Visa regulations for foreign workers in the agricultural and fisheries sectors in South Korea will be eased as part of efforts to address labor shortages in rural areas.
According to the advance notice of legislation the Ministry of Justice announced Thursday, visa issuance regulations will be eased for workers in those sectors.
Foreigners who have stayed in South Korea for longer than five years on E-9 non-professional employment visas or E-10 maritime crew visas cannot apply for visa issuance certificates, but the revised law will subtract the additional days they have stayed due to the pandemic when counting how long they have been here.
In addition, the number of jobs available for foreigners with H-2 visas will increase. The H-2 visa is a visiting worker’s visa issued mainly to Korean Chinese.