SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Immigration to South Korea surged by 50.9% in 2023, placing it second among OECD nations in terms of year-over-year growth, powered in part by the global popularity of Korean culture, according to a new OECD report. The report, released on November 14, revealed that OECD member countries welcomed a record-breaking [...]
JEJU, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreign visitors overstaying their permitted duration on Jeju Island, South Korea’s popular tourist destination with visa-free entry, reached 11,191 as of June of this year, according to Ministry of Justice data released on October 22. The figure represents a 3.4% increase from last year’s 10,826 illegal residents, [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) –Director Lee Isaac Chung of “Minari” (2020), a Korean American family’s heartwarming immigrant drama, said Friday he thinks stories about immigration can appeal to audiences of all backgrounds because life is a journey. Chung, known for the Golden Globe-winning film “Minari,” said his personal experience of growing up as a [...]
INCHEON, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Accepting more immigrants will induce more women to participate in the labor market and help South Korea address its low birth rate as well, an economics professor at the University of Chicago said Tuesday. Michael Kremer was visiting South Korea to take part in the 56th Annual Meeting of [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Today the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) unveiled Early Warning Signals: Winners and Losers in the Global Race for Talent. This comprehensive report examines the role immigration plays in fueling the productivity and growth of global economies, the need to support international mobility of talent across borders, and the critical role [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of undocumented immigrant children in South Korea is estimated to exceed 20,000, but their basic rights to education and health are not protected, civic activists said Thursday, calling for swift countermeasures from the government. Unregistered children of foreign migrant workers live all across South Korea after arriving [...]
CHUNCHEON, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Nine foreign nationals awaiting naturalization participated in a rehearsal for an upcoming citizenship ceremony at the Chuncheon Immigration Office in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province on Tuesday. “As a proud citizen of the Republic of Korea, I solemnly swear that I will abide by the Korean Constitution and its laws and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A Chinese national who was waiting for a connecting flight out of Incheon International Airport was apprehended after sneaking past immigration and then getting cold feet. According to immigration officials, the Chinese national who arrived in Incheon from Qingdao, China jumped over an immigration counter that was one meter [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — According to statistical data published yesterday by the government, Chinese and American nationals topped the number of international grooms who married Korean women, while Chinese and Vietnamese women were the most common foreign brides. As per data released by the Korean Immigration Service, the number of foreign spouses who [...]
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 [...]