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jazzmaster
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 Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 11:58 pm Post subject: UK citizen getting married |
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I'm finally getting married to my girlfriend. Have any other UK citizens recently tied the knot with a Korean? If so would you be so kind as to tell me what documents we both need to be married.
Also if you could tell us what documents we need to change my e2 visa to an f6 visa that would be great.
I know threads already exist on this topic, but immigration seems to keep changing the requirements.
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edwardcatflap
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:12 am Post subject: |
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If so would you be so kind as to tell me what documents we both need to be married.
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Also if you could tell us what documents we need to change my e2 visa to an f6 visa that would be great.
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Get your missus to sort it out. |
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aq8knyus
Joined: 28 Jul 2010
Location: London
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 2:25 am Post subject: Re: UK citizen getting married |
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| jazzmaster wrote: |
I'm finally getting married to my girlfriend. Have any other UK citizens recently tied the knot with a Korean? If so would you be so kind as to tell me what documents we both need to be married.
Also if you could tell us what documents we need to change my e2 visa to an f6 visa that would be great.
I know threads already exist on this topic, but immigration seems to keep changing the requirements.
Thanks. |
I did very recently and I got this email.
Please remember to bring the following documents and when coming to the Embassy.
1) Both parties’ passports
2) If previously married, originals of the Decree Absolute. A Decree Nisi is not accepted for this purpose under any circumstances and in all cases the consular officer handling your application must be satisfied that the previous marriage entered into has been dissolved legally.
3) Completion of attached form. But please DO NOT sign on this form.
If one of the parties is KOREAN, we will also require, in original;
1)Family Relationship Certificate(가족관계증명서) and Marriage Status Certificate(혼인관계증명서)
These documents can be obtained from a district office anywhere in Korea.
Both documents must be translated into English and notarised by a local lawyer in Korea.
2) Valid Korean ID card(주민등록증)
3)Proof of termination of any prior marriage(s).
According to our current exchange rate, this service will cost KRW117,000(=£65.00).
Our Consular exchange rate is subject to change without notice.
Your bride to be can get all the translated and notarized documents, so you will just have to take that to the embassy and then swear on a bible.
Once you have the document from the embassy you can go to any Gu office and get married.
Also once that marriage certificate has been translated and notarized it will considered valid in the UK. |
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chellovek
Joined: 29 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:55 am Post subject: Re: UK citizen getting married |
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| aq8knyus wrote: |
| jazzmaster wrote: |
I'm finally getting married to my girlfriend. Have any other UK citizens recently tied the knot with a Korean? If so would you be so kind as to tell me what documents we both need to be married.
Also if you could tell us what documents we need to change my e2 visa to an f6 visa that would be great.
I know threads already exist on this topic, but immigration seems to keep changing the requirements.
Thanks. |
I did very recently and I got this email.
Please remember to bring the following documents and when coming to the Embassy.
1) Both parties’ passports
2) If previously married, originals of the Decree Absolute. A Decree Nisi is not accepted for this purpose under any circumstances and in all cases the consular officer handling your application must be satisfied that the previous marriage entered into has been dissolved legally.
3) Completion of attached form. But please DO NOT sign on this form.
If one of the parties is KOREAN, we will also require, in original;
1)Family Relationship Certificate(가족관계증명서) and Marriage Status Certificate(혼인관계증명서)
These documents can be obtained from a district office anywhere in Korea.
Both documents must be translated into English and notarised by a local lawyer in Korea.
2) Valid Korean ID card(주민등록증)
3)Proof of termination of any prior marriage(s).
According to our current exchange rate, this service will cost KRW117,000(=£65.00).
Our Consular exchange rate is subject to change without notice.
Your bride to be can get all the translated and notarized documents, so you will just have to take that to the embassy and then swear on a bible.
Once you have the document from the embassy you can go to any Gu office and get married.
Also once that marriage certificate has been translated and notarized it will considered valid in the UK. |
Yes, we did this too. After going to the British Embassy we went to Jongno-gu district office. We then had to translate a document into Korean because apparently they no longer do it themselves. |
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aq8knyus
Joined: 28 Jul 2010
Location: London
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:20 am Post subject: Re: UK citizen getting married |
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| we did this too. After going to the British Embassy we went to Jongno-gu district office. We then had to translate a document into Korean because apparently they no longer do it themselves. |
Yes, thats right! We got a shock when my wife had to translate the whole document including all the archaic english oath bit into Korean onto a piece of A4 there and then.
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chellovek
Joined: 29 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:11 am Post subject: Re: UK citizen getting married |
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| we did this too. After going to the British Embassy we went to Jongno-gu district office. We then had to translate a document into Korean because apparently they no longer do it themselves. |
Yes, thats right! We got a shock when my wife had to translate the whole document including all the archaic english oath bit into Korean onto a piece of A4 there and then.
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Haha you know it! We were there nearly an hour umming and ahhing about how to properly render certain phrases  |
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jazzmaster
Joined: 30 Sep 2013
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the replies. I've been checking google for some info too and it looks best to split it into a couple of stages:
1)Marriage
2) F visa application
I'm a bit confused as to what the visit to the UK embassy with all the paperwork actually achieves. What am I paying 117,000won for? |
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chellovek
Joined: 29 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| jazzmaster wrote: |
Thanks for the replies. I've been checking google for some info too and it looks best to split it into a couple of stages:
1)Marriage
2) F visa application
I'm a bit confused as to what the visit to the UK embassy with all the paperwork actually achieves. What am I paying 117,000won for? |
It makes sure the marriage is legally recognised both in ROK and the UK.
Legal stuff, I had to do additional notary stuff since I was resident in the US as a British citizen married to a Korean.
Trust us, man, just do it. |
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CentralCali
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| ^Additionally, Korea expects something from the foreigner's government substantiating that said foreigner is, in fact, eligible to contract a marriage. |
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chellovek
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| ^Additionally, Korea expects something from the foreigner's government substantiating that said foreigner is, in fact, eligible to contract a marriage. |
Aye, you talking about the proof of being unmarried?
I somehow had to prove, with a document from my country, that I'm not already married. Can't remember how I did it, it was just one of those head-scratching things.
WTF?  |
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Savant
Joined: 25 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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British Embassy only does two things:
1) Document that gives you the right to marry in Korea.
2) It recognizes that you are legally married in Korea.
Your marriage license in Korea does not mean that you are legally married in the UK. You get nothing back from the British Embassy which means you are also legally married in the UK.
To be legally married in the UK then you need to get married in the UK. That was my understanding of the matter when I got married here last year. |
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chellovek
Joined: 29 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Savant wrote: |
British Embassy only does two things:
1) Document that gives you the right to marry in Korea.
2) It recognizes that you are legally married in Korea.
Your marriage license in Korea does not mean that you are legally married in the UK. You get nothing back from the British Embassy which means you are also legally married in the UK.
To be legally married in the UK then you need to get married in the UK. That was my understanding of the matter when I got married here last year. |
No.
Edit: no we went through this whole thing. You don't need to marry in the UK to have marriage legally recognised there.
That's the whole point of swearing on the bible at the embassy.
I was assured several times by staff, my marriage is recognised in British law too.
If you're unsure, get a notarial certificate. I have one to make sure the Yanks know, just so my marital status is nice and sparkling clear with regards to the authorities. |
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jazzmaster
Joined: 30 Sep 2013
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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This is getting confusing. Let me try to get this straight.
1) I go to the embassy and get a piece of paper saying I have never been married and I am free to marry.
2) I go to the Korean registry office and complete all the paperwork to get married in Korea.
3) I then go back to the embassy and they help me make sure my marriage is recognized in the UK.
Is this right? Because right now it's clear as mud. |
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chellovek
Joined: 29 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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| jazzmaster wrote: |
This is getting confusing. Let me try to get this straight.
1) I go to the embassy and get a piece of paper saying I have never been married and I am free to marry.
2) I go to the Korean registry office and complete all the paperwork to get married in Korea.
3) I then go back to the embassy and they help me make sure my marriage is recognized in the UK.
Is this right? Because right now it's clear as mud. |
To not be too helpful, I only went to the embassy once.
Can't remember for the worth of my salt where I got the 'free to marry' document from, but it was in-country. I only dealt with the British authorities once, and that was swearing on the Bible.
We had prepared documents, but it was mainly on the Korean side, family records and that stuff. We swore at the Lord in the embassy, and then walked over to Jongno-gu office, translated a document, and got a marriage certificate a couple of weeks later in the post. |
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jazzmaster
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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| So you did the British marriage part first, then went to the Jongno-gu office and did the Korean marriage part there? |
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