I wan to check if my Korean citizenship is still valid and military service has been exempted.

Guidelines for Korean Nationality Status Check

Make sure to first consult the Korean Embassy or Consulate in the country of your residence to verify whether your birth is registered in your Korean Family Census Registry ("Hojuk Deungbon" 호적등본)

Unless you have filed a Nationality Renunciation Report, you are a dual/multiple citizen if:

(1) The date of your birth indicated on your passport is before June 14, 1998, AND

(2) Your father was holding a Korean citizenship on the date of your birth with or without Permanent Residency in the seven (7) designated English-speaking countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, U.K. and U.S.

[Exception] If the date of birth indicated on your passport lands on or is before May 24, 1983 (for males)/ May 4, 1988 (for females), AND your birth is NOT registered in your Korean Family Census Registry ("Hojuk Deungbon", 호적등본) then your Korean Nationality has been renounced and thus you are not a dual/multiple citizen.

>> If you are a dual/multiple citizen based on the criteria provided above, you must either enter Korea on your Korean passport, or obtain the F4 visa by filing a Nationality Renunciation Report at the Korean Embassy or Consulate in the country of your residence.

[Exception] If you are an overseas Korean male whose birth is NOT registered in your Korean Family Census Registry, AND the date of your birth indicated on your passport lands on or is between May 25, 1983 and May 4, 1988, you will not be able to renounce your Korean Nationality, although you are still eligible to apply for the F4 visa.

>> If you do not hold Korean Nationality based on the criteria provided above, then you can choose to apply for the E2-2 or the F4 visa. **The F4 visa is required if you are in your 1st or 2nd year of undergraduate study.

>> If you are a dual/multiple citizen based on the criteria provided above, yet NOT eligible to apply for the E2-2 or the F4 visa, you are advised to enter Korea on your Korean passport after registering your birth in your Korean Family Census Registry. Once you arrive in Korea, you must register as a Korean citizen by applying for a Korean Identification Card ("Jumin Deungnok Jeung", 주민등록증).

NOTE: Documents required registering your birth in your Korean Family Census Registry - Birth certificate, Parents' Original Citizenship Papers, Parents' Marriage License, etc.

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