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[chungbukdo]

Hey, has anyone gotten their f-6 visa before doing their ceremony? Will that present any problems? Will doing a ceremony in neither Korea, her country, or Canada, my country, pose problems? (We want to kind of elope in Greece)

I was reading that to get a marriage certificate in Canada I need a marriage commissioner to attend a ceremony with two witnesses.

Also, does anyone have word on how fast Osaka is processing f-6s? If I have to stay there over a week in a hotel I may as well just fly back to my own country to do it. Has anyone had their f-6 granted at the bangkok Korean embassy? And lastly, can Canadians get a marriage certificate at the Canadian embassy in Seoul that will be accepted by Korean immigration?

If you went through this process recently and can help out, thanks in advance

[giraffe]

The ceremony shouldnt matter. You just need to prove you're legally married and all that entails is filling some paperwork... To be married , All you have to do is go to the canadian embassy and fill out something , then you head off to the nearest gu office to register your wedding in korea ( you do need 2 witnesses at the gu office BUT you can just ask friends or family for their official stamps. They dont have to be there... ) Then you head back to the canadian embassy and They will finalize your marriage certificate. After that you can go print out her family registry and your korean marriage certificate at the local Gu office ( where ever you live).....

The ceremony doesnt mean anything... I got my wife her Canadian permanent residency months Before we had any wedding ceremony. We married in april. Applied for her Residency in May , She received her PR visa in October and Then We had a ceremony in Nobember... I know you arent applying for a PR visa for your wife But im only mentioning this Because Canada is STRICT with immigration laws and if Canada doesnt care about ceremonies I very much doubt korea would care if you had one or not.... Korea's immigration is lax compared to Canada. YOu just need to prove your legally married in Canada and Korea and You can do all that from korea in a few hours by visiting the canadian embassy and the nearest gu office..

AS for getting the F6 in Osaka.. no clue sorry.. I've heard some people were able to get one but You should maybe try calling them or emailing them... I applied for my F visa in Canada... Not because I HAD to but because we were living in Canada before I moved to korea... You absolutely have to apply for the F6 outside of korea though I'm just not sure if you can do it at ANY korean embassy... I dont see why you wouldn't be able to do it from Osaka ....

[Binch Lover]

I'm 99% sure I got my F2 visa (as it was at the time) in Korea. As for the ceremony, it doesn't matter at all.

[giraffe]

[cdninkorea]

If I recall correctly, the procedure for me was:

1) Go to the Canadian Embassy and get some paperwork.
2) Go to the Jongno District office, fill out paperwork with my wife (well, she was about to be my wife, anyway), get them to sign and stamp things, etc.
3) Take all that paperwork back to the Canadian Embassy, including the things from the Embassy that the district office filled out.
4) Go to Immigration and switch by E2 visa for an F2 visa (now it's an F6).

Don't hold me to this; the details are fuzzy now. But I got the visa months before any ceremony, as the ceremony has no legal significance in Korea (you could say that it's purely... wait for it... ceremonial )

[faeriehazel]

As long as you file the marriage paperwork at your district office, you don't need a ceremony in Korea. Just be aware that the F6 visa (you can get it while in Korea) technically requires a marriage certificate from both countries (Korea and Canada, in your case). From what I hear most people have gotten away with having the Korean certificate translated and apostilled/notarized/whatever.

[giraffe]

[chungbukdo]