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seoulunitarian
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 Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: Korean Immigration to Canada |
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Can a Korean immigrate to Canada before he completes his military service? If so, how?
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Bramble
Joined: 26 Jan 2007
Location: National treasures need homes
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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I'm under the impression that immigration is a fairly difficult process, but I don't really know. I guess you could check this site for information:
http://www.cic.gc.ca
I imagine it must depend on the person's qualifications ... whether he has a skill Canada needs. I don't see why they'd care about Korean military service, though. |
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anyangoldboy
Joined: 28 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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Hire a lawyer in Canada to take up your case. It might cost 2500cnd which is what it cost me for the lawyer but it only took for me to get residency about 13 months or might have been less.
Was a lot quicker than the 24 months they quoted me. |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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He's still in Korea?
Generally, if a male is over 16 years old and hasn't completed his military service, he won't be issued a passport. Without the passport, he can't leave the country. There are loopholes that usually only the rich or famous can use to get the passport, which means returning to Korea will risk either jail time or military sevice. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| seoulunitarian wrote: |
| Can a Korean immigrate to Canada before he completes his military service? |
You mean emigrate, no?
| jvalmer wrote: |
| Generally, if a male is over 16 years old and hasn't completed his military service, he won't be issued a passport. Without the passport, he can't leave the country. There are loopholes that usually only the rich or famous can use to get the passport, which means returning to Korea will risk either jail time or military sevice. |
I don't think this is true. Otherwise how would you explain the large numbers of teeenagers (and younger) traveling abroad? Korea will give them a passport, but Korea will just disallow any attempt at giving up their citizenship unless the military service has been completed. If a Korean went to Canada, and just didn't come back, it would become Canada's problem, not Korea's. |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
I don't think this is true. Otherwise how would you explain the large numbers of teeenagers (and younger) traveling abroad? Korea will give them a passport, but Korea will just disallow any attempt at giving up their citizenship unless the military service has been completed. If a Korean went to Canada, and just didn't come back, it would become Canada's problem, not Korea's. |
I maybe wrong on the blanket refusal of issuing passports. But, if they travel in groups (ex. high school trip) to a nearby country, they may be issued passports. But travelling to Canada alone, I highly doubt he'll be issued one until he's done his service. If a male is under 16, getting a passport is no problem. If he's 16 or over, without strong evidence that he'll be returning, than getting a passport will be difficult. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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| jvalmer wrote: |
| If a male is under 16, getting a passport is no problem. If he's 16 or over, without strong evidence that he'll be returning, than getting a passport will be difficult. |
Yoo hak students, if they are going over for public school, will be there well before their 16th birthday, even if they only go for high school. Once there for so many years, getting a resident visa should be no problem, then no reason to come back to Korea... mom and junior only needs wait for dad to join them. |
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seoulunitarian
Joined: 06 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:00 pm Post subject: re: |
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I was thinking more along the line of the following two options:
(1) The Korean male citizen gives up his Korean citizenship to become a Canadian. Is this possible before military service?
(2) The Korean male citizen marries a Canadian citizen, then emigrates to Canada on the basis of that marriage before his service term. Possible?
Please only chime in if you know for sure, or if you have access to authoritative documentation.
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:03 pm Post subject: Re: re: |
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| seoulunitarian wrote: |
| Please only chime in if you know for sure, or if you have access to authoritative documentation. |
Why not call the gov't directly? Which Ministry is in charge of citizenship? |
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