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In 2007, the government introduced several new regulations to the E-2 visa. Included in these were a criminal record check, health check, and consulate/embassy interview for first-time applicants. [53] In 2008 several English-speaking countries that were disqualified from applying for the E-2 visa denounced it as discriminatory.
This is a list of visas issued by South Korea. The government of South Korea, through the Ministry of Justice's "Korea Immigration Service," issues one of these visas to all non-citizens entering the country. In 2005, 5,179,848 visas were issued, not including military and landing-permit visas, a slight increase over the previous year.
The treatment of foreign brides in Korea and their multicultural children is a political issue, covered by the media and the subject of public debate on multiculturalism. Since most immigration to Korea comes from Southeast Asia, immigrant treatment (particularly abuse of foreign brides) provokes domestic and diplomatic tensions. Koreans are ...
Humphries is one of the first round of applicants for a new “workation” visa the South Korean government launched in 2024. The visa is valid for a ... The site ranks South Korea highly for ...
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea aims to issue a record number of visas for foreign skilled workers this year, as the justice minister announced on Wednesday a fifteen-fold increase in the annual ...
Visa requirements for South Korean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of South Korea. As of 2025, South Korean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 192 countries and territories, ranking the South Korean passport 3rd in the world according to the Henley Passport ...
In response to the growing labor shortage, the government referred to the technology trainee system in Japan, and introduced an industrial technology training system. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Since 1993, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have expanded their system to allow foreigners to be hired as trainees for a period of one-year extension ...
The D-4 visas have been reduced from $10,000 to US$7,600. The Ministry for the Korean Immigration Service has relaxed the rules for students who want to reside in South Korea after graduation. The long-term E7-4 visa resident requirement has been reduced from five to four years. The government has also relaxed hiring restrictions for foreign ...