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Over 220,000 Foreigners Staying in South Korea Illegally

SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 220,000 foreigners are staying illegally in South Korea, according to government data released last month. According to the Korea Immigration Service, the number of foreign nationals currently residing in South Korea without a valid visa has been increasing for the past four months, with the latest figure [...]

Visa Overstayers on Steady Increase

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of people overstaying their visas in the country has persistently increased, with it posting 213,232 among 2,034,878 entrants as of July, data from the Justice Ministry said Thursday. The July figure was a 27 percent rise from 167,780 in 2011. However, the ratio of overstayers to entrants [...]