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makushi
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 Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 4:07 pm Post subject: Korean passports for children of mixed parentage? |
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Does anybody know the process whereby a child born to a US father and Korean mother can get a Korean passport for their child if they so desire?
I guess it's relatively straight forward if the father is Korean...but I haven't been able to find out the procedure if the mother is Korean.
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kimcheeking
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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My daughter is in my wife's passport. She does not have a Canadian one right now- just the canadian id card.
My wife went to the appropriate office and everything went smoothly, don't worry it is easy. I will find out more details when I get home tonite (around 8:30 or 9). Send me a pm if you really want more info.
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dutchman
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:40 am Post subject: |
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My son has an American passport and my daughter will be getting hers soon. We also registered both of them in my wife's family registry at the local Dong office. 3.5 years ago, when registering my son, my wife asked if he can get a Korean passport. They said "Sure, but why would he need one?". We didn't bother.
Unless you want to go to Cuba, what advantage does the Korean passport have over the American passport? Sorry, I'm assuming you're American. If you're Canadian you can go to Cuba anyway  .
I guess maybe it might save on the the cost of the multiple entry visas. |
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dutchman
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:42 am Post subject: |
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| kimcheeking wrote: |
My daughter is in my wife's passport. She does not have a Canadian one right now- just the canadian id card.
My wife went to the appropriate office and everything went smoothly, don't worry it is easy. I will find out more details when I get home tonite (around 8:30 or 9). Send me a pm if you really want more info.
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Your daughter doesn't have a Canadian passport? |
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kimcheeking
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:42 am Post subject: |
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| we got the Korean one, because it was cheaper - and faster! Speed was important as we were planning to visit my folks and could not afford to wait due to vacation schedules etcetera. |
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dutchman
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:43 am Post subject: |
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| kimcheeking wrote: |
| we got the Korean one, because it was cheaper - and faster! Speed was important as we were planning to visit my folks and could not afford to wait due to vacation schedules etcetera. |
Did you get a Canadian birth certificate? Is she a Canadian citizen? Does she have an alien registration card? |
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kimcheeking
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:45 am Post subject: |
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| She is dual citizen until she turns 18 and then she must choose by Korean law. Yes she has a korean id number and we have a canadian citizenship id. her Birth certificate is in English from the Korean hospital which is what the embassy wanted. |
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dutchman
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:49 am Post subject: |
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| kimcheeking wrote: |
| She is dual citizen until she turns 18 and then she must choose by Korean law. Yes she has a korean id number and we have a canadian citizenship id. her Birth certificate is in English from the Korean hospital which is what the embassy wanted. |
Different system I guess. We had to get an American birth certificate at the embassy. Also got the Social Security number (ID number) and passport at the same time. |
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kimcheeking
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:51 am Post subject: |
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Just talked to my wife...
when she went to the passport office, she needed her dojang (stamp), id card, family registry, & 5,000 won to add our daughter to her passport. To get a seperate passport would cost 45,000 won.
Total time 1 hour. and go the passport back. The place to go is Chongno-gu-jang. It's not based on your gu, you need to go to chongno.
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dutchman
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:55 am Post subject: |
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| kimcheeking wrote: |
| She is dual citizen until she turns 18 and then she must choose by Korean law. |
Just another note, especially to those who have boys. The 18 age is KOREAN age! It's 17 western age. He needs to declare before he turns seventeen else he might be forced to join the military when he returns.
This according to my supervisor whose son was born in the United States. She thought she could wait unitl his 18th birthday (western age). They had planned for him to declare US citizenship and go to uni there. Now he has to do his military service before leaving Korea. |
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kimcheeking
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 3:19 am Post subject: |
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| That's excellent info Dutchman... thanks...Anyhow I'm hoping when we have a second that it's another girl. |
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makushi
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 7:01 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the info guys...we are mainly pursuing this as an insurance policy...IE if something happens to me (read my fight posts... it could happen  ) how will my wife best be able to take care of our kids without my visa....of course with a Korean passport in thier back pockets it would give them a few years to decide what to do....anyway...thanks.. |
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