Invitation of a Marriage Immigrant's Parents (F-1-5) | Hwang Yunsang Administrative Office

Procedure

Procedure type

Permit Difficulty High
A procedure that allows a business, activity or stay that the law generally restricts, after review; licenses fall into this type. The authority reviews facility standards, location and consultation with other agencies, and a permit can be refused if the standards are not met.

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Confirm the inviter's eligibility: The inviter is in principle the Korean spouse of the marriage immigrant, and a marriage immigrant holding F-5-2 (permanent residence), or one who acquired nationality after staying under F-6 (marriage immigrant) or F-5-2, may invite in place of the spouse. A single-parent marriage immigrant raising a child alone after the marriage ended may also invite, so the current status is first checked with the family relationship certificate.
02
Show the childcare need and calculate the deadline: Show the need for care with a pregnancy confirmation or the child's birth documents, and calculate as dates the deadline of the end of September of the year the child turns 9 (the year the child turns 12 for single-parent and multi-child families) and the remaining number of invitations. If a school-age child has not been enrolled in school, the invitation is restricted.
03
Match the invitee's documents and names: Compare the name spelling on the home-country birth certificate and family documents with the parent's passport, and if they differ, prepare home-country confirmation documents linking them as the same person and a name comparison table. Home-country documents are submitted as authenticated originals with translations attached.
04
Check past stay history: If the invitee has stayed in Korea before, check the entry and exit records for overstay or unauthorized work, and prepare materials explaining that the stay was not for employment. If this is not resolved, the visa application may be returned or refused.
05
Apply for a certificate of visa issuance confirmation or a visa: The inviter in Korea submits the application for a certificate of visa issuance confirmation to the competent immigration office, or the invitee submits a visa application at the diplomatic mission. The certificate route allows supplement requests to be answered directly in Korea, and once the certificate is issued the visa is received at the mission abroad using its number.
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Register and extend after entry: Complete alien registration at the immigration office with jurisdiction over the place of stay within 90 days of entry, and obtain an extension one year at a time before the period of stay ends. The stay in Korea runs within 3 or 4 years of entry until the end of March of the year the child turns 10 (for single-parent and multi-child families, within 3 years until the end of March of the year the child turns 13), and employment is not permitted during the stay.

Filing route

Certificate of visa issuance confirmation: immigration office with jurisdiction over the inviter's place of stay. Visa: Korean diplomatic mission in the invitee's country of residence. Alien registration and extension: immigration office with jurisdiction over the place of stay

Confirm the current filing office, jurisdiction, and online availability on the official website.

Official check

Actual processing agencyKorean diplomatic mission overseas · Competent Immigration Office

Statutory and policy authorityCompetent Korean authority or official service

Online routeHiKorea

Deadlines & processing notes

Check deadlines and next steps against the notice, filing date, and any request for additional documents.Official check

Basic documents

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Application for certificate of visa issuance confirmation (Form No. 21 of the Enforcement Rule of the Immigration Act) or visa application (Form No. 17 of the same Rule, filed at a diplomatic mission); for a change or extension of status in Korea, the integrated application form (Form No. 34 of the same Rule)Letter of invitation and statement of reasons (pregnancy, birth and childcare circumstances, explanation of the care gap)Letter of guarantee (Form No. 129 of the Enforcement Rule of the Immigration Act, in the inviter's name)Family relationship certificates and marriage relationship certificates of the inviter and the marriage immigrant, copy of the marriage immigrant's alien registration cardPregnancy confirmation or the child's basic certificate and family relationship certificate (to confirm the child's age)Home-country documents proving the relationship between the invitee and the marriage immigrant (birth certificate etc., authenticated originals with translations)Copy of the invitee's passport and a name spelling comparison table (when spellings differ across documents)Inviter's certificate of employment, earned income withholding tax receipt and other income documents; for single-parent or multi-child families, documents showing that fact

If the invitee works for pay during the stay, the invitee faces departure measures and the inviter may also be barred from inviting for a certain period, so the whole family should know before entry that employment is not permitted.

Scope of services

Hwang Yunsang Administrative Agent Office prepares and translates documents for administrative agencies, submits them on your behalf, and guides you through permit, application, and notification procedures. Services that require the principal’s personal appearance, principal’s application, or electronic signature may be limited in delegation.