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[usaenglish13]

I think I am going to get married but I also don't want to be financially responsible for the woman in any way if things don't pan out. She's fine with this. I don't have any experience with the legal side of this and I am not sure about the process for changing my visa.

My first question is: How long does the F2 process actually take once the marriage is finished?

I'd be interested to hear if there are any other experiences with pre-nuptial agreements. I am more worried about being covered in Korea than the United States if a divorce happens. What are the costs for lawyer fees?



BTW: if your inclination is to respond to this by saying "if you are already worried about pre-nuptial then you should reconsider bla bla bla..." don't bother. Nobody's interested.

[storysinger81]

If you're planning to stay in Korea, divorce law favors the man. Should balance out if you're a foreigner to about even. Get a lawyer to deal with pre-nup stuff. Don't trust what you hear on Dave's... it's your life.

BTW dude, if a bad girl is marrying you just to fleece you, she'll figure out how to do it, pre-nup or no (like say... emptying your bank accounts and running off to Australia). Trust is important.

[mc_jc]

This has got to be the most interesting post I have seen all week.

Another foreigner hurrying to get married so he could get an F-2 visa because he doesn't have to go through the hassles of getting an E-2.

Sounds like a cowardly cop-out to me.

Divorce laws favor the man, but they don't really favor the foreigner.
As the poster above said- go see a lawyer and have him draw up a prenuptial agreement. Then drag her to the office to have her sign it.

Also, make sure she is not on any of your accounts and don't have access to your debit cards and make sure you hide your wallet under your pillow- I mean, why bother if you fear the worst?

[usaenglish13]

[mc_jc]