Global marriage in Korea (F6 Visa)

Global marriage is not a strange culture in Korea anymore.

Recently the number of international couples has been grown, and the interests about Korean visa is also growing up.

For the foreigners who married Korean and plan to stay in Korea, they need to obtain F6 visa (Marriage Visa in Korea)

Category	Detail information.
F-6-1(Spouse)	Foreigner who is legal spouse of Korean and plans to live marriage life continuously and legally in Korea.
F-6-2(Child rearing)	Foreigner (doesn't meet F-6-1 condition) has a child from Korean and wish to raise the child in Korea.
F-6-3(Widow)	Foreigner who lost his/her Korean spouse or is not able to keep marriage life by unexpected reason other than his or her own responsibility.

* Common-law marriage can only be accepted if there is a strong willingness 

   for marriage or there is a rational basis of cohabitation.

* F6 visa is not applicable for illegal aliens, and criminals

* The maximum legal period time of stay is 3 years per extension,

   but normally A year is given per extension. 

 

F6 Visa required documents.

1. Visa application form

2. Passport

3. Identification card or certificate

4. Invitation form for applicant.

5. Personal Details form or statements for F-6 Visa

6. Korean Spouse’s personal information

7. Korean Spouse’s family registration certificates

8. Korean Spouse’s Resident Registration Certificate

9. Korean Spouse’s Marriage Certificate

* Other documents are necessary in order to prove income information, housing, and communication ability.

* The documents listed above are basic required documents so applicants must prepare for other additional documents depends on own condition and situation.

Even if visa applicant and Korean spouse successfully register marriage, 

F6 visa issuance is not guaranteed 100 percent. 

Marriage registration is only basic step of whole procedure.

F6 visa is not for research, studying, investment or business 

but it is for living with Korean spouse which makes more complicated than 

other types of Korean visa. Only one way to make things less complicated 

and properly is preparing right documents and proving status of applicant and Korean spouse. 

 

Korean Visa experts is highly advised in order to obtain F6 visa.

There are many illegal matters related to F6 visa such as illegal entry, false passport, false visa, and false marriage. Therefore terms and conditions are highly strict and may be varied.