SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — With the number of undocumented foreigners who have failed to return to their home countries after their visas have expired reaching over 410,000, the largest proportion of them are study-abroad students and those studying the Korean language, data showed Thursday. The Ministry of Justice said that there were 137,779 [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will resume issuing short-term travel visas and e-visas starting June 1, officials said Thursday, more than two years after suspending all new applications due to the pandemic. The justice ministry said the decision is aimed at bringing in more foreign tourists to boost domestic consumption and invigorate [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government said Sunday that it will strengthen visa and entry restrictions for those from Pakistan and Bangladesh from this week, as the country has recently reported a surge in novel coronavirus cases imported from the two nations. Under the precautionary measures, set to take effect from [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Justice announced Monday that foreign spouses of South Korean citizens who entered the country on short-term visas may be temporarily allowed to change to F-6 visas for marriage immigrants. The new measure comes as entry restrictions imposed following the coronavirus outbreak have made it difficult for [...]