F6 Marriage Visa for Indonesian Everything about Registration, Issuance Procedure, and Documents

Today, let's learn about the Indonesian Marriage Visa (F-6 Visa).

Firstly, to apply for a marriage visa, a marriage registration must be completed.

※ The Marriage Certificate is a required document for the marriage visa application.

In the case of international marriages involving Indonesia, if you first register your marriage in Korea and then register it in Indonesia, the process becomes a bit more complex. Therefore, it's recommended to register your marriage in Indonesia first.

Regarding the marriage visa application itself, having completed the marriage registration in Korea is sufficient to apply for the F-6 marriage visa. Therefore, you can plan accordingly based on each couple's situation.

Now, let's look at the process of registering your marriage in Korea first.

Documents Required When Registering Marriage in Korea First

◆ If you reside in Korea, you can complete the paperwork at the local district office or the Korean Embassy in a foreign country for those living abroad.

<Required Documents>

1) Original Korean Resident Registration Card

2) Original Indonesian Passport

3) Marriage Registration Form (1 copy)

4) Indonesian Spouse's Certificate of Single Status + Certified Translation (SURAT KETERANGAN)

5) Korean Family Relationship Certificate

Documents Required When Registering Marriage in Indonesia First

1. Both parties of the marriage visit the Consular Section of the Embassy together, submit the following documents, and receive a Certificate of Single Status.

① Original Korean Marriage Certificate (issued within the last 3 months)

② Original and copy of Korean Passport

③ Indonesian Spouse's Resident ID (K.T.P) and Family Card (KARTU KELUARGA) – original and copy

2. With the Single Status Certificate issued by the Embassy, proceed with the following steps for registering the marriage in Indonesia.

① Marriage Consent Declaration at RT/RW (local administration unit)

② Marriage Registration at an Indonesian Religious Institution

- For Islamic marriages: Report the marriage at KANTOR URUSAN AGAMA and receive the Marriage Certificate (BUKU NIKAH).

- For other religions: Report the marriage at GEREJA (Christian), WIHARA (Buddhist), etc., and then obtain the marriage certificate (CATATAN SIPIL) from the local administrative office (KECAMATAN, WALIKOTA).

3. For the marriage registration in Korea (addition to family register), both parties of the marriage need to visit the Embassy's Consular Section again and submit the required documents (processing time is around 1 to 2 months).

① Marriage Registration Form (official form from the Embassy) - The information about the Indonesian spouse is written in Korean according to pronunciation.

② Marriage Certificate (BUKU NIKAH or CATATAN SIPIL) - original and copy (with official stamp for comparison) along with Korean translation.

③ Indonesian Spouse's Family Relationship Confirmation (KARTU KELUARGA) - copy (with official stamp for comparison) along with Korean translation.

④ Korean Family Relationship Certificate (previous family register) - copy

⑤ Indonesian Spouse's Passport - copy

Now that you've completed the marriage registration, shall we proceed to apply for the F-6 Marriage Visa?

F-6 Marriage Visa Application Requirements

◆ Foreign nationals who have completed marriage registration in both Korea and their home country and intend to reside in Korea for the purpose of cohabitation with their Korean spouse.

※ If Korean nationals is marriage-based naturalization, at least 3 years must have passed since the naturalization date.

Criminal Record Certificate and Health Examination Certificate

◆ F-6 Visa applicants must submit Criminal Record Certificate and Health Examination Certificate.

- (For Indonesian nationals' Criminal Record Certificate) Submit the Surat Keterangan Catatan Kepolisian (SKCK) issued by the Police Department, including all criminal records.

- (Health Examination Certificate) The Health Examination Certificate issued through the designated tuberculosis diagnostic hospital recognized by the embassy is accepted.

◆ However, the submission of Criminal Record Certificate and Health Examination Certificate is exempted under the following circumstances

① If the Korean spouse has continuously resided in the applicant's country for more than 6 months and can prove their relationship, or

② If the Korean spouse has continuously resided in a third country for study or employment purposes and can prove their relationship, or

③ If the F-6 Visa applicant has resided in Korea legally with a long-term stay status of 91 days or more and can prove their relationship with the inviting party (Korean spouse), or

④ If there are humanitarian reasons such as pregnancy or childbirth for the Korean spouse or F-6 Visa applicant.

Required Documents for Marriage Visa Application

◆ Korean

- Invitation letter from the foreign spouse

- Certificate of Guarantee identity

- Basic Certificate (Detailed version)

- Family Relationship Certificate (Detailed version)

- Resident Registration Certificate

- Marriage Certificate

- Proof of Residence: Real estate registration or housing lease agreement

※ If the housing lease agreement has been extended (or auto-renewed) based on an explicit or implicit agreement between the landlord and the visa applicant, objective evidence (such as confirmation letters between parties) may be requested.

- Proof of Financial Capability ↓

◆ In the case of the inviting party, their average income (pre-tax) over the past year must meet the income requirement as shown in the table below.

※ For households with 8 or more members, the income requirement increases by 5,241,528 KRW per additional family member.

※ If the inviting party's income and property are below the income requirement, the following cases can use the income requirement

- If the direct family of the inviting party, who shares the same registered residence, meets the income or property requirement (in this case, the Family Income Status Statement should be additionally submitted).

- If the past 1-year income or property of the marriage immigrant in Korea meets the income requirement.

◆ The income requirement can be exempted under the following circumstances.

⊙ If the couple has a child born or if 20 weeks have passed since pregnancy

※ However, those who want to receive the exemption based on the above reasons need to undergo a DNA test for parent-child confirmation under specific conditions;

⊙ If the couple has lived together in a foreign country for more than 1 year and had no income in Korea for the past year

◆ Indonesian

- Foreign spouse's statement about marriage background

- Copy of the spouse's country's marriage certificate

- Proof of Communication Ability Between the Couple ↓

◆ (Basic Principle) Both parties must demonstrate the ability to communicate at a basic level in Korean or any language other than Korean for the visa to be issued.

※ However, an exception is made if there is a child born between the couple or if 20 weeks have passed since pregnancy and this can be verified with relevant documents (DNA test is required under specific conditions).

◆ The assessment of communication ability between the couple will be based on the information provided in the invitation letter from the inviting party.

● If communication in Korean is possible

※ Generally, the requirement is met by submitting one of the following

- Korean Language Proficiency Test (TOPIK) Level 1 or higher certificate obtained by the marriage immigrant

- Certificate of completion of a Korean language basic course at a designated educational institution

- Proof of a degree related to the Korean language obtained from a university or graduate school

- Proof of being a expatriate

- Proof of continuous stay in Korea for over 1 year (including both legal and illegal stays) through immigration records, etc.

※ Periods of departure without full exit (excluding periods of 3 months or less with exit permit or exemption) are considered as domestic stay in Korea.

● If communication in the immigrant's native language is possible

※ Generally, the requirement is met by submitting one of the following

- Evidence that the inviting party resided continuously for more than 1 year in a country where the immigrant's native language is an official language (such as visa or residence permit copies)

- Evidence that the inviting party's before naturalization nationality country's language was the same as the immigrant's native language

● If communication in a third language is possible

- The requirement is met by submitting evidence that both parties resided continuously for more than 1 year in a country where the third language is an official language.