Guide to the TRC 3 KOREAN form for Adoptees submitting INDEPENDENTLY. You must also fully complete the ENGLISH form and follow all required steps.
Posted to Paperslip on March 31st, 2026.
I just returned to the U.S. from Korea, and successfully submitted my INDEPENDENT TRC 3 case in person to the TRC office in Seoul. Prior to doing so, I visited NCRC's temporary storage facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do. I will share about that experience in a later post.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to view GRAPHICS which show you exactly which places on the TRC 3 KOREAN application which you must complete! Please note that you must ALSO fully complete your English application and submit other materials for TRC 3.
To understand the COMPLETE TRC 3 submission process, please see:
Paperslip links related to submitting your case INDEPENDENTLY to TRC 3.
Above: A group photo with supporters after submitting my case INDEPENDENTLY to TRC 3 on March 27th, 2026. I did not need a prior appointment, and the offices are on the 5th floor. If you plan to go, just be sure to go during office hours, and not on a Korean holiday. To enter the office, you just press the doorbell on the left of the glass door, and this will admit you automatically. After you enter the hallway and turn right, the large open office where you submit your case to front desk staff is down the hall on the left. Front desk staff do not speak much English, but are very helpful. You may wish to take a translator with you if you prefer, though the process would be fine to do with the assistance of a translation app such as ChatGPT. Just be sure to translate to POLITE Korean!
I submitted my case INDEPENDENTLY to the TRC 3 office in Seoul on Friday, March 27th, 2026.
I was accompanied by two long-time supporters who significantly assisted with my investigation into my and my likely twin’s separate cases for many years.
Thanks to a media connection, a Korean media company was kind enough to film my TRC 3 submission. A short news segment covering my TRC 3 submission will hopefully air sometime in early April 2026 in Korea.
The TRC 3 front desk staff whom accepted the submission of my application materials were very kind, and were patient in answering my many questions about the application process. They kindly marked the various places on the KOREAN application where English speaking (and other non-Korean speaking) Adoptees should complete the Korean application.
Please see the GRAPHICS representing what places on the KOREAN TRC 3 application must be completed by Korean Adoptees below this section.
TRC 3 front desk staff also reviewed my materials to make sure that everything was correct, and I received an official receipt that my case had been submitted to TRC 3 in Seoul, photos of which I have included at the bottom of this page. It will likely be several months before I learn whether or not my case was accepted for TRC 3. This is part of the standard TRC 3 submission process.
It is clear that TRC 3 is still very much in the early stages of onboarding investigators and staff. Currently the only person who has been hired is the TRC 3 Chairman. News stories regarding TRC 3’s ramping up have previously to the Paperslip Blog.
TRC 3 front desk staff said that there is not yet an official government email address set up to receive INDEPENDENT applications through email. This email address will be forthcoming. Once we know anything, we will share it to the Paperslip Blog. However, Korean Adoptees can already submit their INDEPENDENT applications through Korean Consulates / Embassies in the West.
There is a two year submission period for TRC 3:
February 26th, 2026 — February 25th, 2028.
TRC 3 front desk staff said that the actual investigation may begin during the time of the two year submission period. The total duration of TRC 3 — including the 2 year submission period and 2-3 year investigation period — may be 4-5 years (2026 -2030 or 2031).
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Please note that Korean Adoptees must completely fill out and hand sign and date the ENGLISH application. Additionally, Korean Adoptees must PARTIALLY fill out and hand sign and date the KOREAN application. Please see the graphics below of what needs to be completed on the KOREAN application. For those of you who are submitting your cases through a Korean Consulate or Embassy in your home country of residence, please be sure to have Consulate / Embassy officials review your documents PRIOR to your final submission.
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We will continue to share any information learned about how Korean Adoptees can INDEPENDENTLY submit their cases to TRC 3 here:
Paperslip links related to submitting your case INDEPENDENTLY to TRC 3
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What does it mean to submit a case INDEPENDENTLY to TRC 3?
This simply means that I did NOT submit my case through any so-called “Korean Rights” representative group. By submitting my case INDEPENDENTLY of any Korean Adoptee led group, I better protect my privacy, since these organizations do NOT have permission to access to my personal adoption records or application materials. It also ensures that my participation is NOT affected by the fact that some of these groups routinely and deliberately BLOCK Adoptees from their Facebook groups and GHOST them, thus limiting their access to information about the TRC process.
I was unjustly blocked and ghosted by the primary “Korean Rights” representative group, the Danish Korean Rights Group (DKRG), during the TRC 2 process. Unfortunately, I was far from the only Adoptee who submitted their case through DKRG to be treated this way. As a direct result, I withdrew my TRC 2 case on March 12th, 2023. Prior to being blocked and ghosted on December 7th, 2022, I had submitted my sensitive and private adoption documents to DKRG. Despite severing communication without explanation, DKRG has retained possession of these documents.
I withdrew my TRC 2 case after DKRG deliberately blocked and ceased communication with me. Shortly thereafter, on January 1st, 2023, they falsely attributed my years-long KSS K-Number research to a non-Adoptee, who took over one year to finally confess he had nothing to do with my research. My KSS K-Number research had grown directly out of my own investigation into my deceased twin sister’s case, of which all guilty parties were aware. DKRG also deliberately blocked a meeting I had scheduled with TRC 2 investigators in February 2023, ultimately forcing me to cancel a trip to Korea for which I had already paid.
Following this, DKRG also engaged in spreading harmful, malicious, and unsubstantiated gossip about me within the Korean Adoptee community. This occurred despite the fact that, in August 2022, they had initially reached out to me for assistance in informing U.S. Adoptees about the TRC 2 process — support I willingly provided and for which I have substantial video documentation.
In one video which I still possess, DKRG’s Peter Moller tells me he is a lawyer. I later discovered that this is not true. Peter (Regel) Moller has NOT been listed on the Danish website which lists ALL Danish lawyers, since 2022 when I was first began checking after having been referred to the site by another Danish Korean Adoptee.
Peter Moller does not appear on the official Danish registry that lists all licensed lawyers for the years 2022 (the year I first began checking) through 2026, because he is NOT a lawyer.
DKRG and their related so-called “Korean Rights” groups have blocked and ghosted me for telling the TRUTH. But this will NOT stop me from continuing to tell the truth.
It is dangerous to deliberately mislead Korean Adoptees. Many Korean Adoptees who are drawn to the TRC process are already highly vulnerable. While I am not directly blaming DKRG for this — since I have no evidence to do so — there was a Norwegian Korean Adoptee who commit suicide who submitted her case through DKRG for TRC 2. However, I do know of others who attempted to commit suicide after being sidelined by DKRG.
At a minimum, DKRG and its affiliated so-called “Korean Rights” groups MUST take responsibility for the consequences of failing to tell the truth to Korean Adoptees. They should also be held accountable for routinely blocking and ghosting individuals after those Adoptees have entrusted them with sensitive, private adoption documents and submitted their cases to TRC 2 and TRC 3 through them!
Since being blocked and ghosted by DKRG on December 7th, 2022, I have made multiple attempts to reestablish contact with them but have received no response.
At the time, I did not understand why DKRG was behaving in such an abusive manner towards me. I was deeply distressed when I withdrew my TRC 2 case, but I certainly no longer trusted DKRG to handle or submit my documents on my behalf. I now know that DKRG’s actions were driven by a desire to take false credit for my years of work regarding KSS history and practice.
I reported DKRG’s abuse in person, directly to TRC 3 on March 27th, 2026 as a serious concern, and I was assured that my submission would NOT be influenced or obstructed by any such representative so-called “Korean Rights” groups. If DKRG or other “Korean Rights” groups attempt to interfere with my TRC 3 case, I will be sure to immediately report this to the TRC commission and to the press in Korea. My submission to TRC 3 on March 27th, 2026 was covered by Korean media and is thus a matter of public record.
I strongly encourage Korean Adoptees to apply to TRC 3 INDEPENDENTLY — whether in person, through a Korean Consulate or Embassy, or via email. I will provide the official TRC 3 email address when it becomes available. You can also check the TRC English website for updates.
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More information about the TRC 3 submission process will be shared in the coming days. Please stay tuned for updates!
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For those Korean Adoptees who are submitting their cases INDEPENDENTLY to TRC 3, whether in person, through a Korean Consulate / Embassy in your home country, or through email:
Korean Adoptees must fill out a limited amount of information on the TRC 3 KOREAN application, IN ADDITION TO fully completing the TRC 3 ENGLISH Application.
I submitted my own TRC 3 application in person at the TRC office in Seoul on Friday, March 27th, 2026.
The TRC 3 front desk staff kindly pointed out for me exactly what I needed to do on the KOREAN application.
I have highlighted below exactly what the TRC 3 front desk staff told me to do on the KOREAN application.
Korean Adoptees must complete the HIGHLIGHTED information on pages 6, 7, 9, and 10 of the KOREAN application.
Please see below for explanatory graphics.
Please Note:
This information IS NOT highlighted in the actual TRC 3 KOREAN application. For your convenience, I have highlighted the relevant places where you must complete the KOREAN form in our graphics below.
You can download blank versions of BOTH the ENGLISH and KOREAN TRC 3 applications from the Atlanta Consulate website. Click here for information about this.
The forms are the SAME for Korean Adoptees around the world. ANY Korean Adoptees may use the English and Korean forms from the Atlanta Consulate website! The Atlanta Consulate is the best place to download the forms as they provide both WORD and PDF forms, which not all Korean Consulate / Embassy websites do.
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Below I have highlighted the relevant pages which English speaking Korean Adoptees must complete on the KOREAN application for TRC 3.
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The excerpted pages from the KOREAN application below are EXAMPLES ONLY.
Please be sure to download BLANK ENGLISH and KOREAN forms from the Atlanta Consulate website.
You will need to FULLY COMPLETE the ENGLISH Application.
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* Please note that TRC 3 front desk staff CONFIRMED that it is fine to include your EMAIL address in the ADDRESS FIELD on the ENGLISH application. You should include your Email address below your physical / permanent address on the ENGLISH application.
You will need to complete ONLY the areas we have highlighted below for the KOREAN application.
For information about the ENTIRE TRC 3 application process, please see:
Paperslip links related to submitting your case INDEPENDENTLY to TRC 3.
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Please see related:
Paperslip links related to submitting your case INDEPENDENTLY to TRC 3.
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I submitted the following materials to TRC 3 in person on Friday, March 27th, 2026.
These were accepted by TRC 3 and I received a formal receipt of submission:
-My ENGLISH Application
(English and translated to Korean via ChatGPT. Translation to Korean is optional and not required).
-My KOREAN Application
-My PHOTO ID
(copy of the photo page of my current U.S. Passport)
-A special note in English and Korean that neither DKRG nor any representative “Korean Rights” groups may have access to my TRC 3 submission materials or adoption documents.
-My Cover Letter
(English and translated to Korean via ChatGPT. Translation to Korean is optional and not required).
-My Timeline
*Please note that I digitally redacted any private, sensitive information which I did not wish to share in my timeline. I strongly recommend that you do the same.
-Copies of my relevant Adoption Documents and other related evidence in my case
*Please note that I digitally redacted any private, sensitive information which I did not wish to share in my adoption documents and other related evidence in my case. I strongly recommend that you do the same.
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TRC 3 front desk staff kindly provided me with an English and Korean “Receipt of Application” following my successful submission of my TRC 3 case.
Here is a photo of my TRC 3 “Receipt of Application” at home. You even get a nice plastic folder for this!