Korea Changes Requirement for Foreign Spouse Visa

Instead of a foreign spouse learning how to speak Korean, now the Korean spouse can also learn to speak their partner’s language for a visa:

A foreigner applying for a spousal visa in South Korea will have a higher chance if the Korean spouse learns his or her native language, the Ministry of Justice said Monday.

The ministry has eased the assessment criteria for a foreigner’s spousal visa application if his or her Korean partner takes classes in the spouse’s native language for more than three months, or passes a proficiency test in that language, it said in a statement.

Until now, the foreign spouse had to obtain a Korean proficiency test certificate or take Korean lessons for over 120 hours to be eligible for the visa.  [Korea Times]

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