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[GreenlightmeansGO]

I hope somone can give me some guidance. I married a Korean women (at least I had the ceremony) and had to wait 3 months for a certificate to say I am not married in SA already. Now I can apply for a legal marriage, but before I can get my F2 I need a marriage certificate from SA as well.

The problem is that the embassy in Seoul cannot get me a marriage certificate unless I got married in South Africa. Is there any way or any person I can speak to to get around this?

[Otherside]

So you had the ceremony in Korea, waited 3 months and got the certificate saying you weren't married in SA, and now you have legalised your marriage in Korea and have a Korean marriage certificate?

Taken from the Immigration website:
"" Passport(A photocopy of passport if applying a certificate of recognition of Visa Issuance)
Application for Visa Issuance or Application for Recognition of Visa Issuance
Documents that prove the family relations (marriage certificate, a copy of family register, documents verifying the marital relations)
Documents that prove the financial capability
Reference of a spouse with Korean nationality
Fee (single-entry visa: $50 (USD), multiple-entry visa: $80 (USD))
※ Charges not applicable if applying a certificate of recognition of visa issuance. "


"Documents that prove the family relations (marriage certificate, a copy of family register, documents verifying the marital relations) "

Surely a Korean Marriage certificate would suffice?

[GreenlightmeansGO]

This is what I saw here: http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/InfoDetailR_en.pt

The other nationals
- Passport
- Alien registration card (holder)
- A photo (size 3.5Cm * 4.5Cm)
- Application form
- Spouse's marriage certificate (including marriage fact)
- Spouse's certified copy of resident registration (issued within 3 months)
- Reference (sponsor: spouse)
- Document shows spouse's financial ability: one among documents regarding employment(certificate of employment, copy of business registration, or withholding slip of earned income, etc.), documents regarding housing, or certificate of deposit balance, etc.
- Original marriage certificate issued by home country (Taiwanese and Japanese: certified copy of family register, etc.)
- Fee 60,000won (revenue stamp, change of status 50,000won + alien registration 10,000won)

[Otherside]

That link you posted didn't work.

I went back to the page, tried to save the link, but it doesn't work either.

Here's a screenshot: (if you navigate through, you should be able to find it yourself)

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/1863/f2visa.jpg