he won't be on a korean registry...but he really doesn't want his children to have to complete military service....maybe they won't have to because they will be half canadian, but I don't think he wants to take any chances. Perhaps some korean men don't feel that way...maybe it depends on their personal experience in the military.