AFFIDAVIT OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MARRIAGE 🇰🇷🇺🇸 How To Get Married In South Korea 👰🏻🤵🏻‍♂️💍 F6 Visa

   Hey everyone! Before you can get married in South Korea, you need a document from the US Embassy to prove that you are not already married!

   To get this document, you will need to make an appointment at the US Embassy in Seoul!

Please watch the video and follow the steps!

*I am from the USA so the information in this video relates to Americans.

If you have any questions, please feel free to comment down below.

⭐️How to get the ‘Affidavit of Eligibility for Marriage' document in Korea⭐️

-Go onto this website and read through the information!

🇺🇸US Embassy in Seoul

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⭐️DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR U.S. CITIZENS GETTING MARRIED IN KOREA⭐️

💍The documents listed below are required by the Korean government, as you will be married under the laws of Korea💍

1. PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP A valid United States passport is sufficient to prove you are a U.S. citizen for the purpose of marriage.  If you have no valid U.S. passport at the time of marriage, you must submit the appropriate documents below to prove your U.S. citizenship:

-An original Certificate of Naturalization for Naturalized citizens, or

-A certified copy of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad or

-An original Certificate of Citizenship for American citizens born abroad, or

-A certified copy of a birth certificate from the Vital Records  Office of your State of birth, with the raised seal or seal of the State on the copy, for native-born American citizens (please note that wallet-sized birth certificates are not acceptable).

2. PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF OF IDENTITY such as the US passport, driver’s license, military I.D., etc

3. A COMPLETED AFFIDAVIT OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MARRIAGE, affirming that you are free and eligible to marry.  Forms are available at the U.S. Embassy at the time of your appointment.

*If the American Citizen is under the age of 19, written permission to marry from both parents is required.

STEPS FOR GETTING MARRIED IN KOREA

*Information from US EMBASSY*

1. For each American citizen applying for marriage, bring all of the documents listed above for U.S. citizens to the Embassy.

The Embassy will review all of your documents and notarize your Affidavit of Eligibility for Marriage. 

-The fee for this notarization is USD $50. Only American citizens need to come to the Embassy for this step in the process.

2. Translate the notarized affidavit.  Be sure to include translator’s signature and date of translation

(note: this translation is required only when you are getting married to a Korean national).  It does not have to be an official translation.

3. You and your fiancé/fiancée are required to bring the notarized copy of the Affidavit of Eligibility of Marriage, along with other documents required by the Korean government, to your local district office (called Gu Cheong in Korean) to report and register your marriage.

Please note that you will need to provide the names, addresses and signatures of two individuals as “witnesses” on the Korean application for marriage form.  In general, witnesses are not required to appear at the local district office.  However, it may vary by local district office. 

Therefore, we suggest you contact the local district office directly where you wish to report and register your marriage for the latest information including the requirement for witnesses.

4. The local district office will provide you with a “Certificate of Marriage Registration” (수리증명서, pronounced soo-ree jeung-myung-suh). 

When both of the marriage partners are U.S. citizens, they will receive this certificate form right away. 

However, if one spouse is a Korean citizen, this process can take up to 3-5 days and will be reflected on the Korean marriage certificate (혼인관계증명서, pronounced hone-in-gwan-gae jeung-myung-suh).

*Optional step:

The “Certificate of Marriage Registration” document will be in Korean.  If you need to have the “Certificate of Marriage Registration” document translated into English and notarized, please note that the Embassy cannot provide this service. The Korean Government will apostille marriage documents at their Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

NOTE: If you need the apostille to use for an official purpose, please remember that it is up to the requesting authorities to make a determination on whether the apostilled document is acceptable.

Watch my video below for more information!