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Useful Q&A
Recently the following questions rushed into the Migrant HelpCall. I hope
these questions and answers will help foreigners, especially Vietnamese.
A) Marriage Report Procedures
Q) I got married to a Korean man, but we couldn't maintain a happy
<1> You need to keep your passport (birth certificate or nationality-
marriage, so I filed a divorce lawsuit, and received a ruling
proving certificate) and a certificate of no-marriage record (which
statement(confirmation statement). I already reported my divorce
proves you didn't marry in your own country).
in Korea, but I need to report the divorce again in Vietnam. So, I
All documents require approvals from the ministry of foreign
want to know what kinds of documents are needed.
affairs and they shall be translated into Korean.
<2> When you register your marriage, you need two sureties. Their
A) Procedures needed to issue documents proving divorce.
addresses, stamps, and Identification certificates are also needed.
<1> You need to notarize a court statement in English.
<3> You need to visit the Gu-office or City hall to register your
The statement is re-issuable: The family department of a court
marriage.
has the right to issue the statement again (you need to carry you
-In case you are an illegal immigrant
identification card).
1. You need to receive a foreigner registration card after marriage
<2> You need to i) visit the ministry of foreign affairs with holding
registration (Visa: F2-1).
the court statement, the notarized document, and an identification
¢Ñ Documents Required: a marriage certificate (notarization in
certificate (passport, foreigner registration cart, etc.) and ii)
English is not needed), a certificate proving marital relation
receive confirmation form a consul (The sticker attached on the
(which can be issued 15 days after marriage registration), a copy
notarized document is confirmation).
of resident registration certificate of a Korean spouse, a copy of
- You need to visit the ministry of foreign affairs where you are able
passport of an illegal immigrant (when the passport is expired, it
to fill out the application form of a consul's confirmation.
shall be issued again, or a passport registration note is needed),
- You need to submit the application, the notarized document, your
a certificate of employment (Korean spouse) or a certificate of
¢Ñ ID certificate, and 500 won. Open: 09:00 ~ 5:30 from Monday to
house-rental contract, or a certificate of account balance (either
Friday. If you report it by 2:30 p.m. you will be able to receive
of three needs to be submitted as soon as possible. On submitting
the confirmation on that day.
all documents, you'll receive a foreigner registration card shortly
¢Ñ¡®Consulate Call Center for Notarization ¢Ï 02 - 3210 - 0404
after).
- How to get there:
2. The immigrant and Korean spouse visit the Immigration Office to
¢Ñ Gwanghwamoon Station (Line No.5) ¡æ Jongro-gu Office (back
apply for the card.
door) ¡æ F 4 of the Kookmin Bank Building
3. The immigrant shall pay some penalty for illegal stay.
<3> If you hand in the documents to a foreign embassy of your country
: The amount of penalty will be determined by the period of illegal
in Korea, you will receive the document with stamps on.
stay (less than 2 years: 3 million won, 2 ~ 3 years: 4 million won, over
¢Ñ Vietnam Embassy ¢Ï 02-739-2065 / 28-58 Samcheung-dong,
3 years: 20 million won).
Jongro-gu, Seoul
4. It will usually take 2~6 months to receive the card after marriage
registration.
Q) I've stayed in Korea to study, but I didn't enroll in a school yet. I
5. 2 years after the card is issued, you will be eligible to apply for
want to report my marriage to a Korean. What shall I do?
naturalization.
Yen Thanh (yenthanhhq@yahoo.com)
Child Care Service Fee! You are
allowed to get some support.
your income and financial status. This agreement is needed to avoid
1. What is child care service fee.
privacy issues) and ¡®the application form for i-love card¡¯.
If you meet some requirements, you are allowed to receive supports
¡Ø A worker having subscribed to 4 major insurances doesn't have to hand
from the government in terms of child care service fee. The child
in 'an income confirmation note', which is available at the community
care service fee refers to some charges you have to pay when your
service center.
kid attends a child care center. In Korea, the fee doesn¡¯t¡¯ include
¡Ø The copy of a bank book under an either name of parents is required.
admission fee, injury insurance premium, and some practicum fee.
Additionally, registration numbers of children and parents and stamps
are needed.
2. Who is entitled to apply for the government support of Child
Care Service Fee?
5. Who is entitled to receive the government support?
In order to receive this government support, two requirements shall
The support is decided based on applicant¡¯s income level, child¡¯s age,
be satisfied: first a child must have Korean nationality. In this case,
and other factors. Usually 4-membered family with less than 4.36 million
his/her parents are allowed to apply for the government support even
won of ¡®monthly recognized income¡¯ is allowed to receive this support
though they don¡¯t have Korean nationalities. Second, the child shall
(¡®The recognized income¡¯ is different from your nominal income. It
be under the age of 5, meaning the child born after December 31st, 2003
includes your monthly wage or income, your payment to rent a room,
is allowed to receive the support.
your car, and everything considered as your asset or property. They
If a foreigner family with a foreigner registration card sent an infant (0~2
are calculated on the monthly basis). If you want to understand ¡®the
years old) to a private child care center, they are also allowed to apply
recognized income¡¯ clearly, please look upon ¡®the AnsanLife Guide¡¯
for this.
published by the Ansan Migrant Community Service Center or ask the
3. Where should they apply for the support?
person in charge of this work.
Parents must visit the Community Service Center covering the area
6. How much is the monthly support?
where they registered their child.
The support amount is decided by ¡®the recognized income¡¯ and
4. What documents are needed?
¡®child¡¯s age¡¯.
Documents proving your income or wealth are required, because this
¡Ø Example
support is provided to low-income earners. A daily worker must submit
- 4-membered family / Monthly recognized income: 2.58 million
¡®income confirmation letter¡¯ to the community service center. A tenant
won / children's age: one is two and the other one is three
who pays the room monthly or yearly must give the contract with an
- child aged two: 390,000 won / child aged three: 191,000 won
inconvertible date (the inconvertible date is the date when your contract
comes into force legally, and when you register you residence to the
7. How much is supported to foreign children without Korean nationality?
community service center, the center confirms the inconvertible date).
Even though a child doesn¡¯t have Korean nationality, a kid of a
To receive this support, you have to visit the community service center
covering the area where you reside, and fill out ¡®the application form¡¯,
registered foreigner is allowed to receive basic support when he/she
¡®the agreement form about financial status investigation¡¯ (this support
attends a private child care center. The basic support ranges from
is provided to the underprivileged, so investigation is required to confirm
112,000 won to 350,000 won based on the kid¡¯s age.

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