SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea announced a package of policy measures, including the expansion of a visa-free stay program, on Thursday to help the country’s flourishing tourism trickle down to smaller regional provinces. The measures were discussed in a government meeting on strategies to promote regional tourism held in the southern city [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Recruiting foreign specialists and academics in the materials, parts, and equipment sectors will become easier. The Ministry of Justice announced on Monday that it will introduce a new electronic visa program for foreign specialists, following concerns that previous visa and administrative procedures related to recruiting foreign specialists in the [...]
HOUSTON, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Visa and Allpoint Network have partnered to make it easier for travelers visiting the United States from Southeast Asia to access their money without paying ATM fees. Under terms of the agreement, enrolled cardholders traveling with Visa travel prepaid cards and debit cards from select financial institutions will enjoy [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. embassy in Seoul said Wednesday that it is issuing visas and conducting other consular affairs normally despite a partial government shutdown that started last week. “We plan to continue our work related to passport and visa issuance as long as the situation permits,” an embassy official said. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Vietnamese media have spotlighted the South Korean government’s recent decision to allow residents of a number of large cities in the Southeast Asian country to acquire multiple-entry visas for travel to Korea. Multiple-entry visas allow recipients to freely visit their destination country for a certain period of time. The [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of foreign students exceeding their permitted stay illegally in South Korea continues to grow, critics are calling for better follow-up measures after international students are recruited to various schools in South Korea. According to data submitted by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Justice to [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — His major league career once in limbo over a drunk driving conviction, embattled South Korean infielder Kang Jung-ho is finally set to rejoin the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates announced Thursday (local time) that Kang has been granted a U.S. work visa and has re-entered the country. After missing the [...]
SYDNEY, Australia, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — There was collective concern expressed this week amongst members of the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) over the impact of recent changes to immigration regulations. It was agreed the changes may detrimentally affect Australia’s ability to attract high calibre global talent. The AESC members are [...]
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 [...]
INCHEON, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has stopped issuing or extending visas for Chinese language instructors at the local branch of a Chinese non-governmental organization affiliated with its education ministry, sources said Wednesday. The Ministry of Justice has not issued or extended the one-year E-2 teaching visa for instructors at Confucius Institute in [...]