ANNOUNCEMENT 01 Jan 2014

In January 2014, the government of Republic of Korea announced a change for the labour market access of foreign workers.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 1 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 0 liberalising

SOURCE



South Korea Significant Fee Increases for Most Immigration Applications
http://www.fragomen.com/newsresources/xprNewsDetailFrag.aspx?xpST=GlobalAlerts&news=2453


Inception date: 01 Jan 2014 | Removal date: open ended
Still in force

Labour market access

Effective 1 January 2014, South Korea has increased fees for all visa and immigration-related applications and services. The majority of the fees are increased by 100% (see attached source).

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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
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