The North Korean case: what to really request
What to really request in the North Korean case: the SOUTH KOREAN registry (the basis of a defector's new life), the Japanese colonial KOSEKI (the peninsula registered up to 1945) and the separated-families registers in the South. The three legitimate routes — and no fourth.
The routes that exist
- The South Korean family registry — the established documentary basis.
- The colonial koseki — the Japanese era in the archives of Japan.
- The separated-families registers — the South's decades of records.
The typical package
The South's certificates plus apostille plus translation from Korean — the normal corridor. The historical searches by milestones when the roots call for them.
Frequently asked questions
Why is this guide so different from the others?+
Because honesty is the product: 109 countries have a corridor — this one does not. Telling the truth here is what makes the promises in all the others credible.
And if it opens up one day?+
The guide will change the day reality changes — King Hands updates whatever the world updates. Until then, the legitimate routes serve whoever needs them.
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