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Suwon Fish
Joined: 11 Nov 2008
Location: Hongdae
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 Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:03 pm Post subject: F2 and divorce |
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On a slightly meloncholy topic, does anyone know what happens to your F2 visa after divorce?
Is it cancelled immediately or does it continue to run to the end date?
Thanks in advance. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:12 am Post subject: Re: F2 and divorce |
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| Suwon Fish wrote: |
On a slightly meloncholy topic, does anyone know what happens to your F2 visa after divorce?
Is it cancelled immediately or does it continue to run to the end date?
Thanks in advance. |
Depends...
Do you have kids?
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Suwon Fish
Joined: 11 Nov 2008
Location: Hongdae
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:18 am Post subject: |
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| Nope, no kids. We have been married about 9 months now. |
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hondaicivic
Joined: 01 Jul 2010
Location: Daegu, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:25 am Post subject: |
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| Suwon Fish wrote: |
| Nope, no kids. We have been married about 9 months now. |
Do you mind if I ask you what happen? You didn't pull off a "Korea is a racist country" in front of your friends and cause your wife to lose face like what the other guy did by any chance? |
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brier
Joined: 14 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:32 am Post subject: |
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| Just guessing, but mostly likely until the date of expiration, but make sure! |
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methdxman
Joined: 14 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:32 am Post subject: |
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| hondaicivic wrote: |
| Suwon Fish wrote: |
| Nope, no kids. We have been married about 9 months now. |
Do you mind if I ask you what happen? You didn't pull off a "Korea is a racist country" in front of your friends and cause your wife to lose face like what the other guy did by any chance? |
haha that's cold. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:43 am Post subject: |
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| Suwon Fish wrote: |
| Nope, no kids. We have been married about 9 months now. |
AFTER your divorce is final you will need to report the change in your status (loss of sponsor) to immigration.
Depending on the circumstances of the divorce they may allow you to stay until you can change to F5, they may require you to change to a work visa (e-class) or they may request you to change to a "G" visa to wrap up your affairs before you depart.
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| What Tom said. |
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mosesmoses
Joined: 22 Nov 2007
Location: Edae, Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| You have to be married and IN THE COUNTRY for 2 years (they subtract the days you are out of Korea traveling) to qualify for an F5 visa. If you get divorced before that, you won't qualify later. As far as i know, if you're married for less than two years in country and don't have kids, your F2 visa will not be valid anymore. I don't know if immigration is organized enough to find out you got divorced right away (probably not) but you definitely won't be able to renew it. Sorry man. |
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Suwon Fish
Joined: 11 Nov 2008
Location: Hongdae
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for your replies and help.
All our troubles stem from a lack of communication and a lack of trust. No real problems, just imagined ones that have sparked fight after fight... The fighting and fighting and fighting over nothing is not any fun at all (understatement).
How long does a divorce normally take to complete? |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Stay married and strike a bargain to be this way until you get your F5 then get divorced. |
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IncheonTOEFL
Joined: 05 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:26 am Post subject: |
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Do you want to stay in Korea for work?
In the heat of a divorce, people can make many mistakes.
IMO, do not speed through the divorce, signing all the documents and agreeing to everything. Guys tend to do this more than women. women think things through. Guys just want to get it over with, IME.
Take your time. A divorce can take a couple of days or it can take a year, in Korea. It depends on you and/or your wife.
If you want to stay in Korea, draw out the divorce.
If you think your decision may be hasty, then take your time and think carefully about it. Sometimes, a marriage needs a short separation before things come together.
-Don't sign anything.
-Separate
-Try to come to a mutual agreement re: your visa, if it's important to you |
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50ptoes
Joined: 05 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:29 am Post subject: |
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| How long does a divorce normally take to complete? |
I got divorced in Korea. american divorcing american. but, i was told they didn't really care about foreigners divorcing, so it was super simple. paper work, and we both agreed in front of some mediator that we wanted to divorce.
but I hear that for koreans, they have to attend several counseling sessions.
so i'm assuming that you're not korean but your spouse is. so it's up in the air as to what will happen.
i agree, don't get divorced. even though i don't know your situation. being divorced is worse than anything you have experienced with your partner. |
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swashbuckler
Joined: 20 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:39 am Post subject: |
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| 50ptoes wrote: |
| i agree, don't get divorced. even though i don't know your situation. being divorced is worse than anything you have experienced with your partner. |
Maybe in your case but how do you know that that applies to everyone? |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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I have a friend who divorced a Korean.
It was unpleasant for him to go through, but his life improved greatly after the divorce. |
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