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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject: How to become a Permanent Resident? |
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I heard you need a degree of Korean Language proficiency
and you need to have been here a certain amount of time.
Anyone know how long you need to have been here and any other
requirements? I would like some of the privileges F2 visa holders have,
without actually having to marry a Korean. |
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gang ah jee
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: city of paper
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:42 pm Post subject: Re: How to become a Permanent Resident? |
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| Mashimaro wrote: |
I heard you need a degree of Korean Language proficiency
and you need to have been here a certain amount of time.
Anyone know how long you need to have been here and any other
requirements? I would like some of the privileges F2 visa holders have,
without actually having to marry a Korean. |
My understanding is that residency requires five years in country and around 5억원 in Korean investment. I seem to recall that this was only put in place as a personal favour to the head of the American Chamber of Commerce a couple of years ago, because the guy was sick of having to get a new visa every year or so. Otherwise, I think the only other option is citizenship, though I don't imagine you'd be keen to give up your other passport.
edit: found a source, says five years and no investment requirements, so you could be good.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2002_April_29/ai_85096484 |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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I checked into this a few years ago. There was an article in the paper about living in the country and having some money in the bank. (I forget the details.) I got a fluent Korean friend to go with me to the Masan Immi Office to help out.
We were told that the law was in place to help the ethnic Koreans who were Chinese citizens. It didn't apply to white boys like me. |
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Squid
Joined: 25 Jul 2003
Location: Sunny Anyang
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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If you mean citizenship I haven't a clue.
If you mean permanent residence, or the Korean version of that, which is F5 status, then that I do know. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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Technically possible but highly unlikely.
You need to be deemed to have made some extraordinary contribution to Korean society. |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
You need to be deemed to have made some extraordinary contribution to Korean society. |
Which would probably go against the rules of being on an E-2 and get you deported  . |
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gang ah jee
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| huffdaddy wrote: |
| schwa wrote: |
You need to be deemed to have made some extraordinary contribution to Korean society. |
Which would probably go against the rules of being on an E-2 and get you deported . |
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Ianinilsan
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| This is a very odd thread. I would like to ask why would anyone want to give up citizenship in countries like the USA or Canada, and become a South Korean citizen? That makes little sense to me. If it's a short-term financial gain, then that's not very wise. Anyone considering this should take some time and really think about what they would be doing. I just don't see any advantage to it. Most South Koreans would give any of their limbs to become citizens of other nations. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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That would be a different thread. The OP was asking about permanent residency, not citizenship.
Basically, no Korean wife (or bucketloads of cash) = no F-visa. |
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Ianinilsan
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Sorry, but I thought I'd add a word to the wise. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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| When I was looking into permanent residency it was because I was tired of the visa hassles. I'd like to be able to have a legal status that allows me to change jobs if I feel it is to my interest without having to fly out of the country and enrich the airlines. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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I have an F5, which is permanent residency. You apply for it just like you do other visas.. fill in all the forms etc.
About 3 weeks into the application, an immi officer phoned me and we conducted the entire conversation in Korean. I think that was *the test*. He was duly impressed and kept sayng *hanguk-mal chalene* (or something). Then he talked to my husband and said he was happy to give me my F5 cos I had been here 6 years, married for 4 and had an 18 month old. A week later my visa was ready to be picked up.
It was as simple as that. When we handed in the forms, the officer sitting behind the desk said that we might get a visit.. but that never happened.
Basiscally, if you are married to a Korean person and has an F2 for more than 2 years, you can apply for an F5.
Not sure if you are not married to a Korean person... |
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Squid
Joined: 25 Jul 2003
Location: Sunny Anyang
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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Tzechuk has it right.
If you display basic competenc in spoken Hangeul they're duly impressed that you bothered your ass to learn and process the F5 accordingly.
BTW I know two people who've been here a while with F2's and no Korean spouse. Seems they got theirs with a combo of time served and investment via "chonsae" of over 30k. So don't write it off... if you don't ask, you don't get- but I think it's arbitrarily applied.
Good luck. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| It seems like it would be highly unlikely that you could get an F-2 or F-5 without being married to a Korean. While there maybe exceptions to the rule, it sounds like it's rare. |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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From the immigration website:
http://www.immigration.go.kr/indeximmeng.html
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How I can get a permanent residency in Korea ?
Answer ◦ The following persons are eligible to apply for permanent residency
▸ Those who are adults by Korea's civil law and have stayed in Korea with F-2 Status for more than five years ,and ① have financial capacity to support themselves and their family ② have attainments such as being well-behaved and understanding Korean traditions enough to stay permanently in Korea, or
▸ Those who have invested more than 500,000 USD in Korea and have stayed in Korea with D-8 Status for more than three years, while contributing to creating employment opportunities for Korean nationals (more than 5 Koreans), or
▸ Those who have invested more than 5,000,000 USD in Korea and whose acquisition of Permanent Residency is deemed proper by the Justice Minister, or
▸ Those who have special contributions to Korea and whose special contributions are recognized by the Justice Minister
※ Children of the eligible persons are also eligible for Permanent Residency, if they are under the age of 20 |
Thus the question comes down to how one obtains an F-2. Outside of getting married to a Korean, I haven't found any other ways to get it. |
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