S. Korean males won't be able to apply for PR even when DA passes? - Page 3

This is a very late 90's, early 2000's term actually. David Beckham is a perfect example. A completely straight man still interested in fashion, cosmetics, etc proving that being a man has nothing to do with being a troglodyte and being interested in fashion and taking care of your skin and body has nothing to do with being gay.

In other words, someone who is just another guy in Europe, would be considered metrosexual by the American standards.

One thing that I want point out is that I came from Europe almost 6 years ago and I still can't get over the way people dress and present themselves to the world. I don't understand how people wear pajamas to school or to go to the store.

Europeans dress well and they have much better fashion sense than American men (You don't see all too many European men wearing T-Shirts, sneakers, sweat pants, and those types of casual clothing which many Americans do. European men mostly wear suits and more formal types of clothing while out in public.)

Europe is even the capital of style, Paris and Milan are notable fashion cities. Ha!

This thread is horrible.
Dream Act activism should be a fight against xenophobia and intolerance-
it's such a hypocrisy that dreamers of all people would be so inclusive.

Some people just missed the WHOLE point of the thread. Wish people would just take the time to read before attacking others. It doesn't matter what country any of us are from. Who the hell wants to return to their home country with no family members and also face a 10 year ban from the U.S.

To the OP-- Are you lucky enough to have a state ID or license? I think to adjust status here in the U.S, any government issued ID is fine. But if what you are saying is true, that sucks for S. Korean males. You should talk to a new lawyer to confirm whether this is true or not.

How the hell did that Trixie girl not get modded at all? Half her statements were trolling/stereotypes that contribute ZERO to the thread. Obviously has a hidden grudge on Koreans for whatever reason.

gg mods. I can't believe girls like her exist, I guess that's one more to my list of troloololos/durr hurrs.

I call bullshit.

Through marriage, you're still getting a PR, a conditional one at that, for the first two years. It makes absolutely no sense that the DA's conditional PR will reject you whereas a marriage adjustment would be fine - it's the same goddamn thing. Sounds like he's pushing you into marriage for the sake of a 'sure shot' so he can charge you for the easy adjustment and gtfo.

It's true that you probably won't be able renew your passport until you become naturalized in the states, but you can live without a passport. It's not a necessity. They just need the i-94 on there to prove that you're not a EWI at the time of the adjustment, whether DA or through marriage.

I'm in the same boat, I would've heard something by now, or it would be a more widely known fact. Find yourself another lawyer.


Someone ban this retard-troll.

I agree with everything you said. But would they accept an expired passport as an identification for biometrics and interviews?

hey dude, i just got registered to this web to reply.

so, you are now 24?
do you know that you can delay your military duty thru various methods?

if you continue in undergraduate, i believe u can delay upto 25-26.
if you go to a graduate school, u can delay it up to 27-28. (depends on the programs)

that's one way, there is another way.

have you leaved here with your both parents?
it doesn't matter whether under the same roof or not.
if both parents have lived in the US for more than 5 yrs,
then you can delay the duty up to 37 (after 37, ur duty gets dismissed)

delaying the duty = u can renew your passport anytime.

Thanks for the helpful info.
Actually my military duty is long overdue, and I really need to go.
Since both of my parents are here and they lived here for more than 14 years, I wouldn't be convicted of evading military duty, aint' I? (I had no choice when I was young and had no idea what to do since I was so disconnected with rest of Korean things. I was just hoping DA/CIR to pass)
I did little research through my cousins in S. Korea and they told me I have to go through some police stuff before I can clear myself into go to military.

More food for thought here.

Let's say DA passes this year and you apply and get the conditional status. At this point, will you be able to renew your passport? Because, as far as I know, even if you are a true/legit/normal green card holder, you can only delay the military duty to a certain age. I think you need to be a USC (obviously) to not serve Korean military anymore.

So the problem is, you become "conditional" this year and yet you are still a Korean citizen. That means, during the time you wait something like 6~10 years (I guess depending how they revise and fix the DA terms and years) to be able to apply as a USC as a conditional person, your due for Korean military will be long over-due, and if you don't leave US and serve, you sort of become "blacklisted", and you will never be able to go back to Korea. If you do, you will get arrested and sent to prison for evading military duty.

You see what I'm trying to say here? A lot of South Korean males who need the DA to pass are already near the max age where they can delay the military duty. So, even if DA passes, you need to wait years and years to become a USC all while you still need to serve in the Korean military if you ever want to go back.

Then the question is..will the US government let you guys go back and serve the military for 2 years and come back, as a "conditional" person? I think DA limits foreign travels to a certain time and I'm sure it's less than 2 years.

Guys, calm down.
All of us here are living in nightmare as undocumented children.

By the way, KCO716. You have a good point there. Korean male Dreamers are in complex legal issue, and we cannot wait forever.
I know even if the DA passes, we have to go through extensive check ups and need to wait about 10 years to get permanent residency. Mean time, if I choose to go back to Korea and get ban for 10 years, I would finish my military dutyand file for legal immigration to come back .
Although I am not planning to come back to this country, I am just suggesting to those Korean Dreamies who need to make serious decision before time really runs out.