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The exercise aims to prevent issuance of visas to people looking to overstay and work illegally in the country, Ambassador Park Noh-wan said. "South Korea’s five-year visa policy for Vietnam could result in people staying in South Korea illegally. The two countries are considering simplifying visa issuance processes to prevent interference from middlemen (third parties that provide visas unofficially)," Park said at a press meet. He was referring to a South Korean policy issued last year, allowing Vietnamese from Hanoi, Da Nang and HCMC to have C-3 visas, which would allow holders to stay in South Korea for up to 30 days with no restrictions on the number of visits for a period of five years. The two countries are moving towards allowing visa exemption for their citizens, he added. South Korea is one of the largest labor export markets for Vietnam. Its Yonhap News Agency reported that Vietnamese were the third largest group of foreign nationals in the country with 196,633 (8.3 … [Read more...] about Vietnam, South Korea to curb visa brokering

The students are enrolled at Incheon National University’s Korean language school that, according to Korea Times, confirmed their more than two-week absence. They are among 1,900 Vietnamese on a one-year Korean language training course, which commenced four months prior, it was added. South Korean police, the South Korean Immigration Department and the Justice and Education ministries are all investigating the incident, Vietnam News Agency reported. Vietnamese students are the fastest growing group attending South Korean universities, second only to China in enrollment numbers, according to the National Institute for International Education figures under South Korea's Ministry of Education. Over 37,000 Vietnamese learners are studying in South Korea, up 10,000 from last year, official data shows. … [Read more...] about 164 Vietnamese students disappear in South Korea, illegal employment suspected

The Republic of Korea will temporarily waive the visa application fee for Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31. The Ministry of Justice in the Republic of Korea (RoK) has decided to temporarily waive fees for short-term visas for citizens of all ASEAN member states, including Vietnam, in a bid to boost visitor numbers from the regional community and entice people to make business trips. Accordingly, the appraisal-fee waiver has been applied to people travelling on short-term visas from 10 ASEAN countries, including Vietnam, for three months, from October 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019. The 10 ASEAN members include Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Brunei. The exemption will only be valid for travelers with a duration of stay of less than 90 days on a C-3 short-term visa, which is suitable for people travelling to the RoK for activities such as visiting relatives, business trips, medical … [Read more...] about South Korea waives visa application fee for Vietnamese visitors

The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea are investigating 164 local students that have been reported to have vanished from Incheon National University. According to Pham Quang Hung, head of the ministry’s International Co-operation Department, the students have been unaccounted for 15 days at the university, not missing as said by some news sources. (Photo by The Korea Times) There are around 1,900 Vietnamese students on a one-year Korean language training programme at the university’s Korean language school. The programme started four months ago, the Korea Times disclosed. Hung noted that the department will determine how the students came to South Korea for study. Any violations will be strictly dealt with if found. The Ministry of Education and Training is building a software system on oversea study management which will be applied nationwide. The private information of students who study overseas through … [Read more...] about South Korean investigation into 164 missing Vietnamese students

"In South Korea, I can only look for jobs without much prestige, like a photocopy guy. So I decided to come to Vietnam and gain some work experience," Choi Chang-min, a 31-year-old South Korean man, told VnExpress. Choi has two bachelor’s degrees in international trade and finance and currently works as an executive assistant for a Korean company producing fashion garments for export in the northern province of Hung Yen, 54 km south of Hanoi. His main task is to make production plans and manage inventory. Choi is among 400 South Koreans who’ve moved to Vietnam to work under a program called K-Move, launched by the South Korean government to connect young Koreans to "quality jobs" in 70 countries. K-Move found overseas jobs for 5,783 graduates last year, more than triple the number in 2013, when it was first launched, Reuters reported. The unprecedented paucity of jobs at home has seen many young South Koreans, who account for about a fifth of the 51 … [Read more...] about Young South Koreans make a beeline for Vietnam as jobs dry up at home