Canadian marrying an American in South Korea

[MoneyKenny]

Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this topic. I'm a Canadian who is marrying an American in South Korea. We're both teachers here, but plan on moving to Vancouver in the new year, and so I want to sponsor my soon-to-be wife for permanent residency. The problem is I've been given conflicting information on whether or not the marriage would be recognized in Canada. Has anyone been through this, or know anything about this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sean

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this topic. I'm a Canadian who is marrying an American in South Korea. We're both teachers here, but plan on moving to Vancouver in the new year, and so I want to sponsor my soon-to-be wife for permanent residency. The problem is I've been given conflicting information on whether or not the marriage would be recognized in Canada. Has anyone been through this, or know anything about this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sean

Provided the marriage is legally recognized by South Korea and doesn't violate federal law of Canada (like marrying a close blood relative or a child), it would be recognized by Canada. Have a look at Section 5.30 here http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op02-eng.pdf

 

[Rob_TO]

Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this topic. I'm a Canadian who is marrying an American in South Korea. We're both teachers here, but plan on moving to Vancouver in the new year, and so I want to sponsor my soon-to-be wife for permanent residency. The problem is I've been given conflicting information on whether or not the marriage would be recognized in Canada. Has anyone been through this, or know anything about this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

You can get married in any country in the world, and as long as it's a legal process and doesn't violate any Canadian laws... then Canada will recognize it.

I got married in Korea this past summer. So we have a marriage certificate written in Korean. The only place in Canada that it's mandatory to inform of the marriage, is the CRA for tax purposes. And usually they don't even care about the details... they just go by the honour system that if you tell them you're married they accept it at that. Other places that you may also tell is your bank for a joint account, your insurance company, your employer for benefits, and places like that. If any company asks for proof of your marriage, you'll need to get an english translation of your marriage certificate.

 

[screech339]

You may want to time the application for Police Report for South Korea for the American so that it is recent form and ready to submit within 3 months of issuance date with application. All applicants must provide police checks from any country they resided more than 6 months. Since you plan to move to Canada in the new year, I am assuming you plan to apply inland as one of your options?

screech339