F-1 at POE

I've been given an offer of admission to law school in America, and I understand that all I need at the port of entry is my I-20 certificate, proof of citizenship including my Canada passport, financial statement of support, and proof of ties to Canada.

At the American port of entry, I present all of those to the Officer, and he or she would require that I should write an I-94 card at the expense of 6 U.S. dollars. That would be equivalent to an F-1 status in the country.

I am not entering America from Canada though since I will fly from Korea and land at LA, and does the exemption of F-1 consular process still apply even when I do not enter the country from Canadian soil?

I am not entering America from Canada though since I will fly from Korea and land at LA, and does the exemption of F-1 consular process still apply even when I do not enter the country from Canadian soil?

Yes, the same requirements apply if we are talking about South Korea (which I believe is the case based upon an earlier post of yours). There may be stricter "special registration" procedures for North Koreans even when North Koreans also enjoy dual citizenship with Canada.

You need to be maintaining a residence abroad that you "have no intention of abandoning". That residence can be in either South Korea or Canada--even if you are entering as a Canadian it is fine if your residence is in South Korea.

The reason why I mention is this is that both this post and your earlier post leave a bit of a sense of someone who is a dual Canadian/South Korean citizen who is currently living in South Korea. I don't recommend pretending that you live in Canada if you really live in South Korea. Instead I recommend being honest about where you really live--you should still be able to enjoy the benefits of visa-free entry to the USA regardless of where in the world you live as long as you can show a Canadian passport to prove Canadian citizenship. But all bets are off if you start, quite needlessly, being less than honest about your residence.