Advise for korean citizenship, i had emailed a consular, thier answer was being that my case was very unusual?

hello, my name is danny, my mother is korean citizen(father is spanish/american), she is still living in korea. i was born in Ft Riley Kansas. my mother stayed in the usa for not long and went back to korea. My father kept me with him in the usa. i had recently found my mother while serving in U.S Airforce being stationed in Gunsan airbase korea. when i found her, she had been in a hospital for 7-8 years and still is in the hospital, or atleast that is what i was told.

what im trying to ask is what is it that i do to become a korean citizen?. If im able to or not?, i am now 24 years old, i planned on getting my bachelors so i could teach english in korea as a job. when i was in korea i really enjoyed my stay learning about my korean culture and the language. I made lots of friends along with the reunion with my mother(i felt very comfortable as if i belonged.. with no problems just becuase i am only "half korean"), i would also like to look into getting to see more family. from what i understand my mothers family still lives in korea aswell. My dream is to live the rest of my life in korea, with the ability to be closer and visit my mother in the hospital at any time that i wanted.

i am back in the states, done and out of the airforce.. so things are lil bit complicated to stay in contact with my mother,

looking for advise on steps to take to fulfill my dream.

Aisha

ok. I understand what u are going through. I am an american but not korean descent who is a south korean visa holder. i have been to korea a couple times here from usa. I emphasize with your situation. there are many ways for u to go to korea. first things u need to get done. Under usa and south korean law U cannot have dual citizenship. U were born here in the usa. One of the most important things u have to look out for is the military duty. Look on my links that I did put together for u. this does explain somewhat about citizenship for korea. Then I do have some links for u to go to like for teaching english in korea. The best thing U can do is further your college education. They changed the laws for teaching english. There is a program for teaching english on a two year degree but for less money.There are couple programs that u can teach english on two year degree. One of them that I saw is ask now and that junior epik one. U can look at dave's esl cafe in the south korean jobs and discussions boards. Also look at worknplay. they have lots of jobs that can help. The visas to korea for u are very good. I put a link for visas for u But for teaching english, u need a e 2 visa series to that sort or f-2 or something like that so u can teach english legally. It is easier if u get the f series visa so u can teach without going through e2 series visa(less hassle by korean gov) Then if u want to visit without the e2 and f series visa, always go for the c-3 short term visitors' visa for mutiple entry good for 5 years. U have many options for visa and teaching english. the most important for u to determine what steps are needed for your nationality for korea and military service. this rest will fall in place with time as u work on it.
I hoped I did help u with this. Good luck in the future.

Visa status for Korean-Americans

(1) F-1 status

- Korean-Americans who wish to stay in Korea to visit his/her relatives more than 90days need to apply for F-1 visa
- F-1 visa holders can stay up to one-year in Korea but this status is extendable with the local Korean Immigration Office
- The necessary documents are as follows
1) Passport
2) Completed visa application form with photo attached.
3) Documents proving applicant's origin is Korean such as Korean family registry or marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc
4) Reference (Sponsorship letter) : Applicant who is under the age of 17 is exempt from this sponsorship letter

(2) F-4 status

- Naturalized Korean-American and his/her immediate descendants can apply for F-4 visa.
- F-4 visa holders can engage in extensive activity including work in Korea up to two-years unlike other visa status, and this status is extendable with Local Immigration Office.
- For F-4 visa to be issued, the applicant needs to fulfil his Korean nationality renunciation report with Korean Ministry of Justice or Korean Consulate before visa application.
- The necessary documents are as follows
1) Passport
2) Completed visa application form with photo attached.
3) Documents proving applicant's origin is Korean such as Korean family registry or,
birth certificate, etc
4) Document proving that applicant completed his/her Korean nationality renunciation
report
5)Other documents which are deemed to be necessary by the Korean Justice Minister.
* The Validity period for multiple visa is 3 years and maximum duriation of stay is 2 years.

Visiting &
Joining Family(F-1) 1. Persons who visit family or relatives who live in Korea requir

Documents proving relationship of family or relatives(certificate of marriage & register book or certificate of birth)

Letter or personal reference notarized
*Person adopted abroad require a certificate of confirmation or statement of adopting parents

Residence(F-2) Documents proving family relationship(certificate of marriage or register book

Financial affidavit

Letter of personal reference notarized

persons who are granted a status of or stay or who change the status require ;
- Documents certifying that an applicant has continuously lived at his or her permanent address in Korea
- Letter of personal reference notarized (but a child of a person having residence status is excluded)

Dependent Families(F-3) Document proving family relationship(certificate of marriage & register book or certificate of birth)

Statement of employment and certificate of tax-payment

Korean Residents
Abroad(F-4) 1. A person who had had a Korean nationality before acquiring a foreign nationality

Korean family register(removal), and other documents proving the fact that he or she had a Korean nationality

Documents proving the reasons and the year/month/day of acquiring a foreign nationality

Documents proving not to engaged in employment activities prescribed in each subparagraph of Article 23, paragraph 3 of the Presidential Decree including manual labor such as certificate of a

Yak Rider

The government of South Korea does not allow dual citizenship beyond the age of 21. If you were somehow able to acquire South Korean citizenship it would require you to renounce your US Citizenship. Additionally, even if you find a way to live there as a permanent resident, retaining your US citizenship, you could be subjected to compulsory military service due to your Korean descent.

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