Korean American singer wins appeal in 3rd lawsuit over visa denial
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- A court of appeals on Friday upheld a lower court's ru...
Seoul High Court upholds lower court ruling in favor of Steve Yoo, a Korean American singer, in his third lawsuit over the South Korean government denying him an entry visa. The decision comes after Yoo, 48, also known as Yoo Seung-jun, renounced his Korean citizenship in 2002 to avoid mandatory military service. Yoo first sued the Los Angeles consulate general in 2015 after it refused to grant him a visa.
The Supreme Court ruled in Yoo's favor in 2023, but the consulate general still denied his visa in June 2024, leading to the third lawsuit. The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in August 2025 that the consulate general's decision was illegal and must be revoked.
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