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thedude6752000
Joined: 24 Sep 2012
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 Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 5:37 pm Post subject: Bringing Indian Wife |
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| I am an American citizen and am going to marry and Indian national (currently residing in India) in January. Thereafter I want to try to get a job teaching English in Korea. Would it be possible to bring her with me on the visa which I will get from the Korean embassy? Id est will she also be able to get a visa? And if I traveled to India first would GEPIK pay for her ticket to India as well if she was with me and we both traveled from India? What about if I came from the US and she came from India? |
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newb
Joined: 27 Aug 2012
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 5:43 pm Post subject: Re: Bringing Indian Wife |
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| thedude6752000 wrote: |
| I am an American citizen and am going to marry and Indian national (currently residing in India) in January. Thereafter I want to try to get a job teaching English in Korea. Would it be possible to bring her with me on the visa which I will get from the Korean embassy? Id est will she also be able to get a visa? And if I traveled to India first would GEPIK pay for her ticket to India as well if she was with me and we both traveled from India? What about if I came from the US and she came from India? |
Once you get your employer sponsored E-2 visa, your wife will be able to join you in Korea with F1 (maybe it's F3) depedent visa.
The school sponsoring your E2 visa will pay for your airfare, but not your dependent. And it doesn't matter where she is coming from. |
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thedude6752000
Joined: 24 Sep 2012
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the answer! So can she apply for the visa as soon as I get mine? And how long does it take for her to get the visa? |
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thedude6752000
Joined: 24 Sep 2012
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.teachkoreanz.com/terms/immigrat.htm
If you are the spouse or child of a person who qualifies for an E2 visa, then you will qualify for the F3 visa in the following circumstances.
If you do not intend to work.
You do not hold a passport from a qualifying E2 visa country.
You are not a native speaker of English.
For example, if a spouse is Chinese, they can't be an English teacher, even if he/she has a Bachlor in English. However, they can get an F3 visa and come with you. Also, if you want to bring your child, your child can get an F3 visa. Your child will be able to attend a foreign school in Korea. You need to show proof that they are your children. (Birth certificate or other government documentation).
Ironically enough, she does have an English degree but is not a native speaker. |
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adzee1
Joined: 22 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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I am English and my wife is Mexican, she just entered the country with me and as a tourist which gives her 90 days, and then changed her visa once she was here to a F3 dependent visa.
When you go to apply for your ARC she simply goes with you, fills in an application and pays 30,000 won. You will need to have your marriage certificate with you, and it needs to be translated into English if it is in a different language. |
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newb
Joined: 27 Aug 2012
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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| adzee1 wrote: |
I am English and my wife is Mexican, she just entered the country with me and as a tourist which gives her 90 days, and then changed her visa once she was here to a F3 dependent visa.
When you go to apply for your ARC she simply goes with you, fills in an application and pays 30,000 won. You will need to have your marriage certificate with you, and it needs to be translated into English if it is in a different language. |
I don't think India is not on the list of visa free entry into Korea. Therefore, when you apply for your alien registration card in Korea, you can ask the immigration officer as to specifics of what you and your wife has to prepare and do at the Korean embassy or consulate in India. You'd have to apply for her dependent visa in Korea and get the visa # and email to her. She would then use that visa number to get her visa stamped in her passport at the Korean embassy or consulate in India. Simple as that.
Look for "Issuance of visa issuance approval number" in this website:
http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/index.html
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Issuance of visa issuance approval number.
Nationals of the following countries will receive "Visa issuance approval number" instead of "certificate of visa issuance approval".
China, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Philippine, India, U. S. A, Canada, Panama, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico, France, Austria, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, England, Germany, Norway, Czech, Portugal, Sweden, Ireland, Finland, Israel, Greece, Denmark, Republic of Hungary, Swiss【List subject to change】
Issuance procedure of visa issuance approval number.
Application by Korean national inviting a foreigner→ Notification of approval number via ARS registration & e-mail → Inviting party receives the approval number and relays it to the invited → Application for visa with received visa issuance number by invited → visa issued by Embassy/Consulate.
The inviter will be notified of the issuance of 'visa issuance approval number' via e-mail without being issued a certificate.(Text messaging via cell phone will be used if no e-mail is available)
- Applicants can check for the progress of approval via ARS no. 02-2650-6363. Upon approval, please check your e-mail or cell phone's text messages for the visa issuance approval number
- Alternatively, same information can be obtained through the "View result of visa issuance approval" section of the G4F homepage.
The invited needs to get the visa issuance approval number from the inviting party and supply it on the visa issuance application form upon application. |
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lemak
Joined: 02 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:44 am Post subject: |
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| thedude6752000 wrote: |
| Thanks for the answer! So can she apply for the visa as soon as I get mine? And how long does it take for her to get the visa? |
You can either a)-Go to Korea first, get your ARC and then take care of the paperwork and have her come over a month or two after you.
Or b)-Get the boss to file for her F-3 visa at the same time as he is arranging your E-2 and have her come over at the same time as you.
You'll be emailed two separate visa confirmation numbers.
I did option b with my wife and it was relatively straightforward. Just needed a stamped copy of our marriage certificate from my embassy. But double check this, since the rules change a lot, and I'm sure it's stricter these days.
You'll be expected to cover all her expenses, not the workplace. Plane tix, visas, ARC etc. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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OP:
Since you will be in separate countries as you are applying for your E2 (you may not be able to get one in India if you do not have a valid residence vis; ie - you are there as a tourist) the simplest way is for you to get your E2 from home and arrive first.
Get your ARC as soon as possible (you can't bring her until you do).
Apply for her F3 visa confirmation number. Takes about a week after you have your ARC - you need a government issued copy of the wedding certificate.
She gets her visa from the Korean Embassy in India and then joins you.
Your employer will NOT assist you with her relocation (airfare and visa expenses) to Korea.
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candycanegirl
Joined: 22 Jan 2013
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| Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 2:42 am Post subject: |
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Wondering for any updates about this case - I'm on the way to Korea next week to work, my husband is Indian (we have Indian government marriage certificate) and he will be coming to stay with me after a few months hopefully.
So, can someone please clarify the most up to date information about getting an F3 for a foreign (Indian) spouse from Korea?
After getting my ARC, I should apply for his visa issuance number, send to him, and he can pick up his F3 visa at the embassy in India. Is this right?
I just read that somebody was asked for marriage documentation from BOTH spouse's countries for the F3. How could I get marriage documentation from America? Notarizing our marriage certificate at the embassy? Would we both need to be present for that (that would be a problem, since we will be living separately after next week)?? (Sorry if I sound a little panicked here ...... this stuff stresses me out!) |
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FriendlyDaegu
Joined: 26 Aug 2012
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| Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:46 am Post subject: |
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| thedude6752000 wrote: |
http://www.teachkoreanz.com/terms/immigrat.htm
If you are the spouse or child of a person who qualifies for an E2 visa, then you will qualify for the F3 visa in the following circumstances.
If you do not intend to work.
You do not hold a passport from a qualifying E2 visa country.
You are not a native speaker of English.
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The last two requirements are not correct, are they? I don't see anywhere listing these except the linked article. |
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candycanegirl
Joined: 22 Jan 2013
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:49 am Post subject: |
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| FriendlyDaegu wrote: |
The last two requirements are not correct, are they? I don't see anywhere listing these except the linked article. |
That's not correct as far as I can tell. Any spouse or child of E2 visa holder can get F3 visa, I believe.
I'll ask my last question again: anyone have recent experience getting an F3 visa for a foreign spouse while in Korea? (I will be in Korea but he will not. India is not a visa-free country and getting a tourist visa is kind of difficult for Indians) |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:42 am Post subject: |
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| candycanegirl wrote: |
So, can someone please clarify the most up to date information about getting an F3 for a foreign (Indian) spouse from Korea?
After getting my ARC, I should apply for his visa issuance number, send to him, and he can pick up his F3 visa at the embassy in India. Is this right?
I just read that somebody was asked for marriage documentation from BOTH spouse's countries for the F3. How could I get marriage documentation from America? Notarizing our marriage certificate at the embassy? Would we both need to be present for that (that would be a problem, since we will be living separately after next week)?? (Sorry if I sound a little panicked here ...... this stuff stresses me out!) |
This IS correct.
You enter on an E2.
You get your ARC
You apply for his visa confirmation number
You send it to him.
He goes to the Korean consulate nearest to him with his VCN, photo, cash, passport and application form and gets his F3.
The marriage certificate would need to be a government issued / certified copy of the original.
India IS an apostille country so having an apostille affixed to it would not be a bad idea but usually is not necessary. If they don't like the original you can get it legalized /certified at the Indian embassy.
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candycanegirl
Joined: 22 Jan 2013
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:54 am Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
The marriage certificate would need to be a government issued / certified copy of the original.
India IS an apostille country so having an apostille affixed to it would not be a bad idea but usually is not necessary. If they don't like the original you can get it legalized /certified at the Indian embassy. |
Thanks for your reply! I have notarized copies of our marriage cert. but not from the embassy, just locally. Hopefully it will go smoothly enough in the next couple months... |
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