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[yomuthabyotch]

In response to this newspaper article provided by one of the members here http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200501/200501060020.html

I spoke to a representative at the Korean Embassy in Seattle, WA this past weekend about my application to renounce my Korean citizenship: I was told personally that the law in question only applies to Korean males born OUTSIDE of Korea, and NOT to those born in Korea. Fortunately, I was born in Seoul, not the States. Only those who were born in America/Canada/wherever must renounce their citizenship by age 18. Hope that clears some misconceptions up.

[Pyongshin Sangja]

Yes, but did you have a wet t-shirt contest in a bar with a bunch of Korean girls? I don't care about your other problem.

[John Henry]

LMFAO!!!

[chiaa]

[shakuhachi]

[yomuthabyotch]

Man... some of you guys suck.

Take out your wanton aggression about gyopos somewhere else. I didn't do shit to you people.

[little mixed girl]

haha
i've heard stories (i think) that envolve 1.5 ppl and US born ones.
really, it doesn't seem all that clear about things.

personally, if i was a US born korean-american i'd be ticked off that some family member would put my name on some registry w.out my permission knowing full well that i could get pulled into the army.

if u knew brian from fly to the sky you could ask him. he doesn't seem to be having any problems. danny however has gone to japan i heard to get out of that military thing. it's just weird:?

[peppermint]

Don't take it personally. Most of us have learned that Korean laws are really arbitrary, anc seem to change depending on who you talk to and what they had for lunch that day.

[yomuthabyotch]

[canadian_in_korea]

You should make sure....check.....double check....triple check....call a couple Korean Embassies in the US....call a couple places in Korea. Yesterday my husband and I went to Seoul immigration to apply for my F2 visa, only to be told....no you have to go to immigration in Suwon because that is where you live. Sounds reasonable...right? That is exactly what we thought.....and that is why I asked twice....do I go to immigration in Seoul or in Suwon? I was assured I had to return to the office that originally issued my E2 visa, to have it changed to the F2. Hmmm...I had my husband call to recheck, I don't speak korean...I didn't want to misunderstand...they told him the same thing. We get there and lo and behold...back to Suwon we go. It isn't only "foreigners" who have this problem with Korean Government workers, my husband told me that he once made 3 trips to different offices because each person said something different. I never thought I would find government workers worse than Canadian ones....BINGO! Korea wins!...haha. Anyway, the point of my little rant here is that check every possible way you can...I truly don't know how you could find out for sure. Are you on the family registry in Korea? If so I would say denounce your citizenship, if they say....oh you don't have to do that....still do it. Again Good luck...

[kangnamdragon]

[Real Reality]

Peppermint wrote,
Don't take it personally. Most of us have learned that Korean laws are really arbitrary, and seem to change depending on who you talk to and what they had for lunch that day.

Exactly.

[FUBAR]

[yomuthabyotch]

[fidel]