30 Days to Provide Additional Documents

[mrchriscox]

I received an email that told me I had 30 days to submit two additional documents. What happens if I submit the wrong document a second time? Will my application be automatically refused, or will I get one more chance to submit the proper document?

 

[amikety]

Based on my experience, if you don't submit the correct/readable document the second time, they assume you don't have it and reject you. This happened to me with a study permit application. Claimed they couldn't read my passport page. I'd used the exact same file for my two VRs.

Other people may have had better experiences. That is mine :/

 

[mrchriscox]

That is very worrying! I am very confused about what the Seoul Visa Office wants me to provide for my additional documentation. I can make my best guess, but if I am wrong, I really do not want my application to be denied! Does anyone else have any experiences?

 

[parker24]

That is very worrying! I am very confused about what the Seoul Visa Office wants me to provide for my additional documentation. I can make my best guess, but if I am wrong, I really do not want my application to be denied! Does anyone else have any experiences?

What are the documents they want?

 

[mrchriscox]

They want proof that our marriage was registered in either Canada or the US (I am from the US and my wife is from Canada). However, our marriage took place in Korea, so it is legally impossible to register our marriage in either Canada or the US.

 

[I.N]

They want proof that our marriage was registered in either Canada or the US (I am from the US and my wife is from Canada). However, our marriage took place in Korea, so it is legally impossible to register our marriage in either Canada or the US.

I am a romanian woman and my husband is canadian and we got married in Paris.
City Hall in Paris gave us 3 original copies of our marriege certificate.

Like this we could register our marriage in our countries, Romania for me Canada for my husband.

I have so far an original french marriage certificate an a romanian one, so CIC needed both.

You should have the same 3 original copies which City Hall where you got married in Korea already gave it to you. You and your spouse have to register your marriege in USA or Canada with one of this original marriage certificate, (yu both have to be present when Civil Status will subbmit your requested documents along with your korean marriage certificate) and like this you will get an american or canadian marriage certificate (depends where you register your marriage) and you have to subbmit it right away to CIC.

Good luck!

 

[steaky]

Like this we could register our marriage in our countries, Romania for me Canada for my husband.

Could explain more in detail how your husband could register the marriage in Canada?

 

[I.N]

Could explain more in detail how your husband could register the marriage in Canada?

He could not, not just yet, sorry for missleading you.

I need to be present there in person so my husband cannot resister the marriage there.

But so far we registered our marriage at Etat Civil romanian in Romanian Embassy in Paris last winter when he visited me there. So like this I got an romanian marriage certificate which CIC requested along with my application.

 

[stevelo]

Any chance to fly to US/Canada and get the paperwork filed? How long do those things take?

 

[tink23]

They want proof that our marriage was registered in either Canada or the US (I am from the US and my wife is from Canada). However, our marriage took place in Korea, so it is legally impossible to register our marriage in either Canada or the US.

I thought a marriage was automatically considered legal in Canada as long as it was legal where it was performed. It was my understanding that a marriage doesn't need to be registered here...????????????????

 

[canadianwoman]

I see from the country specific guide for South Korea that Koreans have to submit additional proof beyond the marriage certificate to prove the marriage was performed. That implies that just the marriage certificate from Korea is not enough. Since neither of you are Korean, maybe the visa officer wants some other proof you are married (some other legal proof). Could you go to the Canadian embassy or the American embassy in Seoul (or get a friend or relative to do it if you are not in Korea) to ask if they have any advice about what to do in this case? The embassy may not let you in to ask about your visa application, but they will let you in if you say you are a Canadian citizen who needs some consular assistance. Once in, you could then ask the consular official if he/she has any advice.

I don't know if they will have any advice, but it might help.

 

[amikety]

I thought a marriage was automatically considered legal in Canada as long as it was legal where it was performed. It was my understanding that a marriage doesn't need to be registered here...????????????????

Not all places export the information you're married. When I applied for my marriage in license in Alberta, the lady at the desk told me Alberta doesn't forward information to other countries, so if I wanted to register my marriage in the USA, I'd have to do that myself. (She didn't know what office I would need to go to, nor do I care as I don't plan to go back to the USA.)

Did a Google search and here is what I found:

http://www.voyage.gc.ca/faq/marriage-abroad_mariages-etranger-eng.asp#3

Question #3:

3. Is it necessary to have a foreign marriage registered in Canada?

There is no legal requirement to register a foreign marriage in Canada. Moreover, it may not be possible to do so, depending on the laws of the province or territory in Canada where you last resided. If your province or territory allows this option, you will need a marriage certificate issued by local authorities in the country where the marriage took place (authenticated by the nearest Canadian government office abroad), plus a certified translated copy in order to register your marriage in Canada.

For more information and to find out if this option exists in your region, contact the Vital Statistics Office of the province or territory where you last resided in Canada.


Vital Statistics:

http://www.pptc.gc.ca/info/cert.aspx

(The link for Vital Stat is also clickable from the Voyage.ca webpage.)

I hope this helps.

 

[Farfelu]

This webpage from the Canadian Embassy in Seoul may help with your issue.

I'd suggest use their fax number or email address to request further information:

http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/korea-coree/visas/marriage-mariage.aspx?lang=eng&view=d

You can contact them by email, through their <a href="https://dmp-portal.cic.gc.ca/cicemail/intro-eng.aspx?mission=seoul">webform</a>.

Good luck.