F-6 marriage immigration: spouse visa documents and stay extension

When this applies

Couples preparing an F-6 spouse visa or extending an existing stay while the marriage continues. Consular visas, domestic extensions, initial registration after entry and family-centre support are distinct procedures.

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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Select scope and jurisdiction: distinguish an F-6 spouse visa at a Korean mission from a domestic extension while the marriage continues. Set one route for one couple and one applicant; check the competent mission’s visa rules or the residence-area immigration office’s extension rules and deadline.
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For an invitation, review evidence: reconcile marriage/invitation history, relationship chronology, photos and exchanges, income, housing, communication and actual exemptions. Prepare conditional health or criminal-history materials only as required by the mission; a separate exemption explanation is additional scope.
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For an invitation, prepare official forms: assist with the Korean spouse’s invitation and the foreign spouse’s marriage-background statement and cross-check them. Reuse shared facts and complete the visa application, required guarantee and attachments. Do not count both official forms again as separate long free-form narratives.
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For a domestic extension: review continued marriage, current stay, address and requested evidence, then prepare the integrated application, required authorization and attachments. Do not recreate invitation or relationship-history documents. Marital breakdown, domestic violence and other new issues require their own actual scope.
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Separate filing and personal acts: deliver invitation documents and guide the applicant’s mission visit/interview. For extensions, distinguish permitted electronic filing, documents for personal filing and the option including one Incheon office filing visit. Signatures, identity checks, fingerprints and interviews are personal. Link initial registration after entry to the common registration service.
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Supplementation and result: include two ordinary supplement rounds totalling one hour and receipt, result and approval-condition checks for the selected application. Parent invitations, permanent residence, nationality and family-centre counselling, education or daily-life support are excluded from this invitation/extension scope.

Filing route

Spouse visa: the applicant’s competent Korean diplomatic mission / Domestic extension: the immigration office for the place of residence

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

Official check

Actual processing agencyCompetent Korean authority or official service · Competent Korean authority or official service

Statutory and policy authorityCompetent Korean authority or official service · Korea Immigration Service, Ministry of Justice

Online routeCompetent Korean authority or official service · HiKorea

Deadlines & processing notes

Prepare the invitation visa documents under the applicant’s competent Korean diplomatic mission requirements. Apply for a domestic extension before the current stay expires. Initial registration uses the common registration service; family-centre counselling and education are excluded from this fee.Official check

Fees & official charges

Administrative service fee

from KRW 300,000

All administrative service fees exclude 10% VAT.

Government fee / taxDepends on the filing type and competent authorityOfficial fee source

Included in the basic fee — Initial document review, required-document guidance, basic form preparation, one filing support and responses to up to two supplement requests.

Conditional success fee — For this service, any conditional success fee may be separately agreed within the lawful service scope and stated in a written engagement agreement. No outcome is guaranteed.

Displayed amounts are starting estimates, not statutory or standard rates. The final fee is confirmed after consultation and document review in the engagement agreement. Government fees and actual expenses may change.

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Basic documents

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Common identity: passport and photograph; residence card and current stay records for a domestic extensionInvitation relationship evidence: Korean marriage/family/resident records, relationship chronology, photos, exchanges and foreign marriage records required by the missionInvitation criteria: income, housing, communication and actual exemption evidence for the selected route; conditional health/criminal records required by the missionInvitation outputs: visa application, Korean spouse’s invitation, foreign spouse’s marriage-background statement, required guarantee, authorization and attachment listDomestic extension: integrated application, continued-marriage/family/spouse resident and address evidence, actually requested extra records, required authorization and attachmentsForeign-issued documents: translations and apostille or consular confirmation required by the receiving authority; obtaining documents, translations or authentication is a separate scope

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.