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F-4 Visas Process for people with Korean Ancestry

Those with Korean ancestry (�Gyopo"), must apply for an F-4 Visa after they arrive in Korea, not before.

The F-4 application requires the mother or father�s �Ho Juk Deung Bon 호적등본" (a copy of this form is available at the �gu" office in South Korea where the parents lived prior to leaving Korea)

To apply for the form the following information is needed:

-Mother/Father�s full name
-Mother/Father�s old Korean ID #
-Mother/Father�s old Korean address

Once the form has been obtained it must be taken to the Korean Immigration Office, along with the following documents:
-A copy of your naturalization papers or foreign birth certificate.
-Passport
-4 recent passport size color photographs.
-Current resume

There is a visa processing fee (check the Korean Immigration Office for details *below), and it takes about a week to process. The F-4 visa allows you to live and work in Korea much like a native. The visa is renewable every two years, and you don�t have to change your visa if you change jobs.

*Immigration Site: http://www.immigration.go.kr/indeximmeng.html


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