Common law questions: South Korea

[smhj777]

Hello everyone,

Sorry in advance for the long post. I (Canadian citizen) am planning on sponsoring my girlfriend (Korean citizen) via common-law in 1 year. We have been together for 2 years now, and we will be moving in together in the new year to begin the 12 month process. I have a few questions, as we want to make sure this goes smoothly because she only has 14 months left in her PGWP:

Question 1: Proof

We are planning on living at my parents house for free and therefore won't be signing a lease. Due to this, we're wondering how much proof is enough to show the officers that we lived together for 1 year? We are planning to:
- Share photos of us together dated throughout the year
- Change both of our addresses on specific documents to my parents address (credit card, drivers license)
- Show proof of us ordering things and shipping them to my parents house
- Get a notarized letter of my parents saying that we lived together for 12 months under their roof

Question 2: Country specific documents

I have asked this question in the past but I could not really find a concrete answer to it: One of the country specific documents for a South Korean resident is a “Family Relation Certificate” which I believe is a birth certificate (please correct me if I am wrong). Will she have to request for one in English at a Korean consulate?

Question 3: Police document

My girlfriend is currently in South Korea right now visiting family, and will be requesting for a police check while she is there to save some time for when we need one when applying. Upon request at the police office, the officer told her that her actual Criminal Records Check Reply is "illegal" to hand out due to some relatively new law in South Korea. So therefore, she took a scanned picture of it. Will that suffice (it is stamped for approval)? Or does Canada require the actual hard copy?

Thank you for all your help! Sorry again for the very long post.

 

[Wakki]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=347&top=14

Korea (Republic of) – Instruction(s) for documents

• If the principal applicant holds a passport from this country, they must submit:
  • A copy and certified translation of the “Family Relation Certificate” issued within six months of the date of application.
  • A copy and a certified translation of your “Marriage Relation Certificate”.

Translation of documents
You must send the following for any document that is not in English or French, unless otherwise stated on your document checklist:

• the English or French translation; and
• an affidavit from the person who completed the translation (see below for details); and
• a certified copy of the original document.

How to obtain a police certificate – South Korea
If you live outside of South Korea:
If you do not have anyone in South Korea who can assist with your police certificate application request, then you may apply at your nearest South Korean Embassy or Consulate.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hello everyone,

Sorry in advance for the long post. I (Canadian citizen) am planning on sponsoring my girlfriend (Korean citizen) via common-law in 1 year. We have been together for 2 years now, and we will be moving in together in the new year to begin the 12 month process. I have a few questions, as we want to make sure this goes smoothly because she only has 14 months left in her PGWP:

Question 1: Proof

We are planning on living at my parents house for free and therefore won't be signing a lease. Due to this, we're wondering how much proof is enough to show the officers that we lived together for 1 year? We are planning to:
- Share photos of us together dated throughout the year
- Change both of our addresses on specific documents to my parents address (credit card, drivers license)
- Show proof of us ordering things and shipping them to my parents house
- Get a notarized letter of my parents saying that we lived together for 12 months under their roof

Question 2: Country specific documents

I have asked this question in the past but I could not really find a concrete answer to it: One of the country specific documents for a South Korean resident is a “Family Relation Certificate” which I believe is a birth certificate (please correct me if I am wrong). Will she have to request for one in English at a Korean consulate?

Question 3: Police document

My girlfriend is currently in South Korea right now visiting family, and will be requesting for a police check while she is there to save some time for when we need one when applying. Upon request at the police office, the officer told her that her actual Criminal Records Check Reply is "illegal" to hand out due to some relatively new law in South Korea. So therefore, she took a scanned picture of it. Will that suffice (it is stamped for approval)? Or does Canada require the actual hard copy?

Thank you for all your help! Sorry again for the very long post.

Hi

1. Get a lease. Photos don't prove you live together. Yes, change your address on everything and get stuff mailed to you. No need for a notarized letter.

2. If it's required, she has to get it.

3. Hard copy.