How do I get a Korean marriage visa (F-6) with a spouse from Uzbekistan? 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 Uzbekistan ② apostille your Uzbek documents and translate them into Korean (no embassy consular confirmation needed) ③ apply for the visa after your 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
• Uzbek documents: Apostille + Korean translation
• Marriage registration: In both Korea and Uzbekistan
• Where to apply: Based on where you are

In short: register your marriage in both countries → apostille and translate your documents → apply for the marriage visa after the guidance program is completed.

Steps

A · Uzbekistan first — Register in Uzbekistan → report to Korea

(When you can both be in Uzbekistan together)

1. Your Korean spouse gets marriage-related documents, has them apostilled, and translates them.
2. The two of you apply for marriage at an Uzbek civil registry office (ZAGS).
3. After the waiting period, you register the marriage together on the set date.
4. Get an apostille on the 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 Korean embassy.

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

(When the Uzbek spouse is in Korea)

1. The Uzbek spouse prepares a passport, birth certificate and a document confirming single status.
2. Get an apostille on the Uzbek documents and translate them into Korean.
3. Register your marriage at a city or district office (시·구청) in Korea.
4. Get an apostille on Korean documents such as the Marriage Relation Certificate (혼인관계증명서) and translate them.
5. Register the marriage in Uzbekistan too, and you're done.

Document certification

Uzbekistan is a member of the Apostille Convention, so with just one apostille and no embassy confirmation, documents can be used in other countries.

• Using Uzbek documents in Korea: Issued in Uzbekistan → Apostille from an Uzbek authority → Korean translation → Submit in Korea
• Using Korean documents in Uzbekistan: Issued in Korea → Korean apostille (Overseas Koreans Agency, 재외동포청) → Uzbek translation · notarization → Submit in Uzbekistan

Korea vs. home country

• Minimum age to marry — Korea: 18 for both men and women / Uzbekistan: 18 for both men and women
• Where to register the marriage — Korea: City or district office (시·구청) (the embassy if abroad) / Uzbekistan: Civil registry office (ZAGS)
• Using foreign documents — Korea: Uzbek documents → apostille + translation / Uzbekistan: Korean documents → apostille + Uzbek translation
• How the marriage is registered — Korea: Report by submitting documents / Uzbekistan: Registered after a waiting period following your application
• If you married in another country — Korea: Report to Korea within 3 months / Uzbekistan: Register the marriage in Uzbekistan

What the visa review checks

• Guidance program: A Korean inviting an Uzbek spouse must first take the Ministry of Justice's 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 Uzbekistan, there may be a couple interview.

Common reasons for delays or refusal

• 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
• Names don't match: Your name is written differently in Uzbek, Russian, English and Korean across documents
• Missing document certification: A missing apostille, translation mistakes, or expired documents

Documents to prepare

• Your Korean spouse: Passport, Basic Certificate (기본증명서), Family Relation Certificate (가족관계증명서), Marriage Relation Certificate (혼인관계증명서) (detailed), Resident Registration Certificate (주민등록등본), health check certificate, guidance program completion certificate, income and employment documents, housing documents
• You (Uzbek spouse): Passport, birth certificate, document confirming single status, marriage certificate (if you married in Uzbekistan first), criminal record certificate, health check certificate (from an embassy-designated hospital)
• Both of you: A statement of how you met, photos and message records, evidence that you can communicate
• How documents are certified: Uzbek documents: apostille + Korean translation. Korean documents: apostille + Uzbek translation

Key terms

• ZAGS (civil registry office): The office in Uzbekistan that keeps civil status records such as marriages and births. This is where you register your marriage.
• Apostille: A certificate that confirms a document is genuine without a trip to the embassy. Uzbekistan uses this system.
• Visa Issuance Confirmation: A visa approval your Korean spouse gets in advance in Korea (사증발급인정서). With it, you can get your visa in Uzbekistan faster.
• Change of status of stay: When a spouse already in Korea changes their current visa to a marriage visa (체류자격 변경).

FAQ

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

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

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

Your Korean spouse needs a passport, Basic Certificate (기본증명서), Family Relation Certificate (가족관계증명서) and Marriage Relation Certificate (혼인관계증명서) (detailed), a health check certificate, a guidance program completion certificate, income and employment documents, and housing documents. You need a passport, birth certificate, a document confirming single status, a criminal record certificate and a health check certificate, and your Uzbek documents need an apostille and a Korean translation. You both also submit a statement of how you met, plus photos and message records.