Now, even children over the age of 7 can pass through the airport as if they were passing through the subway!

Anyone who has ever used an automated immigration checkpoint at an airport when entering or leaving the country knows how convenient this immigration process is. Just like using the subway in Korea, you can easily pass through without having to meet an immigration officer.

The Ministry of Justice has expanded the age of using automatic immigration screening from the current ‘17 years of age or older’ to ‘7 years of age or older’ from the New Year to increase the convenience of immigration for foreigners staying in Korea for a long time (registered foreigners and those who report domestic residence).

In the meantime, Korean citizens can use automatic immigration screening if they are 7 years old or older, while long-term foreigners can only use automatic immigration screening if they are 17 years old or older. So, all foreign families with children did not go through automatic immigration.

In the meantime, Korean citizens can use automatic immigration screening if they are 7 years old or older, while long-term foreigners can only use automatic immigration screening if they are 17 years old or older. So, all foreign families with children did not go through automatic immigration.

Long-term foreigners between the ages of 7 and 17 must register in advance at registration centers installed in 19 locations across the country in order to use the automatic immigration screening service.

In the case of children under the age of 14, consent to provide personal information is required, so a legal representative such as a parent must visit with the applicant with documents proving relationship and ID.

This process may seem cumbersome, but once you register, you can use it for a long time, so be sure to pre-register before leaving.

With this measure, about 45,000 foreigners, or about 2.7% of the total registered (residence) foreigners, can additionally use automatic immigration control.

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