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[susy]

could someone enlighten me to which kind of visa i need for my husband.

i am coming back to korea next week to teach with e2 visa, my husband wants to join me there again ( he has already worked in korea for 3 years a while ago) .

I am British, he Nigerian, which visa do we need and how should we go about it?. - should he start off on tourist visa or f2 visa. (He would want to work again when he gets here)

many thanks

[jaganath69]

F3 visa, I just got one for my wife who is Indonesian. Its a non-working spousal visa. You have to go to immigration with the following.
-photos of your spouse
-scan of spouse's passport
-marriage certificate
-copy of your contract
-letters from employer stating your position and earnings
-your passport and visa

You then wait around 2 weeks and then collect the certificate of visa issuance from the office, mail it to your spouse who can then get a visa in their country. Hope this helps, pm me if you want any more advice.

[lastat06513]

Hi suzy...

I know a person who is in the same situation as you....

Anyway, I checked out some info about that for him and one of the biggest problem is that people with an F-1 or F-2 are not legally able to work without an amendment to their respective visa (which immigrations is reluctant to give if the person comes from a "developing country" or from a country where alot of people already come and overstay their visas, such as Nigeria and China.

I have 2 friends already tackling this problem, one of them got married to a Chinese woman and immigrations denied her a visa because she is Chinese. When confronted about what policy the denial came from, the senior officer took them aside and asked them for "a gift" to let her stay in the country (by gift, I mean 1 million won to approve and expedite the visa process). They refused and threatened to take him to the police for the comment. But the officer said if they did that, he would cancel their visas and have them arrested. She left Korea quietly but scornful of coming here. The saddest part is that my friend now has to leave a great job at a cool university in Seoul to be with his wife because they refuse to let her stay.

It kinda' makes you think if being here is really worth it at all.

[susy]

Thanks both for the info.

I was wondering what immigration was like now. im worried now!!.

its been so difficult because he has also been refused a visa for no reason whatso ever to where i live here . - he had all the documents and eveything and just lost all his money on the airfare ( as u have to have them up front).
The embassies are just useless
any other suggestions anyone, - im really confused at the moment as to what to do. I was coming back to korea to earn money again really, but i dont want to keep spending time apart from him and he neither.

if u have any more info i would be really gratefull

[susy]

PS : i am in europe right now he is nigeria.

I have my job to go to next week and tickets...- i cant really pull out now and i desperatly need the money as i havent been working for a while.

I am so fed up with the system everywhere just because we are not the same nationality we can`t even be together and theres no way im going back to nigeria just yet as i just got over two bouts of malaria and ended up with a massive hospital bill!!

[waterbaby]

If your boss is keen to keep you, then perhaps s/he can help by applying a bit of pressure with immigration?

[lastat06513]

Waterbaby~~ Do you think that could help?

Do you know of any case where the employer intervened on behalf of a teacher to keep him/her at the school?

Please post, it might help both Suzi and a few other people, especially my friend.

[waterbaby]

I think it's worth a shot.

One of my ex-bosses claimed to have "buddies" at immigration - (note the use of the word "claim")... but I don't know of a specific case where a boss intervened... same boss employed the non-degreed spouse of my co-worker until he dobbed him in at the 11th month ... regardless, I think a Korean business person has more chance at getting what they want from immigration than a foreign teacher on an E2 visa.

I'm just saying that if her new boss has paid out money for a ticket, has organised the E2, has a place ready, students to be taught then her boss has some investment in keeping her.

If Susy explains her situation to her boss, then her boss gets involved in the visa process and goes with her to the immigration office etc. and her boss spins the story then I think she'll have a better chance of getting the spouse visa than if she does it on her own or from outside of Korea.

[swade]

I was pretty clear on this issue until I read this post. I too will be coming back to Korea in a few weeks. My husband, who is Spanish, will be coming with me. I called the Korean embassy here in Spain and asked about a visa for him. They told me all that was needed was our Family Book (Spanish equivalent to a marriage license), his passport and a few passport photos and proof of my E2 visa. They will then issue him a visa (I don��t really know the name and/or number) and every 3 or 4 months his has to renew it as the immigration office in Korea. The visa does not however permit him to work.

[susy]

Thanks waterbaby,
my boss does know about my hubby, and the fact that he is nigerian - (i was very particular about making this clear to a new boss as i know some would not take to this well in korea)

she seemed fine about it and even offered to help him get work. as for the visa thing i am a bit worried about putting a lot of pressure on her in first few months to help me get a visa for him. - i guess i can try.

she will probably ask about him anyway if he doesnt turn up soon.

really he needs to work. its no good him living there with nothing to do.
Im just impatient because we have been apart for a while now because of visas and we thought Korea was the best solution as we had both worked there before.

what about a buisness visa? any good?

[susy]

Swade im guessing thats a tourist visa?.
it would be different for your hubby because he is part of the EU
My husband is Nigerian, so he will have more problems getting into Korea. So don`t worry he should be fine!