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fromtheuk
Joined: 31 Mar 2007
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 Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:16 am Post subject: Marriage questions |
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I have met a woman who I hope to marry.
She is from Iraq, and is doing a Masters degree. It finishes in December this year.
I'm a British citizen. So...........
1) If we marry here in Korea, is it difficult to obtain legal documents which confirm we got married
2) Her study visa ends a month after December, so would she have to apply for a new visa to stay in Korea, or would marrying me be sufficient for her to stay here
Any accurate advice would be appreciated.
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:23 am Post subject: Re: Marriage questions |
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| fromtheuk wrote: |
I have met a woman who I hope to marry.
She is from Iraq, and is doing a Masters degree. It finishes in December this year.
I'm a British citizen. So...........
1) If we marry here in Korea, is it difficult to obtain legal documents which confirm we got married
2) Her study visa ends a month after December, so would she have to apply for a new visa to stay in Korea, or would marrying me be sufficient for her to stay here
Any accurate advice would be appreciated.
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1. No. It shouldn't be difficult. You need to visit the British Embassy in Seoul. Check it out here
My husband is Korean and I am British. We went to the British Embassy to take an oath and that was it, we were told that our marriage was registered with the central office, wherever that is.
2. Whether she marries you before her visa runs out or not, she needs to get a new visa.
a = if she marries you before her visa runs out, you need to go to your local immigration to change her visa status from student to spouse. Although this may not be entirely necessary.
b = if she marries you after her visa runs out, there MAY BE a possibility that she needs to go out of the country for a visa run in order to obtain a new visa.
I am not entirely certain about this, to be honest, so perhaps other people can help more.
Congratulations, btw, and good luck! |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:28 am Post subject: |
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Get married BEFORE her visa expires.
Take the marriage stuff to the immigration office along with proof of YOUR LEGAL STATUS (ARC), both passports and proof of your employment (confirmation of employment letter) and change her status to F3 (dependant spouse).
The change of status takes about 30 minutes if you have all the paperwork handy.
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fromtheuk
Joined: 31 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:52 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks to both of you for your help. It's greatly appreciated. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:30 am Post subject: Re: Marriage questions |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
1. No. It shouldn't be difficult. You need to visit the British Embassy in Seoul. Check it out here
My husband is Korean and I am British. We went to the British Embassy to take an oath and that was it, we were told that our marriage was registered with the central office, wherever that is. |
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| I am not entirely certain about this, to be honest, so perhaps other people can help more. |
You must be misremembering the steps involved. The paperwork at the embassies is to obtain a certification that there is no bar to the marriage under the laws of your home country. The embassy does not report the marriage to the Korean authorities. Only the happy couple can, and must, do that for the marriage to be legal.
If both parties to the marriage are foreign nationals, then the certification must be obtained from each pary's embassy.
I join you in congratulating the OP. |
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canuckistan
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Joined: 17 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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Once you've finished swearing out some declarations at both your respective embassies (often a cost) that neither of you are presently married (to anyone else) or that any previous marriages have been legally terminated (bring that paperwork if applicable), your actual marriage will take place afterwards at a local Korean "courthouse" for a small fee. Then you bring your marriage certificate back to your respective embassies to register your marriage.
Get married in Seoul--closer to the embassies, they're used to foriegners getting married there and they'll take some polaroids of you dressed in traditional Korean hanbok for free.
Just some paperwork, not a big a deal, congrats to you both! |
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The Oracle
Joined: 18 Sep 2007
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| Seven heros will march against the city of Basra. On the march, they will stop at the Sinjar Mountains to feed and water their troops. The son of the king will be bitten and killed by a viper. A funeral will be held there, and your marriage will be honored by the Gods in this place. But remember, you can�t step twice into the same river...everything flows. |
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fromtheuk
Joined: 31 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank you for your congratulations. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:57 am Post subject: Re: Marriage questions |
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| CentralCali wrote: |
You must be misremembering the steps involved. The paperwork at the embassies is to obtain a certification that there is no bar to the marriage under the laws of your home country. The embassy does not report the marriage to the Korean authorities. Only the happy couple can, and must, do that for the marriage to be legal.
If both parties to the marriage are foreign nationals, then the certification must be obtained from each pary's embassy.
I join you in congratulating the OP. |
Central Office in the UK. Bristol or Portsmouth or something. |
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