Marrying a Spanish or Latin American national?

Registering a marriage between a Korean and a Spanish-speaking-country national requires each side to prove they're currently unmarried — and Korea doesn't issue a document literally called a "certificate of no impediment," while other countries call the equivalent document by several different names.

The Korean side

Korea's 혼인관계증명서 (marriage relation certificate) serves this purpose. Get it apostilled and translated (or translated and then apostilled — order depends on the requesting country's requirements), certified with a 번역확인증명서.

Country-specific notes

• Spain: register at the Spanish Embassy in Korea, or in Spain itself. Per the embassy's own guidance, get the apostille first, then the Spanish translation and 번역확인증명서.
• Colombia: register at the Colombian Embassy in Korea, or in Colombia. Foreign documents must be apostilled or consular-legalized, and translated by a certified translator if not already in Spanish.
• Mexico: no option to register in Korea between a Korean and Mexican national at the embassy — registration must happen in Mexico, and requirements vary by state, so confirm with the specific state authority where you'll register and reside.

The critical rule

Korea cannot apostille or consular-certify a foreign document — your spouse's certificate must get its apostille (or consular legalization) in their home country first, before it comes to Korea for translation and certification.

Pricing

Starts at ₩38,500 (VAT included) per document; total cost depends on how many documents each side needs.