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Over 17,000 Foreigners Barred from Flying to S. Korea over Past Year

SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea prevented more than 17,000 foreign nationals, who committed crimes or were highly likely to do so, from entering the country from April 2017 to this March by implementing a system to screen passenger information prior to their boarding South Korea-bound planes, the justice ministry said Monday. The system, which went into effect April 1, 2017, calls for the ministry to receive passenger information from an airline at the [...]

Increasing Number of South Koreans Consider Emigrating Over Fine Dust Issues

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of South Korean parents are considering moving to another country for their children as concerns over fine dust show no sign of stopping soon. According to data released by Daumsoft at a symposium on fine dust issues today, the number of South Koreans considering emigration for environmental [...]

Poland’s Lodzkie Region Calls for Korean Investment

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The governor of Poland’s Lodzkie Region on Thursday called on South Korean electronics and automobile companies to invest in the province which is rich in skilled workers and is a major transportation hub in Europe. Gov. Witold Stepien is visiting Seoul along with business executives from nine Polish [...]

Seoul to Launch Friend Matchmaking System for Foreign Youth

SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – As a growing number of young foreign nationals are struggling to integrate in South Korean society after moving to the country during their adolescence, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is taking matters into its own hands with a new friend matchmaking project. Seoul’s new program will help connect foreign national [...]

S. Korea to Not Extend Visas for Foreign Tax Defaulters

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 [...]

S. Korea Considers New Inspection Body for Asylum Seekers

SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government is considering establishing an institution tasked with inspecting applications for refugee status due to a steady rise in the number of people seeking asylum in the country, government officials said Thursday. A long-running civil war in Syria and other disturbances have created a refugee crisis [...]

Jeju Sees Voluntary Departure of Illegal Aliens after Announcing Exemption on Entry Ban

JEJU, South Korea, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeju Immigration Office said Tuesday that the number of voluntary departures of undocumented aliens has soared after it started offering exemptions on entry bans starting in March. As of March 19, a total of 891 individuals who had been staying illegally had left for their home [...]

1 in 10 Foreigners Staying in S. Korea Illegally

SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – One out of 10 foreigners living in South Korea are illegal aliens, government data showed Tuesday. According to the data released by the Ministry of Justice, 211,320, or 10.5 percent of the total number of foreigners living here as of end-January, are staying without a valid visa. The number [...]

Fear Spreads in Korean Communities with Trump’s Immigration Policies

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – President Donald Trump’s headstrong approach towards immigration is spreading fear in Korean communities in the United States. According to local civic organizations assisting Korean immigrants – including the Los Angeles Korean Resource Center, Hana Center in Chicago, and the Illinois Association of Korean Education – the number of phone [...]

S. Korea Permits Entry of 26 Syrians Seeking Refugee Status

SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s government said Monday it has permitted the entry of 26 Syrians who are seeking refugee status here. The Ministry of Justice said out of 28 Syrians who have been staying at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, all except two have been allowed into the country. The [...]