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[just because]

I know there are a lot of guys that have got married on here and i am about to join the club...after 5.5 years together we have finally decided we might as well do it.

However i would like to know exactly what I have to do....

Can anyone outline the steps involved and what paperwork or documents I need and approx time that it will take...

I know I have to visit the local dong office with the missus. But I don't know why and what paperwork or things I need to take.....

I then know i have to go to Australian embasyy in Seoul...

Looking for a bit of guidance.

[RACETRAITOR]

5.5 years? Are you dating a corpse? Wow.

I can only answer for Canadians but I can't imagine it would be that different. Basically you have to go to your embassy to register your marriage, then to your local district office to get it registered into your wife's family registry, and then back to your own consulate to confirm the confirmation of the marriage. It shouldn't take longer than a week provided you both have all your stuff together, including family registry stuff. You will be registering to join her family which technically makes her the man. Get used to taking it from behind is my final advice. Pretend you're taking a dump in reverse.

[just because]

No not a corpse...just there was no need to rush it as we were both young-ish(24) when we met and had both been in long-term relationships before that had ended badly and also we wanted to save a chunk of money and buy our own apartment before we decided to get married and live happily ever after.

I have to go to my embassy two times...

That is a big hassle for me as I live a good 5 hours bus ride away but whatever i gotta do, i gotta do....what do i need to bring to the embassy???

[gdnchg]

Don't do it....because if you ever take her back home and she sees and compares you to the normal average looking guy in the West.....she'll be disappointed.

[just because]

[RACETRAITOR]

By the way, good luck.

I only had to go to my embassy once, because the second trip there only involved dropping off forms, and my wife made that run alone.

[gdnchg]

Not tryingt to burst your bubble...but going to Austrailia and vacationing a few times a year doesn't change the fact that she's still Korean.......Do you think she'd marry you if she was a gyopo?

[just because]

[ursus_rex]

Race traitor is basically correct if I remeber the procedure from 3 years ago... I'm Canadian as well.

It only took about 3 hours, not a week. But it was quite a rush to make all the office administration hours.

I think there's a sticky or FAQ about it. I know you need a copy of her family registry. And there's a bit of paperwork at each location. You need the addresses and seals of a couple of people who have known you in Korea for some length of time (2 years?), and make certain your wife brings hers, too. Naturally, bring your passport and other identity papers.

You should check with your embassy... they likely have some info as well.

One thing else that I remember... you do not need to go to your home Gu office in the registration process. Embassy, Gu office, Embassy. Your wife will have to get her family registry from her home Gu office prior to all of this though.

Hope this helps.

[CentralCali]

The original thing you're getting from your home embassy is an affidavit stating that there is no impediment to your contracting a marriage in your home country nor in Korea. That, of course, poses problems for those whose home countries (such as the Philippines) prohibit divorce and don't recognize divorce overseas except within very narrow circumstances.

As mentioned above, you should check with your home country's embassy in Korea for the requirements. For Canadians, here is the procedure.

[GoldMember]

Congratulations Dude.

[just because]

thanks guys...still a bit muddy but i will work my way through it.

that canadian website was good, we have nothing like that for the Australian embassy except the form you need to fill out.

[BigBuds]

[merkurix]

[dalpengi]