Ministry of Justice: "Five Japanese Entered Korea on First Day of Visa-Free Entry Suspension"

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The Ministry of Justice announced on the 10th that five Japanese nationals who departed from Japan and entered South Korea arrived on the first day of the implementation of the visa-free entry suspension for Japanese nationals.

Four Japanese nationals who attempted to board flights to South Korea without a visa were blocked from boarding locally through the Advance Passenger Information System (IPC). The IPC is a system where immigration authorities receive passenger information from airlines through the immigration management information system to verify whether entry is permitted.

The five Japanese nationals who entered the country this time were long-term residents registered as foreigners under the corporate investment (D-8) and specific activities (E-7) categories, such as employment of specialized personnel in companies, and are not subject to the current visa-free entry suspension.

The government suspended visa exemptions for all Japanese nationals, including those holding diplomatic and official passports, starting at midnight the previous day. However, those with permanent residency status, foreign registration, or valid residence reports are exempted. This is a response measure by our government to Japan's restrictions on Korean nationals entering Japan.

On the previous day, five Korean nationals departed to Japan, and 464 Korean nationals returned from Japan to South Korea.

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