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Uzbekistan marriage visa
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Uzbekistan marriage visa

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. 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.

At a glance

Your visaF-6 marriage migrant visa
First stay periodUp to 3 years, then extend
Uzbek documentsApostille + Korean translation
Marriage registrationIn both Korea and Uzbekistan
Where to applyBased on where you are
Consultation languagesKorean · English

In short: register your marriage in both countries → apostille and translate your documents → apply for the marriage visa after the guidance program is completed. Once the two of you decide on the order, we take care of the rest.

Key numbers for Korean–Uzbek couples

3 months

If you marry in Uzbekistan first, the marriage must also be reported to Korea within 3 months.

Korean Family Relationship Registration Act
20+

The documents the two of you need to prepare, from marriage registration to the visa.

K-VISA case standard
1 step

Uzbek documents need just one apostille, with no embassy confirmation. Then you translate them into Korean.

Apostille Convention member
4 things

What the review checks: the guidance program · income · a home · whether you can communicate

Korean Ministry of Justice F-6 standards

Marriage registration order

It looks complicated, but you only need to remember three steps. ① Marriage registration → ② Document certification → ③ Visa application

A · Uzbekistan firstRegister in Uzbekistan → report to KoreaWhen you can both be in Uzbekistan together
  1. 1
    Your Korean spouse gets marriage-related documents, has them apostilled, and translates them.
  2. 2
    The two of you apply for marriage at an Uzbek civil registry office (ZAGS).
  3. 3
    After the waiting period, you register the marriage together on the set date.
  4. 4
    Get an apostille on the marriage certificate and translate it into Korean.
  5. 5
    Within 3 months, report the marriage to a city or district office (시·구청) in Korea or to the Korean embassy.
B · Korea firstRegister in Korea → register in UzbekistanWhen the Uzbek spouse is in Korea
  1. 1
    The Uzbek spouse prepares a passport, birth certificate and a document confirming single status.
  2. 2
    Get an apostille on the Uzbek documents and translate them into Korean.
  3. 3
    Register your marriage at a city or district office (시·구청) in Korea.
  4. 4
    Get an apostille on Korean documents such as the Marriage Relation Certificate (혼인관계증명서) and translate them.
  5. 5
    Register the marriage in Uzbekistan too, and you're done.

Document certification order

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 Uzbekistan

🇰🇷 Korea🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
Minimum age to marry18 for both men and women18 for both men and women
Where to register the marriageCity or district office (시·구청) (the embassy if abroad)Civil registry office (ZAGS)
Using foreign documentsUzbek documents → apostille + translationKorean documents → apostille + Uzbek translation
How the marriage is registeredReport by submitting documentsRegistered after a waiting period following your application
If you married in another countryReport to Korea within 3 monthsRegister the marriage in Uzbekistan

What the review checks

  1. 1Guidance program A Korean inviting an Uzbek spouse must first take the Ministry of Justice's international marriage guidance program.
  2. 2Income Your Korean spouse's income must meet the standard. The amount changes every year.
  3. 3Communication You need basic Korean, or the two of you must be able to talk in a shared language.
  4. 4A home together You need a home where the two of you will live together (owned, jeonse lease or monthly rent).
  5. 5A 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

  • Not enough relationship recordsYou haven't known each other long, or have few records of messages and meetings
  • Weak proof of communicationNot enough evidence of Korean ability or a shared language
  • Names don't matchYour name is written differently in Uzbek, Russian, English and Korean across documents
  • Missing document certificationA 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

Questions people ask before applying

QHow much does the Uzbek marriage visa cost?
A

K-VISA's service fee depends on where you are and your documents and requirements, so we quote it after reviewing your requirements. Actual costs such as government fees, 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.

QHow do I move to Korea to live with my Korean spouse?
A

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).

QWhat documents do I need for the Uzbek marriage visa?
A

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.

QShould we register our marriage in Korea or Uzbekistan first?
A

Either works. If you are both in Uzbekistan, couples often register at the civil registry office (ZAGS) first. If you are in Korea, couples often register in Korea first. Uzbekistan has a waiting period after you apply, so we plan the schedule together in the pre-check too.

QWhat if my Korean spouse's income is below the standard?
A

The standard changes every year, and even if income is a little short, assets or other means can sometimes make up the difference. We check this first in the pre-check and find a way together.

QI barely speak Korean
A

You just need to show that the two of you can talk in a shared language. We'll tell you which evidence to prepare.

QDo we have to take the international marriage guidance program?
A

Yes, the Korean spouse inviting you must take it. Unless an exemption applies, such as having lived together in a relationship for a certain period or pregnancy or childbirth, the completion certificate is needed to apply for the visa, so it's best to take it early in your preparation.

QHow long does it take?
A

If you've already registered your marriage, about 5–8 weeks on average. If you're starting from marriage registration, about 3–4 months on average (based on K-VISA's processing time; immigration review time is separate).

QIs there a visa interview?
A

If you apply in Uzbekistan, there may be a couple interview at the Korean Embassy in Uzbekistan. We'll prepare sample questions and how to answer them with you in advance.

QWhat if the visa is denied?
A

You can fill in what was missing and apply again. And if the visa is denied due to K-VISA's fault, we refund 100% of the fee.

QWhich agency is good for an Uzbek marriage visa?
A

Check whether the agency is registered as an immigration application agent, whether it can handle Uzbek documents (marriage-related certificates, certification and translation), whether it speaks a language you can communicate in, and whether the fee and its responsibility if the visa is denied are written in the contract. K-VISA is a registered immigration application agent (No. 19-IC-RG-041). We publish 50 approved marriage visa cases, including 1 Uzbek marriage visa case (as of October 2026), and have laid out the marriage registration and marriage visa steps country by country for 20 countries, including Uzbekistan. We consult in 6 languages, and we refund 100% of the fee if the visa is denied due to K-VISA's fault.

AIMy documents are in Uzbek and Russian. I don't know which ones to getAIWhich comes first: ZAGS marriage registration or Korean marriage registration?AIMy Korean spouse can't stay in Uzbekistan long because of workAIWhat if we prepare everything ourselves and get asked for more documents?

Sources: Sources: Korean Ministry of Justice standards for the marriage migrant (F-6) visa and the list of countries requiring the international marriage guidance program, Korean Act on the Registration of Family Relationships (reporting a marriage made abroad), Family Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Apostille Convention (Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents). Standards may change with amendments to laws and notices, and individual cases are confirmed in consultation.
Updated 2026.10.20