Will Yoo Seung-jun Set Foot on Korean Soil? '2nd Visa Lawsuit' 2nd Trial Verdict Today

The result of the second administrative appeal filed by singer Yoo Seung-jun (46, Steve Seung-jun Yoo), who requested a visa to enter Korea, will be announced on the 13th.

At 2 p.m. that day, the Seoul High Court Administrative Division 9-3 (Presiding Judges Cho Chan-young, Kim Mu-shin, Kim Seung-joo) will hold the second trial sentencing hearing for Yoo's lawsuit against the Consulate General in Los Angeles (LA) seeking cancellation of the refusal to issue a passport and visa.

Previously, Yoo acquired U.S. citizenship to evade military service obligations, resulting in restrictions on his entry into Korea in 2002. Yoo attempted to enter the country with an Overseas Korean (F-4) visa, but when the issuance was denied, he filed an administrative lawsuit in 2015 and won a final ruling at the Supreme Court in 2020.

However, even after the Supreme Court ruling, the LA Consulate General again refused Yoo's visa application, and Yoo filed this administrative lawsuit again in October 2020.

In the first trial of this case, Yoo lost in April last year. The first trial court held that the Supreme Court's ruling only indicated that there was a procedural illegality in the refusal to issue the visa, and did not imply that Yoo must be granted a visa.

It also stated, "Yoo's existence causes great loss and deprivation to the soldiers of the Republic of Korea and their families who were mobilized in the frontmost or difficult areas of the territory, risking their lives and enduring much pain and danger," and added, "Even now, in unavoidable cases, by stating the reasons, one can receive a short-term visit (C-3) visa and temporarily lift the entry ban from the Ministry of Justice to visit Korea."

Yoo appealed the first trial ruling.

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