permanent residence Archives

170 Foreigners Acquired Permanent Residence Through Investment from 2010 to 2017

SEOUL, Mar. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese account for 93 percent of all foreigners who acquired permanent residence in South Korea through investment, according to the IOM Migration Research and Training Center. The center revealed that in the 2010 to 2017 period, there were 1,901 cases of foreigners acquiring an Korean residence visas through investment. [...]

Min. of Justice Gives Permanent Residency to Sri Lankan Who Saved Elderly Woman from Fire

SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has decided to give permanent residency to a Sri Lankan who bravely saved an elderly woman in her 90s by rushing into a fire. The Ministry of Justice said on December 13 that all members of a committee had agreed to give permanent residency to [...]