Hi all,
I have a question about marriage in Cambodia. My Khmer partner and I are (hopefully) close to the end of the official process - all our paperwork is in order and we've been told to expect final approval any day now.
The problem is that I'm under pressure to move back home for work like yesterday. What I want to know is this: Is my presence absolutely crucial from here on?
As I understand it (do correct me if I'm wrong), once we get approval we need to go to my partner's home province and present everything to the village chief to get the marriage certificate, then we need to wait 10 days and after that we should be able to come back and collect it and we'll be legally married. Is there any way that my part in that could be accomplished in absentia, or at least shortened?
Thanks in advance!