F-6 Change of Status

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Spouse of a Korean National (F-6-1)   1. Permitting the change of visa status to a F-6 Spouse of a Korean National (F-6-1) A. Eligible Applicants for the change of status You are , and you want to change your status to F-6 Spouse of a Korean National. If you fall under any of the conditions below in the table, then by principles, you are NOT eligible to apply for the change of visa status, which means you must leave Korea and obtain a visa at a Korean diplomatic mission abroad for re-entry. 1. A short-term stay visa holder 2. An illegal immigrant (including smuggling of migrants, forged/fake passport holders), 3. departure period probationer, 4. ordinary criminal (except those who have been charged with fines) ※ Entrant on a Short-Term Visa : B-1 Visa Exemption ․ B-2 Tourist/Transit, from C-1 Temporary Journalism to C-4 Short-Term Employment visa holders ※ However, German nationals who have come to Korea on B-1 Visa Exemption visa are allowed to change their status to F-6 Spouse of a Korean National.   However, if you have a very good reason that requires you to stay in the Republic of Korea such as pregnancy·childbirth, parenting and others, you are allowed to apply for the change of visa status for review. B. Permitted Period of Stay: 1 year C. Authority: The head of an immigration (branch) office D. Required Documents 󰊱 Basic Required Documents Types of Required Documents Remarks M/O Visa Application Form - M Passport - Reference Letter - Marriage Migrant Invitation Letter - Marriage Migrant Personal Statement must be written in either Korean or English Inviter's Basic Certificate to judge whether the inviter has naturalized or not Inviter's Family Relation Certificate to consider the inviter's family relations Inviter's Copy of Resident Registration to confirm the inviter's cohabiting partner on national resident registration system (# of household family members) Inviter's Marriage Certificate to check whether an inviter has been married before and how many times he/she has invited a marriage migrant in the past Marriage Certificate from the Migrant's Country of Origin to check whether the marriage is also valid in a foreign country (If the certificate cannot be issued in accordance with national legislations of the migrant's country, this requirement can be dropped)   󰊲 Required Documents for Income and Residency Types of Required Documents Remarks M/O Common Amount of Income Certificate (issued by the National Tax Services) to prove your total annual income in the previous year. (All reported incomes to the National Tax Services can be checked) M Credit Information Report to check an applicant's any default on a financial obligation or debts Earned Income Invoice of Withholding Tax (issued by the place of employment) to prove your annual income last year from the place of employment M when used Certificate of Employment If you are currently employed....... Certificate of Career If you were employed in the past....... O Copy of Business Registration The copy of registration is to confirm whether the place of employment exists or not O Miscellaneous If it is too difficult to prove your income through the documents mentioned above, you can submit following documents instead; copy of account balance statement, pay check, confirmation of health insurance qualification gain/loss, etc. O Business Income Business Registration Certificate to check the applicant's business (not including agriculture, fishing industry) M when used Miscellaneous any documents that can prove the applicant's annual income (ex, farmland register, certificate of member of association, confirmation letter on farming, agriculture&fishery confirmation, etc) O Other Income and Assets Documents proving relevant facts to check the applicant's annual income and total assets M when used Residency Requirement Documents proving residency requirements copy of real estate registration, copy or lease contract M   󰊳 Required Documents for Communication and Language Proficiency Types of Required Documents Remarks M/O Korean Language TOPIK Report Card The report card can be authenticated at the TOPIK Website (www.topik.go.kr) Select one for submi-ssion Designated Educational Organization Certificate If necessary, Korea immigration service will check with the respective educational organization to confirm the certificate Certificate of Degree in Korean Language - Documents proving your are overseas Korean with a foreign nationality to verify whether an applicant is Korean descent have lived in Korea before for one year or more Immigration Records on the Integrated Visa information System Use of Languages Other than Korean documents proving your ability to speak the respective language - O have lived abroad before for one year or more Immigration Record, Immigration Stamps on Passports   󰊴 Required Documents for Eligible Applicants for the International Marriage Introduction Program (Health Status, Criminal History) Types of required documents Remarks M/O International Marriage Introduction Program Certificate The certificate is not required if its reference number is written on an invitation letter O Criminal Record Check Required for both bride and groom (Please see more details) M Health Examination Report   󰊵 Other documents that are deemed necessary for visa application review An immigration officer may ask additional documents individually for accuracy and effectiveness of visa application review 󰊶 Expiry Date of Each Document Unless the expiry dates of required documents, such as invitation letter and marriage certificate, are set herein, these documents are valid for the maximum of 3 months from the date of issuance. 【International Marriage Guidance Program】 ☞ Policy Background 󰋯The policy is geared towards supporting multi-cultural families, minimizing the setbacks of international marriages, and increasing the awareness of international marriage ☞ Who needs to take the International Marriage Guidance Program? 󰋯A Korean spouse who wants to invite a specific person from a country where divorce rate is high and where a big number of its citizens have acquired Korean citizenship. ※ Examples : China․Vietnam․Philippine․Cambodia․Mongolia․Uzbekistan․Thailand (Source: The Ministry of Justice Announcement) ☞ Those who are exempt from the International Marriage Guidance Program requirement. 󰋯You can prove that you have studied or worked in your spouse's country or a third country for at least 45 days while having a relationship with your partner 󰋯You can prove that you developed a romantic relationship with a foreign spouse while he/she was legally staying in Korea for 91 days or more after the alien registration. 󰋯Your spouse is recognized as someone in need of stay in Korea due to pregnancy․childbirth and other humane factors. ※ Confirmed via the personal statement of relationship history. Friend's Guarantee Statement, Couple's Pictures, E-mails, relevant Immigration records and Interview. Custodian of a Child (F-6-2) A. Eligible Applicants You are on a visa other than the F-6 Spouse of a Korean National visa and raising a child born within the marriage to a Korean national as a biological father or a biological mother (including de-facto unions). B. Permitted period of stay: 1 year C. Required Documents ① Visa Application Form (Enclosed Form #34), Passport, Alien Registration Card, One Standard-Size Photograph, Fee ② If your child is a Korean citizen, you should submit Basic Certificate․Family Registration Certificate issued under your child's name. ③ Documents proving the family (parents-child) relations - Birth Certificate, DNA Test Results and other relevant documents ④ Documents proving that you are raising the child ex.) Court Sentencing related to custodianship, copy of Resident Registration on which your child is listed, a resident confirmation from your child's first cousins once removed or closer (who shall be Koreans) or from the chief of dong office. ⑤ Those who have experienced marriage breakdown (i.e. Divorce, Death, Disappearance and Others) must submit documents explaining the reasons behind the breakdown (for eligible applicants only) ⑥ Documents that are deemed necessary for reviews Marriage Breakdown : Death, Disappearance, Divorce (F-6-3)   A. Eligible Applicants (Those who meet all condition below) ① Although you are currently staying in the Republic of Korea on a visa other than the F-6 Spouse of a Korean National visa, you have stayed in the Republic of Korea as a spouse of Korean national (including F-6-1, F-2-1 visas) before. ※ You are allowed to apply for extension of your stay in Korea if you are staying on a F-6-1 or F-6-2 visa. ② You are unable to maintain your marriage due to unforeseen circumstances such as death or disappearance of your Korean spouse. B. Permitted Period of Stay : 2 years C. Required Documents Common ‣Visa Application Form (enclosed form #34), Passport, Alien Registration Card, One Standard Size Photograph, Fee Death ‣Documents proving the death of a spouse - Death certificate, Basic certificate which indicates the death of your spouse ‣Documents proving family relations (Marriage Certificate, and etc.) Divorce ‣Marriage certificate which indicates divorce ‣Documents related to divorce (divorce papers, divorce certificate, and others) ‣Documents explaining divorce causes - Runaway report of your Korean spouse, Medical Certificate to prove Domestic Violence (spouse abuse), documents consisting of a prosecutor's decision not to indict the matter, a confirmation from a legitimate women's association, a confirmation from a first cousin or closer of your Korean spouse, or a confirmation from the chief of dong office of your residential areas Disappearance ‣Documents verifying disappearance (disappearance declaration form) ‣Documents proving family relations (marriage certificate) ☞ You may need to submit additional documents if deemed necessary for review   D. Authority: the head of an immigration (branch) office Getting Domestic Affairs in Order (F-1-6)   A. Eligible Applicants You are not a F-6-3 candidate, and even though your marriage is no longer intact, you need to stay in the Republic of Korea for a while in order to divide financial properties, get domestic affairs in order and others. B. Period of Stay : Within 6 months (up to 1 year) C. Required Documents ① Visa application form (visa application form #34), passport, alien registration card, one standard-size photograph, fee ② personal reference letter ③ marriage certificate which indicates your divorce ④ Documents explaining why you need to stay in the Republic of Korea - statement of reasons, documents related to division of property and debts ⑤ Other documents that are deemed necessary for review