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Republic of Korea: Government amends work visa quotas for non-professional foreign workers for 2025

Announcement

20 Dec 2024

In December 2024, the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced amendments to several work visa quotas for non-professional foreign workers for 2025. 

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Number of interventions

2

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

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Implementation date

01 Jan 2025

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2025

Announced: 20 Dec 2024
Labour market access
On 20 December 2024, the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) announced that it would amend the quota for E-8 work visas to 75'000 for 2025. This marks an increase of 7'000 as compared to the quota...
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Implementation date

01 Jan 2025

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2025

Announced: 20 Dec 2024
Labour market access
On 20 December 2024, the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) announced that it would amend the quota for E-9 work visas to 130'000 for 2025. This marks a decrease of 35'000 as compared to the quot...
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