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

To live in Korea with your Korean spouse, you need a marriage visa (F-6). The steps are: ① register your marriage in both Korea and Myanmar (in Myanmar, the marriage procedure depends on religion) ② get Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs authentication, Korean embassy consular confirmation and a translation for your Myanmar documents (Myanmar does not use the apostille) ③ apply for the visa with income, housing and communication evidence.

At a glance

• Your visa: F-6 marriage migrant visa
• First stay period: Up to 3 years, then extend
• Myanmar documents: Ministry of Foreign Affairs authentication + embassy consular confirmation
• Marriage registration: In both Korea and Myanmar
• Where to apply: Based on where you are

In short: register your marriage in both countries → get Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs authentication and Korean embassy consular confirmation → apply for the marriage visa.

Steps

A · Myanmar first — Marry in Myanmar → report to Korea

(When you can both be in Myanmar together)

1. Your Korean spouse has Korean documents such as the Marriage Relation Certificate (혼인관계증명서) notarized in Korea, then gets consular confirmation from the Overseas Koreans Agency (재외동포청) and confirmation from the Embassy of Myanmar in Korea.
2. Your Korean spouse enters Myanmar.
3. Go through the marriage procedure at a local court and receive the marriage declaration. The law that applies may differ by religion.
4. Have the marriage declaration translated into English and notarized, get confirmation from the Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs and consular confirmation from the Korean Embassy in Myanmar, then translate it into Korean.
5. Within 3 months, report the marriage to a city or district office (시·구청) in Korea or to the Korean embassy.

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

(When the Myanmar spouse is in Korea)

1. The Myanmar spouse prepares a single status certificate from the ward or village tract administration office, the household list, ID documents and a passport.
2. Get Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs authentication and Korean embassy consular confirmation, then translate them into Korean.
3. Check with the Embassy of Myanmar in Korea or other offices whether documents on marriage eligibility are needed.
4. Register your marriage at a city or district office (시·구청) in Korea.

Document certification

Myanmar does not use the apostille, so documents only take effect after Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs authentication and Korean embassy confirmation, in that order.

• Using Myanmar documents in Korea: Issued in Myanmar → Notarized English translation → Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmation → Consular confirmation at the Korean Embassy in Myanmar → Korean translation · submit
• Using Korean documents in Myanmar: Issued in Korea → Notarized in Korea → Consular confirmation from the Overseas Koreans Agency (재외동포청) → Confirmation by the Embassy of Myanmar in Korea → Submit in Myanmar

Korea vs. home country

• Minimum age to marry — Korea: 18 for both men and women / Myanmar (Burma): 18 for both men and women
• Where to register the marriage — Korea: City or district office (시·구청) (the embassy if abroad) / Myanmar (Burma): Local court (issues the marriage declaration)
• Using foreign documents — Korea: Myanmar documents → authentication + consular confirmation + translation / Myanmar (Burma): Korean documents → Overseas Koreans Agency (재외동포청) + confirmation by the Embassy of Myanmar in Korea
• How you marry — Korea: Report by submitting documents / Myanmar (Burma): The law that applies depends on your religion
• If you married in another country — Korea: Report to Korea within 3 months / Myanmar (Burma): Register the marriage in Myanmar

What the visa review checks

• Guidance program: Myanmar is not one of the countries whose spouses require the international marriage guidance program.
• Income: Your Korean spouse's income must meet the standard. The amount changes every year.
• Communication: You need basic Korean, or the two of you must be able to talk in a shared language.
• A home together: You need a home where the two of you will live together (owned, jeonse lease or monthly rent).
• A genuine relationship: Shown through how you met, your messages and photos. If you apply in Myanmar, there may be a couple interview.

Common reasons for delays or refusal

• Local schedules get delayed: Myanmar offices change their schedules, so documents are issued late
• Not enough relationship records: You haven't known each other long, or have few records of messages and meetings
• Weak proof of communication: Not enough evidence of Korean ability or a shared language
• Missing document certification: Missing foreign ministry authentication or consular confirmation, translation mistakes, or names spelled differently

Documents to prepare

• Your Korean spouse: Passport, Basic Certificate (기본증명서), Family Relation Certificate (가족관계증명서), Marriage Relation Certificate (혼인관계증명서) (detailed), health check certificate, income and employment documents, housing documents
• You (Myanmar spouse): Passport, single status certificate (issued by the ward or village tract administration office), household list and ID documents, health check certificate, criminal record check (if required)
• Both of you: A statement of how you met, photos and message records, evidence that you can communicate
• How documents are certified: Myanmar documents: notarized English translation + Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmation + consular confirmation + Korean translation. Korean documents: notarization + consular confirmation from the Overseas Koreans Agency (재외동포청) + confirmation by the Embassy of Myanmar in Korea

Key terms

• Consular confirmation: A process where an embassy confirms that another country's document is genuine. Myanmar documents need this before they can be used in Korea.
• Apostille: A simple certification that doesn't require a trip to the embassy. Myanmar does not use it.
• Marriage declaration: The marriage document issued by a local court in Myanmar. You submit it when reporting the marriage to Korea through the embassy.
• Visa Issuance Confirmation: A visa approval your Korean spouse gets in advance in Korea (사증발급인정서). With it, you can get your visa in Myanmar faster.

FAQ

Q. How do I move to Korea to live with my Korean spouse?

After registering your marriage in both countries, your Korean spouse gets a Visa Issuance Confirmation (사증발급인정서) in Korea, or you apply for the marriage visa (F-6) at the Korean Embassy in Myanmar in Yangon. Once the visa is issued, you enter Korea and complete alien registration (외국인등록).

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

Your Korean spouse needs a passport, Basic Certificate (기본증명서), Family Relation Certificate (가족관계증명서) and Marriage Relation Certificate (혼인관계증명서) (detailed), income and employment documents, and housing documents. You need a passport, a document confirming single status, and the household list and ID documents. Your Myanmar documents get Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs authentication and consular confirmation, then are translated into Korean. You both also submit a statement of how you met, plus photos and message records.