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[antoniothegreat]

i have been trying to find how to file the paperwork for this. i got married last week.

how do i file the paperwork for both korea and america?

how do i change my visa?

any advice?

thanks!

[Milwaukiedave]

By getting married, I take it you mean you had the ceremony.

The next step would be going to the embassy, the local-gu office and then back to the embassy for them to finish the paperwork. If you plan it right, you can probably do it in a couple of hours.

http://seoul.usembassy.gov/getting_married.html

[CentralCali]

Yep. You're not married at all here if you didn't do the paperwork. In the US, an officiant for a marriage can be one of a number of people (judges, priests, ministers, justices of the peace, etc.); however, in Korea, there is no such system.

Follow Milwaukiedave's link and congratulations!

[antoniothegreat]

took a look, thanks a ton, that is what i am looking for.

next part though, changing my visa. any advice there?

[ttompatz]

[antoniothegreat]

[saw6436]

It is easy. Just make sure you have ALL relavant documents and that they are COMPLETELY filled out. Also, your korean spouse will need to hare his/her family registy translated into English and notorized (the are a ton of shops around the US Embassy that can do that for you). Aside frpm waiting in lines it shouldn't take you more that a couple of hours.

[whatever]

I take it gay marriage is legal in your home state...?

Just kidding. Congratulations!

[spliff]

[Milwaukiedave]

Oh, and congrats. I should have said it this morning, but I was a bit grumpy.

[kimcheechochy]

Hey OP, congrats. Time to change your avatar now, huh "married man"?

[antoniothegreat]

[antoniothegreat]

one more thing i need help with... sorry...

when i have an F-2 visa, i believe i am allowed to teach privates and outside of school legally. i talked to my principal about this, and they said okay, but they are not sure if i am correct, so they want some kind of verification, like a printout on the internet saying F-2s can do outside work. nothing notarized, but more than my word. anyone know where i can get this?

i can call the immi office, but i am scared i will have an idiot not understand, just hear the word "teacher" assume i am on an E-2 visa, and flagrantly tell them i must not teach outside of school. so i want to avoid having the school talk to immi. i would rather just print something.

[saw6436]

On an F-2 visa you can do anything a Korean can do. Immigration does not give a rats ass as to your teaching privates. You do need to get a private tutoring liscense from your local education office to teach privates legally though. You are also responsible for paying taxes on those lessons.

[merkurix]

Congratulations OP; I am in a nearly identical predicament as you are, so this info will be helpful.