Departure Support Program for Illegal Sojourners
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.
January 22, 2026
January 22, 2026
January 16, 2026
