I-130 DCF Seoul Q's

[DonandJade 0]

Hi all,

My wife and I are getting everything together to file her I-130 here in Korea for her CR-1, and I have a few questions before we do. So, in no particular order, here they are~

1. For our Korean ID cards, do these need to be translated and notarized, or is a simple photocopy good enough?

2. We don't have any joint credit cards/bank accounts, but every month I transfer money to my wife's account for bills/mortgage payment, etc. This is all documented in my bank book from my Korean account. To submit this as evidence of a bona fide marriage, is a simple photocopy good enough, or does it need to be translated/notarized? Can I submit only the pages that show transfers to my wife, or are they going to want to see the entire bank books? (I have several...)

3. I have life insurance through a local company, but I have nothing that names my wife as beneficiary (apparently this is built into Korean law, spouses are automatically the beneficiary, and parents if the insured is not married). Is it enough to show an annual statement proving I have life insurance, with no specific naming of beneficiary? And again, would this need to be translated/notarized? Would a partial translation be acceptable? We can translate most things ourselves, but the legalese of an insurance document would probably be over our heads.

4. Finally, an easy one. I am assuming no staples in the packet, just clip the various sections together, correct?

Anyway, thanks for reading, and thanks even more for answering^^

Stay warm, its freezing this week!!

Don

[Aneel 3]

Anything that's not in English language needs to be translated, notified, attested, from the ministry of foreign affairs ( if you have that type of ministry) and must be accompanied with the original document. As long as your passports are in English, id cards do not even need to be sent much less getting them translated. Apart from your marriage license/contract which also must be translated and sent along with the copy of original, anything more just adds to the evidence of stronger bond of relationship. Having kinds and including their birth certificate with both parent's names is a plus plus.

Clips are better than staples!

[MattandJihyun 4]

Hi all,

My wife and I are getting everything together to file her I-130 here in Korea for her CR-1, and I have a few questions before we do. So, in no particular order, here they are~

1. For our Korean ID cards, do these need to be translated and notarized, or is a simple photocopy good enough?

2. We don't have any joint credit cards/bank accounts, but every month I transfer money to my wife's account for bills/mortgage payment, etc. This is all documented in my bank book from my Korean account. To submit this as evidence of a bona fide marriage, is a simple photocopy good enough, or does it need to be translated/notarized? Can I submit only the pages that show transfers to my wife, or are they going to want to see the entire bank books? (I have several...)

3. I have life insurance through a local company, but I have nothing that names my wife as beneficiary (apparently this is built into Korean law, spouses are automatically the beneficiary, and parents if the insured is not married). Is it enough to show an annual statement proving I have life insurance, with no specific naming of beneficiary? And again, would this need to be translated/notarized? Would a partial translation be acceptable? We can translate most things ourselves, but the legalese of an insurance document would probably be over our heads.

4. Finally, an easy one. I am assuming no staples in the packet, just clip the various sections together, correct?

Anyway, thanks for reading, and thanks even more for answering^^

Stay warm, its freezing this week!!

Don

Yeah for DCF in Seoul: For myself all they asked of us is our

* marriage certificate in English/Korean.

* $420 cash or won at their rate

* Family registrar, identification certificate, and marriage relation certificate (Korean/English)

* US passport page or birth certificate page copy ( I gave both)

* The two G-325As with a passport 2x2 inch photo of each of you

* The I-130 paper

You don't need to staple it. The person working there will look through your papers and a paperclip would be better.

PS: I just left Korea this week because US Air Force needs me in Texas. Haha I can definitely tell the difference in temperature. I was sweating walking to stores here in Texas today compared to freezing my hands off in Korea last week.

Good luck with your filing and if you have any questions I'll try to answer.

[MrsNelson 10]

Are you both expats or is one of you Korean? Two expats in Seoul is a little different than one expat and one Korean. :-) Good luck! They are very nice!