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michaelambling
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 Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 5:21 am Post subject: F-2 Visa without registering marriage in Korea |
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| My Korean girlfriend and I are considering getting married, but she doesn't want to register the marriage in Korea because of discrimination against married women in the workplace. I have discovered that we can get married in the U.S. without registering this fact in Korea, but can I get an F-2 visa if our marriage is registered in just America and not Korea? |
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weatherman
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 5:26 am Post subject: |
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Joined: 10 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 5:31 am Post subject: |
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I'm 99% sure you can not. I'm on an F-2 and just renewed. For the renewal all I had to do is fill out the application and show we are still married and registered as so in Korea.
Of course, there are many more forms required to get the F-2 when you first apply. But they want to know you are married, then later if you are still married. |
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Blueberry
Joined: 15 Apr 2009
Location: Wonju
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 5:33 am Post subject: Re: F-2 Visa without registering marriage in Korea |
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| michaelambling wrote: |
| My Korean girlfriend and I are considering getting married, but she doesn't want to register the marriage in Korea because of discrimination against married women in the workplace. I have discovered that we can get married in the U.S. without registering this fact in Korea, but can I get an F-2 visa if our marriage is registered in just America and not Korea? |
Single whities cannot get an F-2. Since she only really wants a passport from your country, and doesn't want anyone in Korea to know she's married to a whitie, you are in effect single in the eyes of the Korean government, the answer is NO. |
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12bme
Joined: 20 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 6:13 am Post subject: Re: F-2 Visa without registering marriage in Korea |
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michaelambling
Joined: 31 Dec 2008
Location: Paradise
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 6:36 am Post subject: Re: F-2 Visa without registering marriage in Korea |
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| 12bme wrote: |
| michaelambling wrote: |
| My Korean girlfriend and I are considering getting married, but she doesn't want to register the marriage in Korea because of discrimination against married women in the workplace. I have discovered that we can get married in the U.S. without registering this fact in Korea, but can I get an F-2 visa if our marriage is registered in just America and not Korea? |
I don't want to butt in on other people's business, but...
Would you ask your girlfriend if she would ask a Korean to do the same?
If she couldn't deal with the discrimination against married women in the workplace in Korea, then she shouldn't marry. She's known what this country is like all her life.
If she doesn't want to register her marriage to you in Korea, you don't have any obligation to register your marriage to her in the US, just to be fair.
I don't know why you put up with this BS, then come here and ask this question.
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I think this website fascinates me because it displays a very bizarre facet of human nature. Why are you so angry about my private life? |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 6:39 am Post subject: |
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"let me post the details of my private life for all to read then call people out for reacting to those details"
come on |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 6:57 am Post subject: Re: F-2 Visa without registering marriage in Korea |
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| Blueberry wrote: |
| Single whities cannot get an F-2. Since she only really wants a passport from your country, and doesn't want anyone in Korea to know she's married to a whitie, you are in effect single in the eyes of the Korean government, the answer is NO. |
This holds a lot of truth. |
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LL Moonmanhead
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Location: yo momma
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 7:07 am Post subject: |
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After getting married, how long does it generally take before the F2 visa is given to you? Is there a lot of red tape? Or do you just have to go to immigration with the marriage certificate?
My girlfriend and I are getting married next month, so any tips from F2 holders would be greatly appreciated. |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 7:34 am Post subject: |
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After getting married, how long does it generally take before the F2 visa is given to you? Is there a lot of red tape? Or do you just have to go to immigration with the marriage certificate?
My girlfriend and I are getting married next month, so any tips from F2 holders would be greatly appreciated. |
Some people report quick smooth sailing, other people report nasty immigration officers who make you jump some hoops that others let slide. |
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skindleshanks
Joined: 10 May 2004
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| Fact is there IS discrimination against married women in the workforce--my wife had a great resume and was told by several places that she was highly qualified, but they did not hire married women. the two places that did hire her neglected to pay her. We gave up and opened our own school. |
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12bme
Joined: 20 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 8:26 am Post subject: Re: F-2 Visa without registering marriage in Korea |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 9:22 am Post subject: |
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February - arrive in Korea
mid-February - announce that you are now an expert on all things Korean
April - get Korean girlfriend
May - get married
You lead quite a life. |
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Not to put a wedge in the relationship, but maybe she's testing you to see if you're marrying her for the F2? This thread alone is proof that it concerns you. The two of you need to get your priorities in line and make sure you're both doing this for the right reasons. |
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Goku
Joined: 10 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Not to put a wedge in the relationship, but maybe she's testing you to see if you're marrying her for the F2? This thread alone is proof that it concerns you. The two of you need to get your priorities in line and make sure you're both doing this for the right reasons. |
I really really have to agree with this.
There is an amount of marrige/couple descrimination. However, if she really loves you, she should be willing to live with it. Think about this way, how many women lie about being married? Sometimes women won't announce it immediately, but if you pry and ask, most women will tell you the truth.
If she really loves you, or if the intention of the marrige is love, then commitment to your partner comes first. Denying that you are married is denying the existence of your love. And to me, that's a bit too much for being married.
And I'm not saying, I don't understand her situation at all. I lie about having a girlfriend. but we are just dating, we haven't actually made the leap marrige (she lies too). When that happens, neither of us can/will deny it.
I understand that lying about a being coupled is advantageous, but 's the whole point of marrige is making your love offical. That's literally what it is. You can still love and be with someone without getting married. But when you "tie the knot" you are actually annoucing it to the world.
So like Kikomom said, you SHOULD test her. If she doesn't like it... well too bad. My girlfriend tests me all the time and I test her. It's a necessary part of being a couple and dating. You shouldn't blindly trust your partner, that's just stupid and will leave both of you with heartache.
You don't have to be super sneaky or even blatantly out there. A good way to test if it's for the visa is to just ask her hypothetical quetions about her future. What she wants to do with her life, what are her priorities? These will lead you to know her personality and what kinds of things she values. I've already done the "visa test" with my girlfriend. Just don't make your intentions clear about finding out if it's visa or not and you'll be fine.
It's possible that both of you are doing a Tit for Tat marrige with Visas. That's okay I suppose, a loveless marrige. But then, if that's the case you wouldn't have posted about this at all. |
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