Friday we ventured out to the Jongro-gu office to register our marriage, a necessary prerequisite to my applying for an F-6 permanent residency visa here in Korea.

I guess no matter where you are you gotta admire the government bureaucracy and the nifty little traps they devise to ensnare you.  In this case it was the matter of our having failed to register our marriage within six months as is apparently required by some ministerial fiat or another.  Jee Yeun complained that we had been out of the country since the date of our marriage in the USA.  The bureaucrat was unmoved stating we should have registered at the Korean Embassy or consular office.  The nearest of those two is in Atlanta, a goodly 4+ hours from where we reside.  Oh well, I suppose the W50,000 fine was cheaper than the gas it would have cost us to be compliant with ROK law.

So I reckon in a week I should be registered with the Korean government as the spouse of one of their fair citizens.  And then we can begin the adventure of dealing with the Korean Immigration Service.  I’m sure that will supply more fodder for blogging.  Stay tuned!