SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A government civil rights watchdog said Thursday it has asked the Ministry of Justice to allow foreigners staying in South Korea to use their credit cards to pay immigration fees. According to the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission, foreigners are currently required to pay fees related to immigration and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign residents’ failure to leave South Korea because of their unpaid fines is expected to disappear starting later this year, government officials said Friday. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea said the Ministry of Justice has recently accepted its recommendation to terminate the current practice of blocking international [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A district court ruled that it was unjust to reject a competent Congolese national from becoming a naturalized Korean citizen just because she did not meet the minimum threshold of 30 million won in savings required to become naturalized. The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of a Congolese [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The government on Tuesday approved a revision to immigration law that would impose an emergency exit ban on foreign nationals found responsible for committing murder or other crimes that warrant a prison term of three years to life, government officials said. The adoption of the bill was made at [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreign residents who took out life insurance policies here topped 200,000 in 2015, with their subscriptions rising at an annual rate of 16 percent over the past five years, industry data showed Sunday. According to the data compiled by the Korea Insurance Development Institute, a total [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will restrict the visa extensions of foreigners who default on tax payments as part of nationwide efforts to reduce tax dodgers, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Justice said it will share all of the tax information of foreign residents here in South Korea with the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Business Agency hosted the 2016 Job Fair for Foreign Residents, offering job options to the rising number of immigrants in Korea. The single-day event that took place at COEX on Tuesday was the third of its kind since the first iteration in 2014, [...]
BOEUN, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – There’s an unfamiliar face working alongside Korean farmers at Mr. Song’s garlic farm in a peaceful town in Boeun County, North Chungcheong Province. His name is Tran, and he’s a 45-year-old Vietnamese citizen who arrived in Korea last week to help out with Song’s farming operation. Tran was recommended [...]
SEOUL, March.1 (Korea Bizwire) – A general support window that provides translation or consultation services to foreigners who are ill during their visit to Korea will open in the popular tourist and shopping neighborhood of Myeongdong. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it will open the ‘Medical Korea Support Center’, which will provide [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s telecom authority said Wednesday it plans to allow foreign visitors to the country to open a mobile phone account more quickly. Starting Thursday, foreigners will be permitted to get a mobile phone number at airports by submitting only their passports, the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future [...]