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Term ‘Alien’ Dropped from Foreigner Identification Cards

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next year, the word ‘alien’ will no longer be used on ID cards for foreigners. The Ministry of Justice announced that the revised enforcement decree of the Immigration Control Act will come into effect this Thursday to delete the term ‘alien’ from Alien Registration Cards. The revision was [...]

S. Korea Drops Term ‘Alien’ from Foreigner ID Cards

SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The word ‘alien’ will be removed from the registration cards issued to all foreigners residing in South Korea. The use of the term has been under constant criticism since ‘alien’ may also mean ‘extraterrestrial’ or ‘stranger’ in exclusionary terms. The Ministry of Justice announced Monday that it will select [...]