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nellehehe
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 Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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| wishfullthinkng wrote: |
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The US DOES recognize dual citizenship. They don't like it, but they recognize it. If you commit a crime or have some legal trouble, you are forbidden from using your alternate citizenship as a shield.
It's the same thing in Korea now, kind of. They just altered the law at the end of 2009, but they are a bit more strict regarding it - who can get it, what they have to do, etc. But again, if you try and use your other nationality to dodge the law of Korea, they'll bust you for it.
There are goods and bad things about both - it depends on the person, their LIFELONG plans, the nationalities involved, etc. Claiming certain citizenships opens a person up to a lifetime of tax liability. For men claiming Korean citizenship, it means military service. For others, it means residency requirements. Lots of factors to consider... |
yes, that's what i meant that you can't use your other citizenship for diplomatic immunity if you have one as well as how they will make you renounce your current citizenship if you try to get a us citizenship on american soil . it happened to me. when i got my us citizenship years ago they made me denounce my other citizenship.
however, i do know the usa will let you have a second citizenship if you get one out of the country. |
Yes, they told me that I CAN get dual citizenship and work at Korea for a year (they said it was the only way), but when I come back, I'll have to denounce one of it.
I'll just follow what few of you said and try to get an E-2. I'm just really really hoping nothing goes wrong.. if this doesn't work, I'll have to wait until probably next year and apply for dual citizenship. and it seems like getting that doesn't sound like a good idea from what you guys are saying.  |
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jvalmer
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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| I'll have to wait until probably next year and apply for dual citizenship. and it seems like getting that doesn't sound like a good idea from what you guys are saying. |
Why would it be a bad idea? You're female, you have no issues with military service. Either way I think it should be easy to get either your F-4, or Korean citizenship in Korea. You can enter Korea on a tourist visa and gather your paper work and apply for an F-4, or citizenship. |
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nellehehe
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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| jvalmer wrote: |
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| I'll have to wait until probably next year and apply for dual citizenship. and it seems like getting that doesn't sound like a good idea from what you guys are saying. |
Why would it be a bad idea? You're female, you have no issues with military service. Either way I think it should be easy to get either your F-4, or Korean citizenship in Korea. You can enter Korea on a tourist visa and gather your paper work and apply for an F-4, or citizenship. |
Because I did hear that schools/hagwons like to hire foreigners.. it's hard to get housing/airfare/good pay/good hours if you are working as a KOREAN citizen instead of as a foreigner with a visa. and it seems like everyone is encouraging me to go with a visa instead of just as a dual citizen. and like I said before, I can't get a F-4. I'm not eligible for that. |
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jvalmer
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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| nellehehe wrote: |
| Because I did hear that schools/hagwons like to hire foreigners.. it's hard to get housing/airfare/good pay/good hours if you are working as a KOREAN citizen instead of as a foreigner with a visa. and it seems like everyone is encouraging me to go with a visa instead of just as a dual citizen. and like I said before, I can't get a F-4. I'm not eligible for that. |
I think you can get you're F-4. Come to Korea on an E-2 and try switching it over to an F-4 in Korea. If they reject you you still have the E-2. Being female you have nothing to lose applying for the F-4 in Korea. The consulates aren't too reliable with information, two different consulates will tell you different things.
I'm saying this because I know of a couple of friends, with an F-4 visas, who were born outside of Korea even though their parents were still considered Korean citizens at the time of their birth. However the youngest is in his late 20's. Maybe they changed the rules, but being female they will be a lot more liberal in handing the visa out for you. |
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nellehehe
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| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:52 am Post subject: |
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| jvalmer wrote: |
| nellehehe wrote: |
| Because I did hear that schools/hagwons like to hire foreigners.. it's hard to get housing/airfare/good pay/good hours if you are working as a KOREAN citizen instead of as a foreigner with a visa. and it seems like everyone is encouraging me to go with a visa instead of just as a dual citizen. and like I said before, I can't get a F-4. I'm not eligible for that. |
I think you can get you're F-4. Come to Korea on an E-2 and try switching it over to an F-4 in Korea. If they reject you you still have the E-2. Being female you have nothing to lose applying for the F-4 in Korea. The consulates aren't too reliable with information, two different consulates will tell you different things.
I'm saying this because I know of a couple of friends, with an F-4 visas, who were born outside of Korea even though their parents were still considered Korean citizens at the time of their birth. However the youngest is in his late 20's. Maybe they changed the rules, but being female they will be a lot more liberal in handing the visa out for you. |
Hmm okay! I'll try that when I get to Korea. |
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