EPTHas anyone heard of anything like this and more importantly, under what conditions could this happen and how would you get around it? I really would like to visit Korea at least once and most certainly before I am 35... And quite obviously, the idea of being drafted into the Korean military doesn't really appeal to me.
[Q] I'm thinking of going to Korea, but...
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HeartOfTofu
United States308 Posts
Has anyone heard of anything like this and more importantly, under what conditions could this happen and how would you get around it? I really would like to visit Korea at least once and most certainly before I am 35... And quite obviously, the idea of being drafted into the Korean military doesn't really appeal to me. | ||
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ghostWriter
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BuGzlToOnl
United States5918 Posts
On January 17 2010 06:05 ghostWriter wrote: It's happened before. Such and informative and useful post. =\ | ||
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old times sake
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Fontong
United States6454 Posts
On January 17 2010 06:13 BuGzlToOnl wrote: Such and informative and useful post. =\ It's ghostwriter. Normally you would expect him to insult too, so it's really an improvement. | ||
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Amnesia
United States3818 Posts
On January 17 2010 06:18 Fontong wrote: It's ghostwriter. Normally you would expect him to insult too, so it's really an improvement. What? Stuff like this has happened before in these forums and also Ghostwriter has helped this forum with translations and such..he's not that bad of a poster o.O | ||
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HeartOfTofu
United States308 Posts
On January 17 2010 06:16 old times sake wrote: Have you thought about going there so you can be drafted? Military service can be a good thing. No, I'd rather not have my life put on hold for a few years to serve in the military of a country I've never even been to... especially if I would hardly be able to communicate in the language. And yes, I've heard that it has happened, but I've not heard too many details as to the exact circumstances under which this has happened. There's no way they can be drafting every US citizen of Korean descent that just happens to visit that country so there must be something else to it... | ||
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Sulli
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Dr.Lettuce
United Kingdom663 Posts
To the OP, I'd suggest contacting some sort of Korean embassy and talking to them as I'm sure they will provide you with 100% truthful and reliable information. I'm sure the risk of it happening is quite small given your situation, but then again if it has happened in the past, history has a tendency to repeat itself and you would really not want to be one of the few exemplary cases. I'd do everything in your power to research it. Try PMing some of the korean nationals on this board as well. | ||
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HeartOfTofu
United States308 Posts
On January 17 2010 06:30 Sulli wrote: Are you just visiting Korea for a short time or do you plan to work there? If both your parents are Korean you would've been granted dual citizenship upon birth. If such is the case, as far as I know, you would've had to forfeit your Korean citizenship before you were 18 years old to be cleared of military service. Well, the plan would have been to go there just for a month or two for a vacation, really. | ||
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Kennigit
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BuGzlToOnl
United States5918 Posts
On January 17 2010 06:34 Kennigit wrote: GhostWriter is gone now | ||
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Sulli
Canada236 Posts
For instance, I was born in Montreal with dual Canadian/Korean citizenship but I made sure I forfeited my Korean citizenship before I was 18. I then visited Korea back when I was 18 or 19 for a month and had zero problems. I used my Canadian passport to enter Korea as a foreigner and used it when I returned. It looks like you're in that exact grey area where you can face problems during customs. | ||
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omfghi2u2
United States831 Posts
So like what everyone else has said, contact the korean embassy and forfeit your korean citizenship. | ||
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Sulli
Canada236 Posts
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1018.html Ctrl+F down to Dual Nationality (second search) It appears that for the U.S. you would've automatically lost your Korean citizenship upon birth. However, you have to check whether your name was registered in the Korean Family Relations Certificate. | ||
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ghostfighter
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I didn't answer his second question but when I said "it's happened before", I was referring to the OP in that I was answering his question as to whether or not Koreans with U.S. citizenship have been taken into the army or not. I was corroborating what I heard with what he heard. I didn't elaborate, so obviously what I said could have been taken to mean something completely different. I'm not sure what you guys were going for, but I can see why you would think so. In any case BuGzlToOnl, your posts was just as uninformative as you thought mine were. | ||
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koreasilver
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On January 17 2010 06:18 Fontong wrote: It's ghostwriter. Normally you would expect him to insult too, so it's really an improvement. Too bad he went backwards from that improvement in this very thread even after getting banned. | ||
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vRoOk
United States1024 Posts
On January 17 2010 06:05 ghostWriter wrote: It's happened before. USER BANNED FOR THIS CRAP POST ahahahaha what a rape hohoho | ||
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Amnesia
United States3818 Posts
Your posting ain't that great either bud. @OP I heard stories about that, where when people go to Korea, the military is like waiting at the airport or something and take you to the army. That's some scary shit. But if you're an American citizen, can they still do that to you...? | ||
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LF9
United States537 Posts
On January 17 2010 06:34 Kennigit wrote: GhostWriter is gone now Can you explain why please? I didn't read his original post, but he must have said something pretty bad to warrant being banned, correct? | ||
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