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NEW Page! Birth Family Search Checklist and Questionnaire for KSS Adoptees ONLY
NEW Page! On The Disappointments Of Birth Family Search
October 1st, 2024: KSS Adoptees Are Running Out Of Time To Conduct A Birth Family Search Through KSS
KSS Adoptees ONLY - REMINDER: How To Request ADDITIONAL Documents From KSS!
If The KSS Website Is Down - Please Do Not Panic
The Future Of Birth Family Search Looks Bleak
The Korean Police Missing Persons DNA Test Opens To More Adoptees!
“Between Goodbyes” US Film Premiere - Chicago
Korean Adoptees Respond to FRONTLINE Documentary: GUIDELINES for Submissions
FRONTLINE Documentary + AP Article Links
AP Articles Related To The FRONTLINE Documentary “South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning”
NEW Page! KSS TWINVESTIGATION
FRONTLINE, AP Investigate ‘South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning’ in Feature-Length Documentary
NEW! Additional Documents To Request From KSS ONE AT A TIME
NEW Page! Links To Information Relevant To ALL Korean Adoptees
NEW Page! What To Do If Your Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Does Not Have Birth Parent Info.
NEW! We Are Seeking Formerly Separated KSS Twins Who Have Participated In Twin Studies
NEW Page! 
How To Use Your Original Korean Passport or Travel Certificate Number For Search
BETWEEN GOODBYES: New Film About Dutch KSS Adoptee - WORLD PREMIERE!
NEW Page! What Do The Terms “Passport”, Travel Certificate, and Visa mean for Korean Adoptees?
Page Update: OVERHAUL of “Korea’s Evolving Travel Document System”
PBS FRONTLINE Documentary “South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning" Airs September 20, 2024!
Important Info For Danish Korean Adoptees Regarding Birth Family Correspondence
NEW! Interview With Former ESWS / ECWS Social Worker / Whistleblower
NEW PAGE! Paperslip’s Standard Birth Family Search Advice for KSS Adoptees
Head of NCRC Admits Unpreparedness For Adoption File Transfer - Says Process Could Take 10 YEARS
4.8 Billion Won Budget Request for 'Adoption Records Center' Rejected By The Ministry of Finance
Construction of a New "Adoption Records Center" in Gimpo By 2029
The Movement of Korean Adoption Files To NCRC Starting July 2025
Get To Know The New KoRoot
NEW Page! Demystifying The KSS Birth Family Search Process
Korean Police Missing Persons DNA Test Updates
KSS Adoptees Should Request Their 출생증명서 / Birth Certificate
NEW GRAPHICS for filling out KSS FORMS!
Help Support Paperslip With First GoFundMe Fundraiser!
BETWEEN GOODBYES: New Film About Dutch KSS Adoptee
Chosun Ilbo Birth Family Search Ad Publishes May 2nd, 2024
NEW Page! Birth Family Search Cocktail For ALL Korean Adoptees
NEW Page! Korean Birth Parents Seeking Adoptees
Non-KSS News: Dillon Deadline To Request Records Extended to APRIL 15, 2024
KSS Adoptee Alert: KSS Adoption Files Will Likely Be Transferred to The National Archives
For KSS Adoptees ONLY - NEW Page: KSS Found The Address Of Your Birth Family - Now What?
KSS Adoptee Alert: The Korean Govt Uprepared For Transfer of Korean Adoption Agencies’ Files
Important Correction: Adoptees Should Use Their CURRENT Passport Number For BFS Forms
NEW! Paperslip Updates
NEW! Trigger Warning: Possible Real-Life Relinquishment Scenarios for Korean Adoptees
KSS Now Has An Online Calendar For In-Person Appointments
The S. Korean Govt. Admits Knowledge of the “MB” Passport Number System
NEW! Step 9. What To Do AFTER KSS Has Sent You Your Korean ACSS
Please Support Korean Adoptee Fundraiser For “The Quiet Whistleblower” Film
KSS Is Preventing Korean Translators From Accompanying Adoptees To KSS
GOAL Has A New Secretary General
2024 / 2025 Changes to NCRC
23 and Me DNA Test Facing Crisis
MAIN IMPORTANT NEWS PAGE
Paperslip Updates
The FRONTLINE / AP Documentary “South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning" + Related Articles
Messages of Thanks From Korean Adoptees For FRONTLINE / AP Documentary + Related Articles
Links To The FRONTLINE / AP Documentary “South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning" + Related Articles
A Letter to Korean Adoptees New To Birth Family Search
Figure Out Your KOREAN Adoption Agency NOW BEFORE It Is Too Late
URGENT: The Movement of Korean Adoption Files To NCRC Starting July 2025
URGENT Info for KSS Adoptees
KSS Adoptees Should Request Their Files NOW
Join the FREE Ecosystem of Fellow KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees
KSS Birth Family Search
Birth Family Search Checklist and Questionnaire for KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees ONLY
Paperslip Standard Birth Family Search Advice for KSS Adoptees
Step By Step KSS Birth Family Search
KSS Birth Family Search Checklist
NEW! How To Use Your Original Korean Passport or Travel Certificate Number For Birth Family Search
Demystifying The KSS Birth Family Search Process
How To Use NCRC For Birth Family Search
Pro-Active Adoptee Birth Family Search Tips
KSS Found The Address Of Your Birth Family - Now What?
How Do I Know If KSS Was My Korean Adoption Agency?
What To Do If Your Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Does Not Have Birth Parent Info.
I Don't Know What My Adoption Agency Was. What Do I Do?
Mental Barriers To Birth Family Search
Decoding KSS’ Gaslighting Techniques
On The Disappointments Of Birth Family Search
KSS Document Examples: English vs. Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary
Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Examples and Translation Keys
English Adoptive Child Study Summary Examples
2 Types of Relinquishment
Korean Translation: Free or Paid?
KSS Partner Western Adoption Agencies
List of All KSS Partner Western Adoption Agencies
International Social Service (ISS)
Welcome House (WH) / Pearl S. Buck Foundation - US
Lutheran Social Services (LSS) - US
Wereldkinderen - (Netherlands)
Adoption Center (AC) / AC Børnehjælp and Danish International Adoption (DIA) - (Denmark)
Terre des Hommes - (Switzerland)
Love The Children (LTC) - US
Family / Foreign Adoption Consultants (FAC) / F&CS Foster Care and Adoption Service - US
KSS TWINVESTIGATION
KSS Sibling and Twin Separation
KSS History
KSS History
KSS History - NEW Updates
Sources of KSS Orphans + Orphanage List
KSS Historical Figures
The K.S.S. Receiving Home in Seoul - The Old KSS Campus
Photos of KSS Campus
KSS K-Numbers
Trigger Warning: Possible Real-Life Relinquishment Scenarios for Korean Adoptees
Terminology + Acronyms + Adoption Procedures
Proxy Adoption in Korea
KSS Did Not Have “Fires”
KSS Did Not Photograph Children With K-Numbers Until The 1980s
KSS Still Operates Green Hill Training Center
Birth Parent Privacy and Closed Adoption
Korean Adoption History
Falsification in Korean Adoption Paperwork
Korean Birth Parents Have No Legal Rights To Look For Their Relinquished Child/ren
The Adoption Struggle and The Democracy Struggle
Trigger Warning: Child Deaths
Trigger Warning: Seongam Academy
Korean Adoptee Starter Guide
Links To Information Relevant To ALL Korean Adoptees
DNA Testing
FOIA Request For US Adoptees
Birth Family Search Cocktail For ALL Korean Adoptees
Birth Family Search Tips for ALL Korean Adoptees
Contact Info For The 4 Major Korean Adoption Agencies + Adoptee Facebook Groups
NEW! How To Use Your Original Korean Passport or Travel Certificate Number For Birth Family Search
Korea's Evolving Travel Document System
Korea's Evolving Travel Document System
NEW! How To Use Your Original Korean Passport or Travel Certificate Number For Birth Family Search
What Do The Terms “Passport”, Travel Certificate, and Visa mean for Korean Adoptees?
1961 Korean Passport Law
1962 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Ordinance No. 28 - Enacted On May 4, 1962
1963 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Ordinance No. 37 - Enacted On Oct. 1, 1963
1964 Korean Passport Law - Decree No. 39, September 10, 1964
1967 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Decree No. 50, Partial Amendment - Enacted on May 16, 1967
1967 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Decree No. 51, Partial Amendment - Enacted on June 1, 1967
1969 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Decree No. 61, Completely Revised - Enacted on June 17, 1969
1973 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Decree No. 82, Partially Amended - Enacted on September 7, 1973
1975 Korean Passport Law - Enforcement Date: January 1, 1975
Advice Regarding US Naturalization Certificate and Certificate of Citizenship (COC)
Korean Adoptees Seeking Birth Family | 한국 입양 아동들이 생가족을 찾고 있습니다
Korean Birth Parents Seeking Adoptees | 한국 출생 부모들이 입양자를 찾습니다
Social Media Links
NEW PUBLIC Facebook Group: Korean Adoptees Searching For Birth Family Rationally
Birth Family Search Tools
Free Online Tools + Tips For Searchers
ChatGPT for Korean Text Translation
What Both Korean Birth Parents and Korean Adoptees Should Know, But Often Don't Know
Orphanization
Orphanization Part II
Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
Finding Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
KSS Cribmates On Facebook
General Korean Adoption History
A Korean Adoption Primer
Trigger Warning: Korean Concentration Camps
Resources for Adoptees
Learn About Your History
Adoptee Resources Online and In Korea
Korean Citizenship + F4 Visa
Books
Academic Papers
Articles
Films and Videos
Podcasts
Translation Apps
Misc.
Information for Korean Birth Parents
Miscellaneous
NEW! Advisory Sessions - Free for KSS Adoptees | Paid for Non-KSS Adoptees
Misc. Orphanages
Barriers To Birth Family Search
KSS Adoptee FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
ESWS (Formerly ECWS)
Interview With Former Eastern Social Welfare Society Social Worker / Whistleblower - October 2021
How Massive Human Rights Violations Affect Your Mind, Body & Soul
For KSS Adoptees Only
KSS Adoptee Newspaper Ad 1 - 2024
KSS Adoption Procedure
Info. For KSS Adoptees Only
Tips for Visiting KSS
KSS Cribmates Presentation
KSS Cribmates Zoom Event 2
KSS Cribmates Zoom Event 3
KSS Adoptees Only Zoom Event 4
KSS Adoptee Interview 001
KSS Adoptee Interview 002
KSS Adoptee Interview 003
KSS Adoptee Interview 004
Something Rotten In Denmark: A Word of Caution About The Danish Korean Rights Group / DKRG + KoRoot
Contact + Appointment Info for KSS - Korea Social Service - Korean Adoption Agency
Contact Paperslip - Fellow KSS Adoptees Who Help Other KSS Adoptees For FREE
Paperslip
Trigger Warning
About
About
Paperslip, LLC
Disclaimer
Paperslip Go Fund Me
IMPORTANT NEWS
NEW Page! Birth Family Search Checklist and Questionnaire for KSS Adoptees ONLY
NEW Page! On The Disappointments Of Birth Family Search
October 1st, 2024: KSS Adoptees Are Running Out Of Time To Conduct A Birth Family Search Through KSS
KSS Adoptees ONLY - REMINDER: How To Request ADDITIONAL Documents From KSS!
If The KSS Website Is Down - Please Do Not Panic
The Future Of Birth Family Search Looks Bleak
The Korean Police Missing Persons DNA Test Opens To More Adoptees!
“Between Goodbyes” US Film Premiere - Chicago
Korean Adoptees Respond to FRONTLINE Documentary: GUIDELINES for Submissions
FRONTLINE Documentary + AP Article Links
AP Articles Related To The FRONTLINE Documentary “South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning”
NEW Page! KSS TWINVESTIGATION
FRONTLINE, AP Investigate ‘South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning’ in Feature-Length Documentary
NEW! Additional Documents To Request From KSS ONE AT A TIME
NEW Page! Links To Information Relevant To ALL Korean Adoptees
NEW Page! What To Do If Your Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Does Not Have Birth Parent Info.
NEW! We Are Seeking Formerly Separated KSS Twins Who Have Participated In Twin Studies
NEW Page! 
How To Use Your Original Korean Passport or Travel Certificate Number For Search
BETWEEN GOODBYES: New Film About Dutch KSS Adoptee - WORLD PREMIERE!
NEW Page! What Do The Terms “Passport”, Travel Certificate, and Visa mean for Korean Adoptees?
Page Update: OVERHAUL of “Korea’s Evolving Travel Document System”
PBS FRONTLINE Documentary “South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning" Airs September 20, 2024!
Important Info For Danish Korean Adoptees Regarding Birth Family Correspondence
NEW! Interview With Former ESWS / ECWS Social Worker / Whistleblower
NEW PAGE! Paperslip’s Standard Birth Family Search Advice for KSS Adoptees
Head of NCRC Admits Unpreparedness For Adoption File Transfer - Says Process Could Take 10 YEARS
4.8 Billion Won Budget Request for 'Adoption Records Center' Rejected By The Ministry of Finance
Construction of a New "Adoption Records Center" in Gimpo By 2029
The Movement of Korean Adoption Files To NCRC Starting July 2025
Get To Know The New KoRoot
NEW Page! Demystifying The KSS Birth Family Search Process
Korean Police Missing Persons DNA Test Updates
KSS Adoptees Should Request Their 출생증명서 / Birth Certificate
NEW GRAPHICS for filling out KSS FORMS!
Help Support Paperslip With First GoFundMe Fundraiser!
BETWEEN GOODBYES: New Film About Dutch KSS Adoptee
Chosun Ilbo Birth Family Search Ad Publishes May 2nd, 2024
NEW Page! Birth Family Search Cocktail For ALL Korean Adoptees
NEW Page! Korean Birth Parents Seeking Adoptees
Non-KSS News: Dillon Deadline To Request Records Extended to APRIL 15, 2024
KSS Adoptee Alert: KSS Adoption Files Will Likely Be Transferred to The National Archives
For KSS Adoptees ONLY - NEW Page: KSS Found The Address Of Your Birth Family - Now What?
KSS Adoptee Alert: The Korean Govt Uprepared For Transfer of Korean Adoption Agencies’ Files
Important Correction: Adoptees Should Use Their CURRENT Passport Number For BFS Forms
NEW! Paperslip Updates
NEW! Trigger Warning: Possible Real-Life Relinquishment Scenarios for Korean Adoptees
KSS Now Has An Online Calendar For In-Person Appointments
The S. Korean Govt. Admits Knowledge of the “MB” Passport Number System
NEW! Step 9. What To Do AFTER KSS Has Sent You Your Korean ACSS
Please Support Korean Adoptee Fundraiser For “The Quiet Whistleblower” Film
KSS Is Preventing Korean Translators From Accompanying Adoptees To KSS
GOAL Has A New Secretary General
2024 / 2025 Changes to NCRC
23 and Me DNA Test Facing Crisis
MAIN IMPORTANT NEWS PAGE
Paperslip Updates
The FRONTLINE / AP Documentary “South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning" + Related Articles
Messages of Thanks From Korean Adoptees For FRONTLINE / AP Documentary + Related Articles
Links To The FRONTLINE / AP Documentary “South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning" + Related Articles
A Letter to Korean Adoptees New To Birth Family Search
Figure Out Your KOREAN Adoption Agency NOW BEFORE It Is Too Late
URGENT: The Movement of Korean Adoption Files To NCRC Starting July 2025
URGENT Info for KSS Adoptees
KSS Adoptees Should Request Their Files NOW
Join the FREE Ecosystem of Fellow KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees
KSS Birth Family Search
Birth Family Search Checklist and Questionnaire for KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees ONLY
Paperslip Standard Birth Family Search Advice for KSS Adoptees
Step By Step KSS Birth Family Search
KSS Birth Family Search Checklist
NEW! How To Use Your Original Korean Passport or Travel Certificate Number For Birth Family Search
Demystifying The KSS Birth Family Search Process
How To Use NCRC For Birth Family Search
Pro-Active Adoptee Birth Family Search Tips
KSS Found The Address Of Your Birth Family - Now What?
How Do I Know If KSS Was My Korean Adoption Agency?
What To Do If Your Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Does Not Have Birth Parent Info.
I Don't Know What My Adoption Agency Was. What Do I Do?
Mental Barriers To Birth Family Search
Decoding KSS’ Gaslighting Techniques
On The Disappointments Of Birth Family Search
KSS Document Examples: English vs. Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary
Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Examples and Translation Keys
English Adoptive Child Study Summary Examples
2 Types of Relinquishment
Korean Translation: Free or Paid?
KSS Partner Western Adoption Agencies
List of All KSS Partner Western Adoption Agencies
International Social Service (ISS)
Welcome House (WH) / Pearl S. Buck Foundation - US
Lutheran Social Services (LSS) - US
Wereldkinderen - (Netherlands)
Adoption Center (AC) / AC Børnehjælp and Danish International Adoption (DIA) - (Denmark)
Terre des Hommes - (Switzerland)
Love The Children (LTC) - US
Family / Foreign Adoption Consultants (FAC) / F&CS Foster Care and Adoption Service - US
KSS TWINVESTIGATION
KSS Sibling and Twin Separation
KSS History
KSS History
KSS History - NEW Updates
Sources of KSS Orphans + Orphanage List
KSS Historical Figures
The K.S.S. Receiving Home in Seoul - The Old KSS Campus
Photos of KSS Campus
KSS K-Numbers
Trigger Warning: Possible Real-Life Relinquishment Scenarios for Korean Adoptees
Terminology + Acronyms + Adoption Procedures
Proxy Adoption in Korea
KSS Did Not Have “Fires”
KSS Did Not Photograph Children With K-Numbers Until The 1980s
KSS Still Operates Green Hill Training Center
Birth Parent Privacy and Closed Adoption
Korean Adoption History
Falsification in Korean Adoption Paperwork
Korean Birth Parents Have No Legal Rights To Look For Their Relinquished Child/ren
The Adoption Struggle and The Democracy Struggle
Trigger Warning: Child Deaths
Trigger Warning: Seongam Academy
Korean Adoptee Starter Guide
Links To Information Relevant To ALL Korean Adoptees
DNA Testing
FOIA Request For US Adoptees
Birth Family Search Cocktail For ALL Korean Adoptees
Birth Family Search Tips for ALL Korean Adoptees
Contact Info For The 4 Major Korean Adoption Agencies + Adoptee Facebook Groups
NEW! How To Use Your Original Korean Passport or Travel Certificate Number For Birth Family Search
Korea's Evolving Travel Document System
Korea's Evolving Travel Document System
NEW! How To Use Your Original Korean Passport or Travel Certificate Number For Birth Family Search
What Do The Terms “Passport”, Travel Certificate, and Visa mean for Korean Adoptees?
1961 Korean Passport Law
1962 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Ordinance No. 28 - Enacted On May 4, 1962
1963 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Ordinance No. 37 - Enacted On Oct. 1, 1963
1964 Korean Passport Law - Decree No. 39, September 10, 1964
1967 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Decree No. 50, Partial Amendment - Enacted on May 16, 1967
1967 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Decree No. 51, Partial Amendment - Enacted on June 1, 1967
1969 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Decree No. 61, Completely Revised - Enacted on June 17, 1969
1973 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Decree No. 82, Partially Amended - Enacted on September 7, 1973
1975 Korean Passport Law - Enforcement Date: January 1, 1975
Advice Regarding US Naturalization Certificate and Certificate of Citizenship (COC)
Korean Adoptees Seeking Birth Family | 한국 입양 아동들이 생가족을 찾고 있습니다
Korean Birth Parents Seeking Adoptees | 한국 출생 부모들이 입양자를 찾습니다
Social Media Links
NEW PUBLIC Facebook Group: Korean Adoptees Searching For Birth Family Rationally
Birth Family Search Tools
Free Online Tools + Tips For Searchers
ChatGPT for Korean Text Translation
What Both Korean Birth Parents and Korean Adoptees Should Know, But Often Don't Know
Orphanization
Orphanization Part II
Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
Finding Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
KSS Cribmates On Facebook
General Korean Adoption History
A Korean Adoption Primer
Trigger Warning: Korean Concentration Camps
Resources for Adoptees
Learn About Your History
Adoptee Resources Online and In Korea
Korean Citizenship + F4 Visa
Books
Academic Papers
Articles
Films and Videos
Podcasts
Translation Apps
Misc.
Information for Korean Birth Parents
Miscellaneous
NEW! Advisory Sessions - Free for KSS Adoptees | Paid for Non-KSS Adoptees
Misc. Orphanages
Barriers To Birth Family Search
KSS Adoptee FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
ESWS (Formerly ECWS)
Interview With Former Eastern Social Welfare Society Social Worker / Whistleblower - October 2021
How Massive Human Rights Violations Affect Your Mind, Body & Soul
For KSS Adoptees Only
KSS Adoptee Newspaper Ad 1 - 2024
KSS Adoption Procedure
Info. For KSS Adoptees Only
Tips for Visiting KSS
KSS Cribmates Presentation
KSS Cribmates Zoom Event 2
KSS Cribmates Zoom Event 3
KSS Adoptees Only Zoom Event 4
KSS Adoptee Interview 001
KSS Adoptee Interview 002
KSS Adoptee Interview 003
KSS Adoptee Interview 004
Something Rotten In Denmark: A Word of Caution About The Danish Korean Rights Group / DKRG + KoRoot
Contact + Appointment Info for KSS - Korea Social Service - Korean Adoption Agency
Contact Paperslip - Fellow KSS Adoptees Who Help Other KSS Adoptees For FREE
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Paperslip, LLC
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NEW Page! Birth Family Search Checklist and Questionnaire for KSS Adoptees ONLY
NEW Page! On The Disappointments Of Birth Family Search
October 1st, 2024: KSS Adoptees Are Running Out Of Time To Conduct A Birth Family Search Through KSS
KSS Adoptees ONLY - REMINDER: How To Request ADDITIONAL Documents From KSS!
If The KSS Website Is Down - Please Do Not Panic
The Future Of Birth Family Search Looks Bleak
The Korean Police Missing Persons DNA Test Opens To More Adoptees!
“Between Goodbyes” US Film Premiere - Chicago
Korean Adoptees Respond to FRONTLINE Documentary: GUIDELINES for Submissions
FRONTLINE Documentary + AP Article Links
AP Articles Related To The FRONTLINE Documentary “South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning”
NEW Page! KSS TWINVESTIGATION
FRONTLINE, AP Investigate ‘South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning’ in Feature-Length Documentary
NEW! Additional Documents To Request From KSS ONE AT A TIME
NEW Page! Links To Information Relevant To ALL Korean Adoptees
NEW Page! What To Do If Your Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Does Not Have Birth Parent Info.
NEW! We Are Seeking Formerly Separated KSS Twins Who Have Participated In Twin Studies
NEW Page! 
How To Use Your Original Korean Passport or Travel Certificate Number For Search
BETWEEN GOODBYES: New Film About Dutch KSS Adoptee - WORLD PREMIERE!
NEW Page! What Do The Terms “Passport”, Travel Certificate, and Visa mean for Korean Adoptees?
Page Update: OVERHAUL of “Korea’s Evolving Travel Document System”
PBS FRONTLINE Documentary “South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning" Airs September 20, 2024!
Important Info For Danish Korean Adoptees Regarding Birth Family Correspondence
NEW! Interview With Former ESWS / ECWS Social Worker / Whistleblower
NEW PAGE! Paperslip’s Standard Birth Family Search Advice for KSS Adoptees
Head of NCRC Admits Unpreparedness For Adoption File Transfer - Says Process Could Take 10 YEARS
4.8 Billion Won Budget Request for 'Adoption Records Center' Rejected By The Ministry of Finance
Construction of a New "Adoption Records Center" in Gimpo By 2029
The Movement of Korean Adoption Files To NCRC Starting July 2025
Get To Know The New KoRoot
NEW Page! Demystifying The KSS Birth Family Search Process
Korean Police Missing Persons DNA Test Updates
KSS Adoptees Should Request Their 출생증명서 / Birth Certificate
NEW GRAPHICS for filling out KSS FORMS!
Help Support Paperslip With First GoFundMe Fundraiser!
BETWEEN GOODBYES: New Film About Dutch KSS Adoptee
Chosun Ilbo Birth Family Search Ad Publishes May 2nd, 2024
NEW Page! Birth Family Search Cocktail For ALL Korean Adoptees
NEW Page! Korean Birth Parents Seeking Adoptees
Non-KSS News: Dillon Deadline To Request Records Extended to APRIL 15, 2024
KSS Adoptee Alert: KSS Adoption Files Will Likely Be Transferred to The National Archives
For KSS Adoptees ONLY - NEW Page: KSS Found The Address Of Your Birth Family - Now What?
KSS Adoptee Alert: The Korean Govt Uprepared For Transfer of Korean Adoption Agencies’ Files
Important Correction: Adoptees Should Use Their CURRENT Passport Number For BFS Forms
NEW! Paperslip Updates
NEW! Trigger Warning: Possible Real-Life Relinquishment Scenarios for Korean Adoptees
KSS Now Has An Online Calendar For In-Person Appointments
The S. Korean Govt. Admits Knowledge of the “MB” Passport Number System
NEW! Step 9. What To Do AFTER KSS Has Sent You Your Korean ACSS
Please Support Korean Adoptee Fundraiser For “The Quiet Whistleblower” Film
KSS Is Preventing Korean Translators From Accompanying Adoptees To KSS
GOAL Has A New Secretary General
2024 / 2025 Changes to NCRC
23 and Me DNA Test Facing Crisis
MAIN IMPORTANT NEWS PAGE
Paperslip Updates
Folder: The FRONTLINE / AP Documentary “South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning" + Related Articles
Back
Messages of Thanks From Korean Adoptees For FRONTLINE / AP Documentary + Related Articles
Links To The FRONTLINE / AP Documentary “South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning" + Related Articles
A Letter to Korean Adoptees New To Birth Family Search
Figure Out Your KOREAN Adoption Agency NOW BEFORE It Is Too Late
URGENT: The Movement of Korean Adoption Files To NCRC Starting July 2025
URGENT Info for KSS Adoptees
KSS Adoptees Should Request Their Files NOW
Join the FREE Ecosystem of Fellow KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees
Folder: KSS Birth Family Search
Back
Birth Family Search Checklist and Questionnaire for KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees ONLY
Paperslip Standard Birth Family Search Advice for KSS Adoptees
Step By Step KSS Birth Family Search
KSS Birth Family Search Checklist
NEW! How To Use Your Original Korean Passport or Travel Certificate Number For Birth Family Search
Demystifying The KSS Birth Family Search Process
How To Use NCRC For Birth Family Search
Pro-Active Adoptee Birth Family Search Tips
KSS Found The Address Of Your Birth Family - Now What?
How Do I Know If KSS Was My Korean Adoption Agency?
What To Do If Your Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Does Not Have Birth Parent Info.
I Don't Know What My Adoption Agency Was. What Do I Do?
Mental Barriers To Birth Family Search
Decoding KSS’ Gaslighting Techniques
On The Disappointments Of Birth Family Search
Folder: KSS Document Examples: English vs. Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary
Back
Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Examples and Translation Keys
English Adoptive Child Study Summary Examples
2 Types of Relinquishment
Korean Translation: Free or Paid?
Folder: KSS Partner Western Adoption Agencies
Back
List of All KSS Partner Western Adoption Agencies
International Social Service (ISS)
Welcome House (WH) / Pearl S. Buck Foundation - US
Lutheran Social Services (LSS) - US
Wereldkinderen - (Netherlands)
Adoption Center (AC) / AC Børnehjælp and Danish International Adoption (DIA) - (Denmark)
Terre des Hommes - (Switzerland)
Love The Children (LTC) - US
Family / Foreign Adoption Consultants (FAC) / F&CS Foster Care and Adoption Service - US
KSS TWINVESTIGATION
KSS Sibling and Twin Separation
Folder: KSS History
Back
KSS History
KSS History - NEW Updates
Sources of KSS Orphans + Orphanage List
KSS Historical Figures
The K.S.S. Receiving Home in Seoul - The Old KSS Campus
Photos of KSS Campus
KSS K-Numbers
Trigger Warning: Possible Real-Life Relinquishment Scenarios for Korean Adoptees
Terminology + Acronyms + Adoption Procedures
Proxy Adoption in Korea
KSS Did Not Have “Fires”
KSS Did Not Photograph Children With K-Numbers Until The 1980s
KSS Still Operates Green Hill Training Center
Birth Parent Privacy and Closed Adoption
Korean Adoption History
Falsification in Korean Adoption Paperwork
Korean Birth Parents Have No Legal Rights To Look For Their Relinquished Child/ren
The Adoption Struggle and The Democracy Struggle
Trigger Warning: Child Deaths
Trigger Warning: Seongam Academy
Korean Adoptee Starter Guide
Links To Information Relevant To ALL Korean Adoptees
DNA Testing
FOIA Request For US Adoptees
Birth Family Search Cocktail For ALL Korean Adoptees
Birth Family Search Tips for ALL Korean Adoptees
Contact Info For The 4 Major Korean Adoption Agencies + Adoptee Facebook Groups
NEW! How To Use Your Original Korean Passport or Travel Certificate Number For Birth Family Search
Folder: Korea's Evolving Travel Document System
Back
Korea's Evolving Travel Document System
NEW! How To Use Your Original Korean Passport or Travel Certificate Number For Birth Family Search
What Do The Terms “Passport”, Travel Certificate, and Visa mean for Korean Adoptees?
1961 Korean Passport Law
1962 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Ordinance No. 28 - Enacted On May 4, 1962
1963 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Ordinance No. 37 - Enacted On Oct. 1, 1963
1964 Korean Passport Law - Decree No. 39, September 10, 1964
1967 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Decree No. 50, Partial Amendment - Enacted on May 16, 1967
1967 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Decree No. 51, Partial Amendment - Enacted on June 1, 1967
1969 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Decree No. 61, Completely Revised - Enacted on June 17, 1969
1973 Korean Passport Law - MOFA Decree No. 82, Partially Amended - Enacted on September 7, 1973
1975 Korean Passport Law - Enforcement Date: January 1, 1975
Advice Regarding US Naturalization Certificate and Certificate of Citizenship (COC)
Korean Adoptees Seeking Birth Family | 한국 입양 아동들이 생가족을 찾고 있습니다
Korean Birth Parents Seeking Adoptees | 한국 출생 부모들이 입양자를 찾습니다
Social Media Links
NEW PUBLIC Facebook Group: Korean Adoptees Searching For Birth Family Rationally
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Free Online Tools + Tips For Searchers
ChatGPT for Korean Text Translation
What Both Korean Birth Parents and Korean Adoptees Should Know, But Often Don't Know
Orphanization
Orphanization Part II
Folder: Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
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Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
Finding Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
KSS Cribmates On Facebook
Folder: General Korean Adoption History
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A Korean Adoption Primer
Trigger Warning: Korean Concentration Camps
Folder: Resources for Adoptees
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Learn About Your History
Adoptee Resources Online and In Korea
Korean Citizenship + F4 Visa
Books
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Articles
Films and Videos
Podcasts
Translation Apps
Misc.
Information for Korean Birth Parents
Folder: Miscellaneous
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NEW! Advisory Sessions - Free for KSS Adoptees | Paid for Non-KSS Adoptees
Misc. Orphanages
Barriers To Birth Family Search
KSS Adoptee FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
ESWS (Formerly ECWS)
Interview With Former Eastern Social Welfare Society Social Worker / Whistleblower - October 2021
How Massive Human Rights Violations Affect Your Mind, Body & Soul
Folder: For KSS Adoptees Only
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KSS Adoptee Newspaper Ad 1 - 2024
KSS Adoption Procedure
Info. For KSS Adoptees Only
Tips for Visiting KSS
KSS Cribmates Presentation
KSS Cribmates Zoom Event 2
KSS Cribmates Zoom Event 3
KSS Adoptees Only Zoom Event 4
KSS Adoptee Interview 001
KSS Adoptee Interview 002
KSS Adoptee Interview 003
KSS Adoptee Interview 004
Something Rotten In Denmark: A Word of Caution About The Danish Korean Rights Group / DKRG + KoRoot
Contact + Appointment Info for KSS - Korea Social Service - Korean Adoption Agency
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Please note that we are not formal researchers. We are simply KSS Adoptees who have a vested interest in educating ourselves and other Korea Social Service (KSS) Adoptees about KSS’ history, past practices, and current procedures for Birth Family Search.

We do not represent KSS nor any of its Partner Western Adoption Agencies: International Social Service (ISS), Welcome House / Pearl S. Buck Foundation - (Pennsylvania, US), Lutheran Social Services (LSS) - (Minnesota, US), Wereldkinderen - (Netherlands), Adoption Center (AC) / AC Børnehjælp and Danish International Adoption (DIA) - (Denmark), Terre des Hommes - (Switzerland), Love The Children / LTC (Pennsylvania, US) or Family Adoption Consultants / Foreign Adoption Consultants (FAC) / F&CS Foster Care and Adoption Service - (Michigan, US).

All information on this website is for educational purposes only and is based on informal volunteer research. We try our best to provide accurate information, but we consider our knowledge about past and current KSS procedure an investigative work in progress. Because much of KSS past practice is kept secret from Adoptees, we do our best to provide the information we have gleaned from our own and other Adoptees’ cases. We always welcome feedback and suggestions for how to improve the site.

Note:

*While this website is mostly geared toward Adoptees who were adopted through the Korean Adoption Agency Korea Social Service (KSS), there is also information here which is relevant to ALL Korean Adoptees, regardless of their Korean Adoption Agency. Please read carefully to note what info. is purely relevant to KSS Adoptees and what is generally relevant to ALL Korean Adoptees.