혼인관계증명서
Marriage relation certificate
For Korea this is usually the document you need. Ask for the 상세 version, not the 일반 one.
Certified Korean Divorce Certificate Translation
혼인관계증명서협의이혼의사확인서이혼판결문
Certified English translation for USCIS, spouse and fiancé(e) petitions, naturalization filings, courts, and other marital-history review.
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Complete submitted record
Finality and court structure preserved
Case caption · ruling · finality · seals · registration notes
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How much does a Korean divorce certificate translation cost?
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Your filing package
What is included in a certified Korean divorce translation?
You get three files: a scan of your Korean record, the full English translation, and a signed and stamped Certificate of Translation Accuracy.
- Every printed field, seal, stamp, and register entry translated
- 혼인관계증명서, 협의이혼의사확인서, and a court judgment kept apart
- The marriage and the divorce shown as two dated entries, not one status
- Names romanized to match your passport, with the Hangul kept beside them
- Review the translation and request corrections before certification
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Documents we translate
Which Korean divorce documents can we translate?
Have one document? That is enough to start. Upload the record you want translated. We confirm the page count, the price, and the delivery time before you pay.
협의이혼의사확인서
Family Court confirmation of intent
Issued when both spouses agree. It shows the court confirmed the divorce before it was reported.
Related records
Other Korean civil records
A 기본증명서, a 가족관계증명서, a court judgment, or a pre-2008 호적등본.
Real Korean-language casework
What can complicate a Korean divorce or civil-record translation?
Korean civil records carry a name in Hangul, sometimes in Hanja, and a romanized form that has to match a passport. That is where most packets go wrong, and it is the same on a divorce record as on the one below.
Korea · romanization
The romanized name had to match the passport, not the rules
Korean romanization has more than one valid answer. We used the spelling printed in the passport and kept the Hangul beside it, so the packet named one person rather than two.
Read the caseWhich record proves the divorce
Is there a Korean divorce certificate?
No. Korea records the divorce on your marriage relation certificate rather than issuing a separate one. Which version you print decides whether the divorce appears at all.
혼인관계증명서
The divorce lives on the marriage relation certificate
Korea keeps civil status in the family relations register. Your marriage and your divorce both appear on the 혼인관계증명서 as dated entries.
The certificate comes in two versions. The 일반 general version shows your current spouse. The 상세 detailed version shows every spouse, which is what proving an earlier marriage needs.
Ask for the 상세 version. If you print the 일반 one, a marriage that already ended can be missing from the page entirely.
협의이혼
Divorce by agreement, confirmed by the Family Court
When both spouses agree, they appear before the Family Court, which issues a 협의이혼의사확인서 confirming their intent. The divorce is not final at that moment.
It takes effect only when the confirmation is reported to the local district office. So this route can carry a court date and a later reporting date, and they are not the same event.
재판상 이혼
Judicial divorce, decided by the court
A contested divorce is decided by the Family Court and ends in a judgment. It carries the case number, the ruling, and any provisions on property, support, and custody.
The judgment still has to reach the register. We translate the ruling and the resulting register entry as two documents, because a reviewer may be given only one of them.
Before 2008
The old 호적 register
Until the end of 2007, civil status sat in the 호적 household register, organized around a male head of household. The Constitutional Court found that unconstitutional, and the family relations register replaced it on 1 January 2008.
An older divorce may therefore live in a 호적등본 rather than on a modern certificate. We translate the old form as printed and name the register it came from.
How it works
How do I get a Korean divorce document translated into English?
Upload the record first. We name the document, confirm the full page set and the price, then translate, check, and certify it.
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Upload every page you have
Send the 혼인관계증명서, the court confirmation or judgment, and any 기본증명서 or old 호적등본. Add your passport page so the names match.
Document identified · total confirmed - 02
We translate the record and the names
A Korean specialist translates the register or court text. A second reviewer checks the romanization against the passport, the entry dates, the seals, and the office names.
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Review and receive the certified set
Ask for fixes before we certify. You then get the source copy, the full English translation, and the signed and stamped Certificate of Translation Accuracy.
Certified · typically within 24 hours
How much does a Korean divorce translation cost?
No 250-word cap on dense register pages.
Certified price
$24.95/ page
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Client reviews
What do clients say about their Korean divorce translations?
4.9 / 52,400+ client reviews
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Hyunjin L.
Duluth, GA
“I first sent the general version and my earlier marriage was not on it. They caught that before charging me and told me which version to print instead.”
Korea · 혼인관계증명서 상세
Prior marriage visible
Sarah J.
Portland, OR
“My divorce had a court confirmation date and a separate reporting date. The translation labeled both, which is exactly what the officer asked about.”
Korea · Court confirmation
Two dates kept apart
Donghyun P.
Dallas, TX
“My name can be spelled several ways in English. They used the passport spelling and kept the Hangul next to it, so nothing looked inconsistent across my packet.”
Korea · Name romanization
Spelling matched the passport
Questions before ordering
What does USCIS require for a translated Korean divorce document?
The translation rule is always the same: file the Korean evidence with a full certified English translation. Which record proves the divorce depends on how it was granted and which version you print.
How much does a Korean divorce translation cost?+−
The price is $24.95 per physical page, with no word cap. A 혼인관계증명서 is usually one or two pages. A court judgment can run several. We confirm the count before you pay.
How long does a Korean divorce translation take?+−
Most one- to three-page orders arrive within 24 hours. For long judgments, and for older 호적 records, we confirm a delivery time before we start.
Will my Korean divorce translation be accepted by USCIS?+−
Your package holds the source copy, a full English translation, and a signed and stamped Certificate of Translation Accuracy. If USCIS raises a translation issue, we revise it free. That does not replace holding the right record in the first place.
Where is my Korean divorce certificate?+−
There is not one. Korea records the divorce on the 혼인관계증명서, your marriage relation certificate, as a dated entry beside the marriage itself.
What is the difference between 일반 and 상세?+−
The 일반 general version shows your current spouse. The 상세 detailed version shows every spouse, so it is the one that proves an earlier marriage ended. Ask for 상세.
My prior marriage is missing from the certificate. Why?+−
You almost certainly printed the 일반 version. Request the 상세 version from a district office or through the online civil service, and the earlier marriage should appear.
Which divorce date should match my USCIS form?+−
Use the date the form asks for, if the record backs it up. A divorce by agreement carries a court confirmation date and a later reporting date. The translation labels each one.
How will you spell our names in English?+−
We follow the spelling in your passport when you send it, because Korean romanization has more than one valid form. We keep the Hangul beside it so the two stay linked.
Do you translate pre-2008 호적 records?+−
Yes. The 호적 household register was replaced by the family relations register on 1 January 2008, so older divorces often sit in a 호적등본. We translate the old form as printed.
Does USCIS require notarization or an apostille?+−
USCIS generally asks for a certified English translation, not a notarized one and not an apostille. A court, consulate, or foreign office may set its own rules, so follow that recipient’s checklist.
What we check before certification
What can make a translated Korean divorce record unclear to USCIS?
These issues come up again and again in Korean marital-history packets. The translation should show the entries, the dates, and the record type, not leave the officer to work them out.
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The 일반 version is submitted and hides the prior marriage
Our check: We check whether an earlier marriage appears at all before work starts, because no translation can add an entry the printout does not carry.
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The romanized name does not match the passport
Our check: We use the passport spelling and keep the Hangul beside it, so one person does not read as two across the packet.
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Court confirmation and reporting dates are merged
Our check: A divorce by agreement takes effect when it is reported, not when the court confirms intent. We label both dates.
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A pre-2008 호적 record is described as a modern certificate
Our check: They are different registers with different structures. We name the one the document actually came from.
The standard behind these checks
AcceptReady™ is CertTranslate's published standard for certified translations: complete word-for-word translation, mirrored page layout, signed and stamped Certificate of Accuracy on letterhead, and matched to the receiver's published requirements.
How to check each one yourselfChecked before certification. If an authority later requests a translation-related correction, revisions remain free.
Start my translationCommon USCIS contexts
When do I need a certified Korean divorce translation?
USCIS reads divorce evidence to see whether an earlier marriage ended lawfully, and whether both people were then free to marry again.
Send the Korean record together with its certified English translation. The translation must not replace the source, shorten it, or quietly fix it.
I-130 / I-485
Spouse petition and adjustment
Proof that an earlier marriage ended supports the current marriage in a family-based case.
I-129F
K-1 fiancé(e) petition
Both parties must show that prior marriages ended and that they are legally free to marry.
N-400
Naturalization and name change
USCIS asks for records showing an earlier marriage ended lawfully. A name change on the form has to be evidenced too.
Visa / court
Consular or state-law review
Which civil record counts, and whether it needs a stamp, follows the destination’s own checklist.
Document glossary
What do common Korean divorce terms mean in English?
These terms often show up together, but they name different documents, offices, or stages of the divorce.
- 혼인관계증명서
- Marriage relation certificate; it carries the divorce entry.
- 상세 / 일반
- Detailed and general versions; only 상세 shows every spouse.
- 가족관계등록부
- The family relations register, in use since 2008.
- 협의이혼
- Divorce by agreement between both spouses.
- 협의이혼의사확인서
- The Family Court’s confirmation that both intend to divorce.
- 재판상 이혼
- Judicial divorce, decided by the court.
- 기본증명서
- Basic certificate; it holds a person’s own status entries.
- 호적등본
- The pre-2008 household register copy.
Reference library
Where can I verify Korean divorce document requirements?
Guidance and source links last rechecked .
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