The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Labor has been implementing a temporary Departure Support Program (May 6 to August 31, 2010) to encourage the 180,000 illegal workers to volunteer to exit Korea.

Major Contents of Departure Support Program - Self-deporting overstayers : Exemption of fines and entry ban (Nationals subject to the EPS MOU will be eligible for Korean Language Test) (eligibility to re-enter Korea for foreigners who meet the visa requirements.) ►Illegal stayers discovered involuntarily: Fines (from June 1, 2010) and entry ban will be imposed. (imposing fines on illegal stayers will remain remain effective indefinitely.) - Self-reporting employers : exemption of penalties for illegal employment and support for replacement workers (for EPS jobs) ►Employers found to have employed illegal stayers will be imposed with fines amounting to sentencing standards and restriction of foreigner employment for up to three years.