F-1-6 (Settling Personal and Family Affairs) Korea Visa Guide | 2026

1. What F-1-6 Is

F-1-6 (가사정리) is the visiting/cohabitation code for someone who needs to remain in Korea to wind up personal and family affairs — the manual's evidence for it centres on a marriage having broken down or a spouse having disappeared, supported by confirmations from relatives within the prescribed degree of kinship or from the local neighbourhood head, or by a declaration of disappearance.

2. Eligibility Checklist

• Meets current F-1-6 pathway criteria.
• Relationship/linkage records are complete and verifiable.
• Support and residence evidence is sufficient.
• Stay purpose and duration are coherent.
• No unresolved compliance issues.

3. Criteria Summary

• F-1-6 is not points-based.
• Review centers on linkage and continuity evidence.
• Family/support record consistency is critical.
• Ambiguous stay-purpose narratives are high-risk.

4. Salary and Contract Rules

• Not salary-threshold based.
• Support capacity is reviewed through documentary proof.
• Sponsor support claims must be verifiable.
• Conflicting support evidence can trigger refusal.

5. Employer and Workplace Change Rules

• Not employer-sponsored.
• Permitted activities are limited under F-1 rules.
• Unauthorized work can affect extensions/future status.
• Keep linkage/support documents current.

6. Required Documents

• Application form, passport, ARC (if applicable), photo, and fee proof.
• Relationship/pathway linkage records.
• Support/livelihood and residence evidence.
• Principal-status records where required.
• Additional office-requested documents.

7. Fees and Processing

• Fees follow current issuance/change/extension schedules.
• Processing varies by relationship verification complexity.
• Supplements are common when linkage records are thin.
• Renewal filings should include refreshed support records.

8. Common Rejection Reasons

• Pathway criteria are not met.
• Linkage/support records are weak or inconsistent.
• Stay-purpose evidence is insufficient.
• Compliance issues remain unresolved.
• Core facts cannot be verified.

9. FAQ