How do I get a Korean marriage visa (F-6) with a spouse from Mongolia? Marriage registration steps and documents

To live in Korea with your Mongolian spouse, you need a marriage visa (F-6). The steps are: ① register your marriage in both Korea and Mongolia ② get an apostille on your Mongolian documents and translate them into Korean (no embassy consular confirmation needed) ③ apply for the visa after the Korean spouse completes the international marriage guidance program.

At a glance

• Your visa: F-6 marriage migrant visa
• First stay period: Up to 3 years, then extend
• Mongolian documents: Apostille + translation
• Marriage registration: In both Korea and Mongolia
• Where to apply: Based on where your spouse is

In short: register your marriage in both countries → apostille and translation → apply for the marriage visa. The Korean spouse must take the international marriage guidance program (국제결혼 안내프로그램), and if you apply at the embassy in Ulaanbaatar, you also prepare for an interview.

Steps

A · Mongolia first — Register the marriage in Mongolia → report to Korea

(When you can both be in Mongolia together)

1. Get the Korean spouse's marriage-related documents, translate them into Mongolian and get apostilles.
2. Prepare the Mongolian spouse's identity documents and health check certificate.
3. Register the marriage together at the Mongolian registration office.
4. Get an apostille on the Mongolian marriage certificate and translate it into Korean.
5. Within 3 months, report the marriage to a city or district office (시·구청) in Korea or to the embassy.

B · Korea first — Register in Korea → register in Mongolia

(When the Mongolian spouse is in Korea)

1. Prepare the Mongolian spouse's proof of single status, birth documents and passport.
2. Get apostilles on the Mongolian documents and translate them into Korean.
3. Register your marriage at a city or district office (시·구청) in Korea.
4. Translate the marriage relation certificate (혼인관계증명서) into Mongolian and get an apostille.
5. Register the marriage with the Mongolian authorities, and you're done.

Document certification

Mongolia is a member of the Apostille Convention, so a single apostille lets you use documents in other countries without embassy confirmation.

• Using Mongolian documents in Korea: Issued in Mongolia → Apostille from a Mongolian authority → Korean translation → Submit in Korea
• Using Korean documents in Mongolia: Issued in Korea → Overseas Koreans Agency (재외동포청) apostille → Mongolian translation → Submit in Mongolia

Korea vs. home country

• Minimum age to marry — Korea: 18 for both men and women / Mongolia: 18 for both men and women
• Where to register the marriage — Korea: City or district office (시·구청) (an embassy if abroad) / Mongolia: General Authority for State Registration of Mongolia (marriage registration)
• Using foreign documents — Korea: Mongolian documents → apostille + translation / Mongolia: Korean documents → Mongolian translation + apostille
• Extra documents — Korea: Family relation documents / Mongolia: The foreigner's marriage-eligibility documents, health check certificate
• If you married in another country — Korea: Report to Korea within 3 months / Mongolia: Register the marriage with the Mongolian authorities

What the visa review checks

• Guidance program: A Korean inviting a Mongolian spouse must first take the Ministry of Justice international marriage guidance program (국제결혼 안내프로그램).
• Income: The Korean spouse's income must meet the standard. The standard amount changes every year.
• Communication: The foreign spouse needs basic Korean, or the two of you must be able to talk in a shared language.
• A home together: You need a home where you'll live together (owned, jeonse lease or monthly rent).
• A genuine relationship: Shown through how you met, your contact records and photos. If you apply at the embassy in Ulaanbaatar, there may be a couple interview.

Common reasons for delays or refusal

• Not enough relationship records: You've known each other only a short time, or have few records of contact and meetings
• Weak proof of communication: Not enough evidence of Korean ability or a shared language
• Unclear income or housing documents: Your income history is short, or your housing proof isn't clear
• Missing document certification: Missing apostille, translation mistakes, expired documents

Documents to prepare

• Korean spouse: Passport, basic certificate (기본증명서), family relation certificate (가족관계증명서), marriage relation certificate (혼인관계증명서) (detailed), health check certificate, guidance program completion certificate, income and employment documents, housing documents
• Mongolian spouse: Passport, proof of single status, birth documents, health check certificate, criminal record documents (if required)
• Both of you: A statement of how you met, photos and contact records, evidence that you can communicate
• How documents are certified: Mongolian documents: apostille + Korean translation. Korean documents: Mongolian translation + apostille

Key terms

• Apostille: A certificate that confirms a document is genuine without a trip to the embassy. Mongolia uses it.
• General Authority for State Registration: The Mongolian authority that handles civil status records such as marriages and births.
• International marriage guidance program (국제결혼 안내프로그램): A Ministry of Justice course that a Korean spouse inviting a Mongolian spouse must take first.
• Visa Issuance Confirmation: A visa approval the spouse in Korea gets in advance. With it, you can get your visa in Mongolia faster.

FAQ

Q. How do I bring my Mongolian wife to Korea?

After registering the marriage in both countries, the Korean spouse takes the international marriage guidance program (국제결혼 안내프로그램), then either gets a Visa Issuance Confirmation (사증발급인정서) in Korea or applies for the marriage visa (F-6) at the Korean Embassy in Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar. There may be an interview, and once the visa is issued, your spouse enters Korea and completes alien registration.

Q. What documents do I need for the Mongolian marriage visa?

The Korean spouse needs a passport, basic certificate (기본증명서), family relation certificate (가족관계증명서) and marriage relation certificate (혼인관계증명서) (detailed), a health check certificate, the guidance program completion certificate, income and employment documents, and housing documents. The Mongolian spouse needs a passport, proof of single status, birth documents and a health check certificate. Mongolian documents get an apostille, then are translated into Korean. You also submit a statement of how you met, plus photos and contact records.

Q. Do Mongolian documents also need embassy consular confirmation?

No. Mongolia is a member of the Apostille Convention, so you get an apostille and translate the documents into Korean.

Q. Do I have to take the international marriage guidance program?

Yes, a Korean spouse inviting a Mongolian spouse must take it. Without the completion certificate, the visa application won't move forward, so it's best to take it early in your preparation.