Singer Seung-Jun Yoo (45, American name Steve Seung-Jun Yoo) lost the second lawsuit filed for a visa to enter Korea.



The 5th Administrative Division of the Seoul Administrative Court (Chief Judge Kim Soon-yeol) ruled today (28th) that the plaintiff lost the lawsuit that Mr. Yoo filed against the Consul-General in Los Angeles to cancel the disposition of refusal to issue passports and visas.



The court found that the ruling was successful in the administrative litigation that Mr. Yoo filed for dissatisfaction with his past refusal to issue a visa for overseas Koreans.



The court said, "The previous judgment is to the effect that serious procedural violations are grounds for invalidation of the disposition (refusal to issue a visa)," the court said. appears to have been implemented,” he explained.



In addition, the court recognized that the decision of the Consulate General of Los Angeles for not issuing a visa to Yoo was legitimate.



The court said, "The plaintiff's act deceived a state institution and expediently left the country and then received citizenship procedures. It is an act that is likely to harm the



He continued, "The plaintiff left his nationality when he was judged as a 4th grade supplementary service and was notified of the call for public service personnel. It goes without saying that it is causing a great sense of loss and deprivation to Korean soldiers and their families."



The court also pointed out, "If it is unavoidable, the plaintiff can visit the Republic of Korea by obtaining a short-term visit visa or by having the entry ban lifted by the Ministry of Justice.



The court added, “Nevertheless, there does not appear to be any reason to believe that the plaintiff must obtain the status of residence for overseas Koreans as an overseas Korean, which includes the right to freely enter and exit, stay, work, acquire real estate, finance, foreign exchange transactions, and apply for health insurance.”



Yoo, who obtained U.S. citizenship to evade military service, but was restricted from entering Korea in 2002, tried to enter the country on a visa for overseas Koreans, but was denied the visa.



The Supreme Court ruled that the Los Angeles Consulate General did not exercise its discretion and refused to issue a visa simply because the Ministry of Justice had made an entry ban decision in the past.



Even after the Supreme Court ruling, the Consulate General of LA rejected Yoo's visa application again, and Yoo filed an administrative lawsuit again. 



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