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[UCLAgirl]

Hi everyone,

I got an F4 visa in the States, so I have the little thing in my passport book. I know I need to go to the immigration office in Seoul, and all I was told when I got my visa was to bring this little form they gave me to the Mokdong office showing that my mom renounced her Korean citizenship. Now I am hearing that it is much more complicated and that i should have brought all the documents I used to get the visa, to Korea. What exactly am I going to Mokdong for, and what the heck am I supposed to bring there?! I am so utterly confused. I'd appreciate any help.

[andrewchon]

I didn't haven to do anything like that, nor did anyone tell me to.
I think you are taking the step of converting Tourist visa to an F4 visa,
but you already have an F-4 visa, no?

Merry Christmas

[UCLAgirl]

No it's actually to get the domestic resident/registration card? i called and i think i got it mostly figured out now...did u have to get this?

[bcoral99]

Yes, the alien card will allow your employer to enroll you in getting pension and health insurance. Everything is tied into that card. If you wanted to stay longer u just renew that card and don't have to worry about ur visa.

[skim234]

If you already have your F4, I don't know what you have to bring other than your American passport, which they have to send in order for you to get your ARC.

I got my F4 visa while in Korea (a huge pain in the ass asking my dad to e-mail me old documents, coupled with several visits to the Mokdong office).

I assume you already showed documents regarding your hoju, permanent address of family from Korea, etc.?

A lot of the documents you need can be provided by the local Korean embassy in the US. My dad had to sign a paper renouncing his Korean citizenship, which he e-mailed and I then brought with me to the immigration office.

[t1m1ty]

I thought I had to take a lot of paperwork to the Mokdong (actually it's in Omokgyo) immigration office. I was told I needed all the documents I needed for my f4 visa back in the states again from both my parents. I went to the immi office with the docs only to be told all I needed was my birth certificate and proof that one of my parents was a US citizen (copy of my mother's naturalization paper). That was it! I received my arc card and my passport (needed as well) within 7 days in the mail

[doublepitch]

Hi -

I'm hoping you guys can help me.

I am supposed to leave Korea on December 27th (next Sunday), and I went to the Atlanta Consulate to get my F4 visa today. There I learned that they no longer accept the old hojuks and I need two other things from both my mom's side and my dad's side.

That's not the important issue though.

The lady at the consulate stated that I CANNOT get my F4 once I'm in Korea. She said I NEED to get it here before leaving.

Also, since I booked a ONE-WAY ticket, she said that they would not let me board since I have no visa.

That problem can be solved, since I can just book another ticket back before I leave. I can cancel that one (even if they fine me).

However, has anybody else done that? Gone to Korea on a round-trip ticket or a one-way ticket and THEN gotten their F4 visa in Korea?

I have all the other necessary documents. I'm just missing the �ki bon jung myong seo� and �ga jok gwan gye jung myong seo� (korean family census registry) which I can get in Korea.

If anybody could help I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!

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[skim234]

[doublepitch]

I've been reading up on how to apply for the F4 for months, and when I finally went there today she stated that I couldn't apply for it in Korea. It kind of caught me off guard, because she kept insisiting that if I did that it would not be given to me.

Now that I know I will be able to get it, I feel a lot better. Thank you very much to everyone for the information.

Should I just buy another one-way ticket back from Korea to the States (refundable)? Just in case they don't let me go?

I'm flying Korean Air, and when I called them today and asked them if they would let me board the plane (I told them I was visiting family friends for about a month), they said they would most likely not let me on the plane if I had a one-way ticket and no visa.

[skim234]

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