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Ministry of Justice: "78% of Thai Long-Term Residents Are Illegal"
Discussion on Issues of Inconvenience and Illegal Stay When Entering Korea
A consular directors' meeting between South Korea and Thailand to discuss issues related to the stay and entry of Thai nationals in South Korea will be held soon.
On the 3rd, Jang Ho-jin, First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, held the '4th Korea-Thailand Policy Consultation' with Saran Charoensuwan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this on the 4th.
Previously, among Thai netizens, posts on social networking services (SNS) describing experiences of being unfairly denied entry to South Korea or subjected to strict screening spread, causing controversy.
As resentment grew over the unfair treatment of Thai people, the hashtag #KoreaTravelBan topped the trends on Thailand's X (formerly Twitter), and on the 1st, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin of Thailand even stated that he would discuss this issue with his country's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
It is reported that at the upcoming consular directors' meeting, both countries reached a consensus to address the high illegal stay rate among Thai nationals, which is one of the causes of this controversy, as well as issues related to treatment and inconveniences during entry into South Korea.
Earlier, the Ministry of Justice stated the day before that "78% of the total Thai residents are in an illegal stay status," and "it is the government's natural duty to take necessary measures to prevent illegal stays."
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Vice Minister Jang evaluated that human exchanges between the two countries are recovering to pre-COVID-19 levels and requested the Thai government’s special attention and support for the safe travel and stay of Korean nationals in Thailand.
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