Korean Job Discussion Forums

Cerriowen · Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Location: Pocheon

I think my fiance and I are going to sign our marriage papers this friday.

(He's Korean, I'm American)

Do we need witnesses?
If so, do they have to be Korean?

T-J · Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae

My info is a little outdated (1995), but at that time the answer was no. We did not need a witness.

kprrok · Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Location: KC

when my wife and I got married in 2006, I believe we were supposed to have a witness, but the guy at the office just signed it and that was cool. Or maybe we called her dad and he agreed to "sign" the paper over the phone. I remember calling him, but I can't remember if it was for that or not.

If you need witnesses, you could probably just grab someone there to sign off.

okokok · Joined: 27 Aug 2006

You don't need witnesses actually present. You can just use a stamp/seal of one of his relatives.

jonbowman88 · Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Location: gwangju, s korea

married 2007 didnt need any witnesses

Jane · Joined: 01 Feb 2003

In 2005, the clerk guy said he would be our 2 witnesses.

And CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

sineface · Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Location: C'est magnifique

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

We had people with us (his nationality, my nationality, and Korean,) but at no point in the process needed witnesses. As others said, the woman at the gu office may have just taken care of this for us.