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[songbird88]

Hey everyone,

There are so many posts about the F4 Visa and I thought I'd share my experience with you all since I just got my Visa on Friday (8/19/2011).

I am a Korean adoptee living in Buffalo, New York, and I was able to complete the whole process by mail and within a week (the NYC consulate was super fast!)

I wrote a blog post about it, so feel free to check it out.
If you have any questions feel free to reply!

http://songbird88.wordpress.com/2011/08/19/f4-visa-for-a-korean-adoptee/

[NewbKorean]

Thank you songbird88 for your post! I posted something about the F-4 visa in a earlier thread. Do you anything about the paperwork you need for a born United States citizen?

1) passport
2) photo
3) family registry
4) birth certificate?

[songbird88]

What is your specific situation? Did your parents give up their citizenship and become US citizens? If so, I know you'll need documents that prove they did this.

Also, which consulate will you be visiting/mailing?
Have you e-mailed them yet?

The Washington DC consulate was helpful with a specific list for an adoptee, even though I don't fall under their jurisdiction.

I'd email them asking for the specific documents you'd need for the F4 with your specific circumstances, and then gather those documents and send them to your consulate (wherever that may be).

[kboatman]

When I was getting my F-4 Visa, my mom had a lot of paperwork she had to do. She's been a US Citizen for almost 30 years but she had to do the paperwork renouncing her citizenship in Korea. They said that she would have done it way back when, but she did it again. She had to get some paperwork from Korea too, so my Uncle was able to take her ID Number that she luckily found (equivalent to US SSN I believe) and he was able to get the papers for her. I would recommend calling your Consulate first, and if you can't speak Korean having someone who can speak to them.
I went to my consulate with my family registry and my mom's citizenship papers thinking that's all it said on the site and it was a waste of a trip.