Consulting service on marriage procedures for Koreans
Conditions for registering marriage with Koreans in Vietnam
When marrying a Korean, both parties must comply with Korean law and both parties must also comply with the provisions of Vietnamese law.
According to the provisions of Article 126 of the 2014 Law on Marriage and Family, there are provisions as follows:
1. In a marriage between a Vietnamese citizen and a foreigner, each party must comply with their country's laws on marriage conditions; If the marriage is conducted at a competent Vietnamese state agency, the foreigner must also comply with the provisions of this Law on marriage conditions.
In addition, Article 8 of the 2014 Law on Marriage and Family stipulates the following conditions for marriage:
1. Men and women marrying each other must comply with the following conditions:
a) Men are 20 years old or older, women are 18 years old or older;
b) Marriage is decided voluntarily by men and women;
c) Not lose civil act capacity;
d) The marriage does not fall into one of the cases where marriage is prohibited as prescribed in Points a, b, c and d, Clause 2, Article 5 of this Law.
2. The state does not recognize marriage between people of the same sex
Accordingly, to be able to marry a Korean, both parties must satisfy the law according to each party's nationality, including the following specific Vietnamese law conditions:
- Regarding marriage age, men are 20 years old or older, women are 18 years old or older;
- Marriage is based on the willingness of both parties;
- No party has lost civil capacity;
- Both parties are not prohibited from marrying by law (sham marriage, child marriage, forced marriage, marriage for the purpose of human trafficking, etc.) and same-sex marriage will not be performed. Married according to Vietnamese law.
Application for marriage registration with Koreans in Vietnam
Marriage registration procedures in Korea are simpler than other marriage registration procedures with foreign elements in Vietnam. Currently, Korean law does not require both men and women to be present when registering a marriage. Which allows both parties to marry in absentia. Therefore, if the Vietnamese party cannot arrange work and time to go to Korea to register, they can send documents to Korea to apply for marriage registration in absentia in Korea (as required by Korean law). . Specifically, the documents the Vietnamese side needs to prepare include:
- Original certificate of marital status.
- Health certificate.
- Identity card.
- Copy of household registration book.
- Extract of Birth Certificate.
- Extract of the legally effective Divorce Judgment or Decision (if the Vietnamese party has divorced before);
- 04 4×6 portrait photos to paste in the Marriage Registration Declaration (requires straight, serious photos, blue or white background)
Documents needed to prepare for Korean citizens (all documents must be notarized translation);
- Passport copy
- Certificate of marital status (with notarized translation);
- Certificate of basic marital status
- Detailed marital relationship certificate
- Permanent or temporary residence card (if any);
If you are a civil servant, public employee or serving in the armed forces, you must submit a document from the agency or management unit certifying that your marriage to a foreigner is not contrary to the regulations of that industry;
Documents of Korean citizens issued in Korean by competent Korean agencies need to go through consular legalization procedures and notarized translation according to Vietnamese law to be used legally in Vietnam. Male.
Order and procedures for registering marriage with Koreans in Vietnam
Step 1: Apply for a single certificate at the Korean Embassy in Vietnam
People who request a Single Certificate must submit it to the Korean diplomatic mission in Vietnam
- Korean Embassy (Lot SQ4 Diplomatic Corps Area, Do Nhuan, Xuan Tao, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi City)
- Consulate General of Korea in Vietnam (No. 107 Nguyen Du, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City)
Step 2: Submit application
After receiving and reviewing all valid documents, the diplomatic officer will make an appointment and issue a copy of the Single Certificate to the requester.
Step 3: Return results
Within 15 working days of receiving complete and valid documents, the Justice Department will research and verify the documents and marriage conditions of both men and women and verify the authenticity of the documents if necessary. set.
If the marriage conditions are met according to the provisions of law, the Justice Department reports to the Chairman of the District People's Committee for settlement.
The civil status judicial officer records the information of both male and female parties, and both parties sign the civil status book and marriage certificate.
The Chairman of the District People's Committee signs the Marriage Certificate, recognizing the marital relationship for both parties.
In case one or both parties violate the prohibition or do not meet the conditions for marriage according to the provisions of the Vietnamese Marriage and Family Law, the competent marriage registration agency has the right to refuse marriage registration.
Within 03 working days from the date the Chairman of the District People's Committee signs the Marriage Certificate, the Justice Department awards the Marriage Certificate to both male and female parties.
In case the male and female parties cannot be present at the People's Committee to receive this certificate, they can apply to extend the deadline for receiving the marriage certificate.
If the 60-day deadline passes and you are not present to receive the marriage certificate, the two parties will have to go through the marriage registration procedure again if they still want to establish a marital relationship.
Take note of marriage registration with Koreans
Note that marriage registration is the recording in the civil status book of a marriage of a Vietnamese citizen that has been resolved at a foreign competent authority or a foreign competent authority records the marriage of a Vietnamese citizen. Foreign citizens have performed in Vietnam.
The procedure for recording marriage with a Korean person is divided into 02 cases, including marriage in Korea and marriage in Vietnam.
In case of marriage in Korea
After Vietnamese people send documents to Korea for Koreans to register their marriage, it will take about 3 weeks to get the marriage registration results. At this time, the Koreans will prepare a set of documents including personal documents and documents certifying the couple's marital relationship and send them back to Vietnam for the Vietnamese people.
The next thing Vietnamese people need to do is complete a set of marriage notes and then appear at the district People's Committee where the Vietnamese reside to make marriage notes with Koreans.
A complete set of documents for marriage with a Korean will include the following documents:
- Vietnamese identification documents;
- Korean identification documents;
- Residence documents of both;
- Documents certifying the couple's marital relationship that has been consularly certified/legalized;
- Declaration of marriage to Korean.
Notes on marriage with Koreans in case of marriage in Vietnam
In this case, Koreans will prepare a complete set of documents that also includes the documents mentioned above.
After having all the documents, the Korean person must appear at the competent Korean agency and notify this agency about getting married in Vietnam and wanting the Korean agency to recognize the marriage relationship. This.
Based on the documents and papers provided by Koreans and based on the provisions of law, the competent Korean agency will enter Vietnamese information into the Korean person's personal information as a representative. spouse of a Korean person. After about 3 weeks, Vietnamese people will access the residential management website and check the information themselves. If you see that there is Vietnamese information in the marital relationship section, the marriage recording is complete.
Marriage registration service at Truong Quyen Law Office - Davilaw Branch
As we all know, registering a marriage with a foreigner is not easy and the procedure is very complicated. The main difficulty often encountered is not fully understanding the procedure, and you may even be confused before the wedding. Because most of you who are marrying Koreans for the first time are doing this job, you don't know what to do, and mistakes are inevitable. The application for marriage registration with a Korean requires a lot of preparation. If the documents are not prepared correctly, it will easily lead to the documents being returned because they are insufficient or because of incorrect regulations, causing both men and women to have to go back and forth many times just to supplement the documents.
With many years of experience providing marriage registration services for foreigners, including marriage procedure consulting services for Koreans. Truong Quyen Law Office - Davilaw Branch will complete the paperwork and procedures with the competent authorities on your behalf to make marriage with a Korean person the most convenient and quickest. Truong Quyen Law Office - Davilaw Branch will
- Advise customers on the process, procedures, and steps needed to register a marriage with a Korean.
- Consulting on the rights and obligations of Vietnamese-Korean spouses after marriage registration.
- Advise Korean citizens to apply for a single certificate and a certificate of no obstacle to marriage at the Embassy.
- Consulting, drafting, checking the legality, comparing information on all documents and applications for marriage registration with Koreans in Vietnam.
- Submit documents, documents and work with competent authorities on your behalf
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