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[tigershark]

Here is a question for the more experienced posters. If you get married and want to change your visa to an F2. If you are currently on an E2 visa what happens to it when you change? Can you keep your current e2 visa and continue to work at your job while you get an F2 visa? Or should I wait until my current e2 visa expires to get the f2 visa? Any help would be appreciate.
Thanks

[Rocktek]

Go directly to immigration. Do not pass go, do not collect $200.

Do NOT tell your employer until you need to tell them, they will find out, but play stupid up to that point, and just be as aloof as possible.

"Oh what?, you mean you're not my sponsor anymore, my spouse is? Really. Oh my God! So....you still want me to work here, right? Uh huh, that's what I thought. See you tomorrow".

Get your F2 ASAP.

[Stephen Ireland]

Definitely get the f2 while on an e2. It makes it easier to obtain while currently employed - it looks good and shows that you can support your wife and won't bum off the state.

You're going to need your employers business licence though. This you can get fairly easily from a public school from the main office without any questions asked. But if you work in a hagwon, it could be more difficult.

If you have to make an excuse, like you need it for some document or health check etc.

When you have your employers business registration no. You can move to an f2-1 which is better than an f2 because it makes getting jobs that much easier without going to immigration.

If you wait till the end of your contract and switch to an f2 you'll have to come back to immigration and sort out the employment process again - to add the -1 to the visa.

I worked at a public high school last year and never had any problems with changing the visa. I dont even think they found out or cared.


Oh, if your wife works then use her business licence too.

[Carbon]

[Milwaukiedave]

Simply go through the process to get married and then go to immigration to apply for the F-2 visa. Have your wife/girlfriend call immigration to verify what documents you need. You do not need anything from your employer. It will take two weeks to a month depending on how busy the office is and which office you are applying to.

Once you get your F-2 you can choose to whether or not to tell your employer then or wait until your contract is up.

[Rocktek]

[TheUrbanMyth]

[tigershark]

Thanks guys,

I guess I will do it, not tell them, not ask for the business registration number and use my girlfriend's work registration number instead as not to arouse suspicion. I work at a large hogwon chain... the largest I think. My contract is up in about a month and a half from when I will be going to immigration so shouldn't be too much of a problem I hope. Am I missing anything?

[bobrocket]

It changes from your work being the sponsor to your wife sponsoring your visa, you have to prove being able to support yourself, usually money in the bank, I (or my wife) didn't even get asked about work details.

[Carbon]

[dharma bum]

[john152]

I had somebody tell me you can get an F2 visa if you are not married to a Korean through a point system. You have to get something like 75 points to get the visa, and you can get points for things like having a masters degree or passing a Korean test.

Is this true? and if so what is the website which has the point system on it. Even if it is in Korean it would be helpful especially if there is a direct link you can provide.

[phatrick]

I don't know why people are saying you need work registration numbers, it has nothing to do with it. Have your wife call immigration to find out the exact documents. You just need a handful of documents, her family registry, marriage cert, etc. They made us write a document while there saying how we met, how long we been together but never asked to see a bank book?!?

When you change to the F2 it does not void your contract but it does give you the ability to walk away from a shitty job and get one the next day without jumping through hoops. I have no idea why your boss would even care what visa you are on as long as you keep doing a good job

[hammmmy]

[saram_]

Do you need to show that you have 30 million Won in assets to be eligible to get the F2 visa following a marriage?

I read this in some older posts n am interested to find out if this is still the case!