China marriage visa

K-VISA's service fee depends on where your spouse is and on your documents and requirements, so we quote it after reviewing your requirements. Actual costs such as government fees, notarization, translation and apostilles are separate. Consultation and pre-check are free, and we refund 100% of the fee if the visa is denied due to K-VISA's fault.

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 or a Korean Consulate General in China (Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, etc.). Once the visa is issued, your spouse enters Korea and completes alien registration.

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 Chinese spouse needs a passport, a notarized hukou booklet, a notarized certificate of no marriage record and a health check certificate. Chinese documents are notarized and apostilled, then translated into Korean. You also submit a statement of how you met, plus photos and contact records.

Either is possible. To start in China, you both have to go together to a marriage registration office that handles marriages with foreigners. If your spouse is in Korea, couples often start in Korea. The better order depends on your situation, so we decide it first in the free pre-check.

Since November 2023, China also uses the apostille, so you get an apostille instead of consular confirmation. However, personal documents must first be notarized at a notary office.

In China, men can marry from 22 and women from 20. In Korea, it's 18 for both men and women. You must meet the rules of both countries.

Since May 10, 2025, China's marriage registration rules have changed, so you can now register outside the place of household registration. However, you must both go in person to an office that handles marriages with foreigners. If your spouse is in Korea, you can also register in Korea first, so in the pre-check we choose the right order for the two of you.

Yes, a Korean spouse inviting a Chinese 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.

We check whether you can prepare other proof of communication first. K-VISA has handled cases where test results were delayed and the visa was still approved.

We show your relationship through a statement of how you met, photos and contact records. We help you sort out which evidence to gather and how, and if you apply in China and have an interview at the consulate, we help you prepare for that too.

Check that it is a registered immigration application agency (출입국민원 대행기관), that it publishes real approved Chinese marriage visa cases, that it can handle local Chinese documents (marriage registration, notarization, apostille), that it can communicate with your spouse in Chinese, and that the contract states its responsibility if the visa is denied. K-VISA is a registered immigration application agency (No. 19-IC-RG-041) that publishes approved Chinese marriage visa cases (3 cases as of October 2026), and has a business agreement (December 2025) with 10 local agency offices in China, including in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, to prepare local documents together. We communicate with your spouse directly in Chinese, and we refund 100% of the fee if the visa is denied due to K-VISA's fault.

You complete the missing documents or requirements and apply again. And if the visa is denied due to K-VISA's fault, we refund 100% of the fee.