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 the Philippines ② get a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) apostille on your Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) documents and translate them into Korean ③ apply for the visa after your Korean spouse completes the international marriage guidance program. K-VISA quotes its fee after reviewing your requirements, and we refund 100% of the fee if the visa is denied due to K-VISA's fault.
To marry in the Philippines, there is a posting period after you apply for a marriage license.
Family Code of the PhilippinesPhilippine documents get an apostille from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
Apostille Convention memberBirth, CENOMAR and marriage documents must be the copies issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Philippine Statistics AuthorityWhat the visa review checks: guidance program, income, a home, and whether you can communicate
Korean Ministry of Justice F-6 standardsIt looks complicated, but you only need to remember three steps. ① Marriage registration → ② Document certification → ③ Visa application
The Philippines has used the apostille since 2019. Philippine documents are PSA-issued copies with a DFA apostille.
| 🇰🇷 Korea | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum age to marry | 18 for both men and women | 18 (parental consent needed under 21) |
| Where you register | City or district office (abroad: the embassy) | Local civil registrar (city/municipality) → registered with the PSA |
| Using foreign documents | Philippine documents → DFA apostille + translation | Korean documents → English translation + apostille |
| Extra documents | Family relation certificates | Proof of the foreign spouse's legal capacity to marry (Korean Embassy), marriage license |
| If you married in another country | Report to Korea within 3 months | Report of Marriage to the Philippine Embassy |
K-VISA's service fee depends on where you are and your documents, so we quote it after reviewing your requirements. Actual costs such as government fees, PSA documents, 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 your marriage in both countries, your Korean spouse completes the international marriage guidance program and gets a Visa Issuance Confirmation in Korea, or you apply for the marriage visa (F-6) at the Korean Embassy in Manila. There may be an interview. Once the visa is issued, you enter Korea and complete alien registration.
Your Korean spouse needs a passport, basic, family relation and marriage relation certificates (detailed), a health certificate, the guidance program completion certificate, income and employment documents, and housing documents. You need a passport, PSA birth certificate, PSA CENOMAR or marriage certificate, and a health certificate. Philippine documents get a DFA apostille and are then translated into Korean. You both also submit a statement of how you met, plus photos and message records.
Either works. If you are both in the Philippines, couples often start there. If you are in Korea, they often start in Korea. The better order depends on your situation, so we decide it with you in the free pre-check.
No. The Philippines has used the apostille since 2019, so you get a DFA apostille on your PSA-issued documents and translate them.
After you apply for a marriage license, there is a 10-day posting period before the license is issued. Documents and timelines vary a little by locality, so we plan the schedule with you in the pre-check.
Yes. Official documents such as birth, CENOMAR and marriage records must be PSA-issued copies. Submitting only local copies, or copies that don't match the PSA version, often causes delays, so we check before you request them.
Yes, for your Korean spouse who is inviting you. Without the completion certificate the visa application can't move forward, so it's best to take it early.
We help you both prepare to explain how you met and how you communicate in the same way. We also organize your relationship records with you.
You just need to show that the two of you can talk in a shared language such as English. We'll tell you which evidence to prepare.
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.
Sources: Sources: Korean Ministry of Justice standards for the marriage migrant (F-6) visa, Korean Act on the Registration of Family Relationships (reporting a marriage made abroad), Family Code of the Philippines, the Apostille Convention (in force for the Philippines since 2019). Standards may change with amendments to laws and notices, and individual cases are confirmed in consultation.
Updated 2026.10.20