I had an appointment at the Korean consulate in DC about obtaining an F-4 visa for myself (born in Korea before 1998, Korean mother, American father). My mother’s family registry papers are from 1964 in Chinese characters on rice paper. The certified abstract in English has her name romanized differently from how it appears on my birth certificate (US only, no Korean birth certificate). The consulate said that she would have to submit the form in person in order to obtain her family registry. She is very old and frail and absolutely cannot travel. I was wondering if an immigration lawyer would be able to arrange a Zoom call or somehow work something out that wouldn’t require travel for her.
She was naturalized as a US citizen but did not file the paperwork to renounce her Korean citizenship, which I know is required for my F-4 visa application. I am assuming that obtaining the family registry should be prioritized and then dealing with the renunciation.
Other, may or may not be relevant: My mother does not recall having a Korean citizen ID number. The family head is her stepbrother who lives in Los Angeles.
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