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The Ministry of Justice will resume the issuance of short-term visits (C-3) and electronic visas for foreign tourists, etc.from June 1, which were suspended on April 13, 2020, in order to block the influx of Covid from overseas.
The C-3 visa is mainly granted to those who intend to visit Korea for less than 90 days for the purpose of commercial activitiessuch as,tourism, medical treatment, visits to relatives, participation in conferences,market research, and consultation.
The e-visa is an online visa application and issuance system for outstanding talents and group tourists.
In implementing this measure, the government decided to improve the visa issuance restriction standards by classifying them into precautionary countries (Level 2) and general countries (Level 1) according to each country's infectious disease prevention and contol risk.
Foreigners from countries classified as a general country (Level 1) can resumeshort-term visit (C-3) visa issuance and online electronic visa issuance in all fields, including group and individual tours, visits to relatives, and commercial activities.
In addition, e-visa issuance for outstanding talents, foreign patients, and group tourists, which was suspended on April 6, 2020, will also be resumed.
As before, foreigners from countries classified as precautionary countries (Level 2) by the disease control authorities can apply for visas only for essential visitors such as humanitarian reasons. However, as of May, there is no country classified as a precautionary countries (Level 2). This mitigation measure may change depending on Korea Covid situation in the future.
In addition, the Ministry of Justice revives the effect of the short-term multiple visa, which was temporarily suspended.
The short-term multiple-visa is a multiple-visit visa that was issued before April 5, 2020.If the validity period remains, it can be used without any additional measures.
The Ministry of Justice expects that this measure will help create jobs for the people and attract excellent foreign talent by boosting domestic demand through the influx of foreign tourists and revitalizing related industries.
Reporter Hasung Song
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