Korean marriage visa
1. Korean marriage visa application file
You need to determine which marriage visa case you are in order to prepare appropriate documents. Accordingly, there are 3 specific cases as follows:
Case 1: Apply for a new Korean visa for marriage
A Korean marriage visa application form includes:
Basic profile:
The inviting party needs to prepare:
Certificate of marriage relationship, confirmation of family relationship, basic confirmation, certificate of personal seal, photo ID card.
Invitations, guarantees, additional financial statements (according to the form, with individual contributions).
International marriage program certificate.
The invited party must prepare:
Original passport, visa application, photo 3 × 4, photo ID card
Wedding and family photos (if not available, please show reasons in Korean or English)
Marriage certificate / marriage registration, household registration, birth certificate (certified translation)
Manifest (available form - English / Korean translation)
Profile 2 parties need to prepare:
Judicial record - criminal record of Vietnamese people need to be notarized and enclosed with the original.
Health certificate - General health certificate issued by a large hospital, with the content of examination of nerve, blood and infectious diseases (in case of absence of the above contents, it must be attached with a separate examination card); If the health certificate is in Vietnamese, it must be translated into English, notarized and enclosed with the original; The paper is valid for 6 months.
Documents proving work, finance and housing of invites:
General documents (Required)
The certificate of credit information issued by the National Bank Association
Certificate of personal income tax payment (issued by the tax office)
Certificate of house ownership (in the case of the owner), the lease agreement and the certificate of house ownership of the lessee (in case of rented house)
Proof of occupation (Required)
Documents proving the ability to communicate in Korean by the invited person
TOPIK Korean language proficiency certificate (level I) issued by the Korea National Institute of International Education or the certificate of Korean language program issued by Sejong Language Center (**)
In case of exemption, an application must be submitted together with supporting documents.
Other papers (Required)
In case of ever marriage: Decision on divorce, death certificate ... (certified translation)
In case of marriage through the introduction of a brokerage center: Letter of introduction from the representative of the brokerage center (with individual seal), the marriage brokerage operation license issued by a competent agency. , Certificate of business registration of the brokerage center, certificate of individual seal and photo ID of the representative.
Note: The following cases are exempted from Korean language proficiency certificate
People are invited to have degrees related to Korean
The invitee is a Korean expatriate
The invitee has lived in Korea for at least 1 year
The invitee has lived in Vietnam for at least 1 year
The invitee and the invitee have lived in another country for at least 1 year
Invited and invited people have the same native language
Invites and invited people can use languages other than Korean (can check the ability to communicate in foreign languages during visa processing)
Had a common child
Case 2: Apply for a new simplified marriage visa for people who have registered their marriage and lived in Vietnam for more than 1 year
Types of documents to prepare include:
Certificate of marriage relation, certificate of family relationship and certificate of personal seal
Marriage registration / marriage notes in Vietnam (certified translation)
Invitation and guarantee letter (standard form)
Statement of invitee (form - English / Korean translation)
Photo of passport of the inviting person (details of personnel page and Vietnam visa page) or copy of temporary residence card
Child's birth certificate (if available - certified translation)
Photo ID card of the invitee
Prepare all necessary documents to apply for a Korean visa case by case
Case 3: Re-issue marriage visa (for those who have applied for marriage visa but no foreign residence card or residence card is lost / expired)
Types of documents to prepare include:
Invitation letter and guarantee letter (according to form and stamp of individual)
Certificate of marriage relation, certificate of family relationship and certificate of personal seal
Marriage registration / marriage notes in Vietnam (certified translation)
Passport photo / ID card of the inviting person
Passport photo of invitees (personnel details page and marriage visa page)
Photo of foreigner's residence card
Application for reasons for re-issuance of visa (English / Korean translation in case of writing in Vietnamese)
Photo ID card of the invitee.
2. Where to apply for Korean marriage visa
After preparing all necessary documents, you need to apply at the Korea Visa Application Center KVAC (Korea Visa Application Center):
Hanoi area, submit application at 12th Floor, Discovery Complex Office Building, 302 Cau Giay Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh area, file at 16th Floor, Vietcombank Building, No. 5 Me Linh Square, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1.
3. The note when applying for Korean marriage visa
The required documents provided by the Korean side must be original, issued within 3 months before the date of submission. On the Vietnamese side, notarized translation papers are valid for 6 months.
Korean marriage visa applications are reviewed in a very long time, so this is the type of visa that is closely reviewed by the Korean side. Normally, results will be returned after 40 days from the date of application.
If you are not exempted from the interview, you will have an interview that falls on the 39th. The interview will focus on the homogeneity between the answers of the two sides, Vietnamese and Korean. Specifically, there will be questions:
When did you know each other?
How did the situation meet?
What are your hobbies like?
What is the work of both?
What is the purpose of your marriage visa?
How many siblings are there in your spouse? ...
The above is our detailed guide on Korean marriage visa application procedure. Hopefully the information we provide can help you. Please contact hotline 0989496239 for advice and answer questions with Visavietnamsupport.
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