Korean Job Discussion Forums

[kinerry]

What if someone were to marry someone that was not a citizen of Korea while in Korea? What about having a child?

I've always been curious as to what happens to teachers that get married and/or have children here with other teachers.

[CentralCali]

For both issues, the answer is on the websites for the embassies of the (hypothetical) persons concerned.

[PeterDragon]

If you and the other (hypothetical) person are from two different countries, emigrating to each others' countries will be a more complicated, longer process. You should register the marriage at both of your home countries' embassies.

The kid could presumably have dual citizenship in each parents' country, although that might not be true in the case of all countries.

Not sure if that's the kind of info you're looking for about this hypothetical.

[kinerry]

I'm seriously just curious, I've never even heard of it happening.

[OiGirl]

I found it quite simple to marry someone from another country. You just have to follow the rules of the embassies of both countries, fill out any paperwork they ask, and pay any fees they ask.

It was incredibly easy for my husband to then emigrate to my country, but I was not in Korea as a teacher.

[ttompatz]

[Brady]

My wife and I met at our church in Bucheon, a year later we were married (in Korea) and now we're expecting our first child. We're both teachers. We're gonna have the kid here because it's super cheap. But definitely NOT schooling here.

[chocolate_thundergirl]

ttompatz, would the person changing their status have to leave if their original visa had run out?

[naturegirl321]