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[yakey]

My Korean wife and I took my daughter to get her U.S. Passport at the embassy.

The people there were really nice and we didn't have to wait too long, maybe an hour and 10 minutes from start to finish.

The internet site really helps you to get prepared before you go.

Also, keep in mind that they're only open a half-day morning on Wednesdays and that they recognize Korean and American holidays. So, as an example, they just took off for Chuseok and the very next Monday they also were off for Columbus Day.

Hope this info is helpful to all my fellow American ESLers out there.

[endofthewor1d]

my wife (korean) currently has a bun in the oven, and i (american) was wondering how this whole citizenship thing works. three different people (none of them american) have told us three different stories, and i found the embassy information on the website confusing.
we don't yet know if we're going to have a boy or a girl (maybe we'll find out this friday).
since we're going to be staying here for the foreseeable future, if we have a girl, i'm pretty indifferent as to what her nationality will be. but if we have a boy, i'd like him to have an american passport, as to not be forced into military service when he comes of age.
what's the story on dual citizenship? someone told me that the child can have two passports until they turn 18, and then they have to choose one or the other. someone else told me that applies to canadians and brits, but not to americans.
anyone who has the time, knowledge, and inclination to do so, would you kindly spell it all out for me? thank you in advance.

[Moldy Rutabaga]

My adopted daughter was also born in the USA. So far as I know, a Kor-USA girl has until her late teens to decide which citizenship to keep, but a boy must choose by early teens.

Ken:>

[yakey]

Basically they have three steps that they want you take, so three forms to fill out.

1. Consular report of birth of a U.S. citizen overseas.
2. The standard passport application.
3. A form to get a social security card.

The first two are a necessity for the passport, but I felt like the social security card doesn't mean much to a baby living in Korea so I decided to pass on that for now and get it when she wants a job in the U.S.

You need to bring originals and copies of your marriage certificate, birth certificates for everyone involved, basically every impotant document you have. If you were married within a year of the birth, you'll have to sign an additional affadavit saying that you and your wife are the parents of the baby. Also bring at least two passport photos of the baby with a white background only. They have a photo machine there at the embassy if you want to do it there.

Also, you've got to prove that you as the American lived in the states for at least five consecutive years. I used my university transcripts as proof.

The total cost was about $160 and you can pay in Korean or American money.

We just got her passport last night. It took just 7 days.

Hope this helps you endoftheworld and anyone else.


- yakey