The South Korean government announced the penalties for quarantine violations. Visa and ARC will be canceled for foreigners who do […]
March
19
2020
Tag: immigration
March
12
2020
(2nd Update) Entry Restrictions due to COVID-19
Amid a spike in virus cases in Europe, South Korea raised its guard against imported virus cases. The summary of […]
March
06
2020
(2nd Update) Entry Restrictions on Japanese nationals
The Japanese government decided Thursday (Mar 5) to tighten entry restrictions on arrivals from South Korea including a two-week quarantine […]
March
04
2020
Announcement on Extension of Stay for Short-term Visitors
As many airlines are suspending their direct flights to South Korea due to a rapid increase of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, […]
March
03
2020
Location Transfer of Seoul Southern Immigration Office
Seoul Southern Immigration Office will start working at its new building in Gangseo-gu, Seoul from 16 March 2020, Monday. Please […]
February
24
2020
South Korea – 3 important immigration updates effective from 24 Feb 2020
Check out the 3 important policies effective from 24 February 2020. ‘Visa Stamp’ will be converted into a PDF file […]
February
05
2020
South Korea – Updates of Coronavirus Measures – 5 Feb 2020
As part of the countermeasures against coronaviruses, additional updates have been announced by the Korean government. From the attached file, […]
December
16
2019
New policy for Illegal Resident Management
In order to curb the rapid increase of illegal residents, the Korean government will apply stiffer regulations from March 2020. […]
December
16
2019
New policy for Entertainment Sector Workers
The Korean Government announced a new policy aimed at stronger protection of human rights of foreign workers in entertainment industry. […]
December
06
2019
Immigration office closure in Andong, S. Korea
19 December 2019 (Thursday) will be the last operation day of the immigration office in Andong. Approximately 4,500 foreigners living […]