Many foreigners migrate to South Korea for work. Many industries are in the country for all types of workers and various work visa incentives have been introduced. Today, the government found another benefit from these migrant workers since its population is slowly dwindling.

South Korea’s New Work Visa Incentives

On Wednesday, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said that they discovered a good way to address the aging population of the country and the challenges brought by the issue.

Their plan is to introduce a new work visa incentive for talented and high-earning foreign workers. The incentive will allow these workers to stay and work longer in Korea and let their families visit South Korea.

In the long term aspect of the plan, they will introduce a new service to help foreign workers help their families migrate to South Korea. Some of the included services are job search, medical assistance and child education.

The aim of the program is to bring in more talented foreigner workers. Currently, the workers who are in South Korea are mostly doing simple and low-skill jobs. These jobs are not as in demand in the country as compared to skilled jobs.

Since July 2019, almost 48.6% out of 1.07 million foreigners living in Korea with work visa are non-professional workers. Non-Korean nationals expanded from 1.4 million in 2011 to 2.37 million in 2018. However, the number of skilled laborers fell to 47,000 within the same period.

The government will also provide work visa incentives for foreign workers living in sparsely populated areas. They can get plus points for their permanent residency application. The ministry also pointed that a violation of the law that restricts foreigners from extending their visa’s validity will only result into a fine. The fine will enable the government to collect up to 195.7 billion won per year once the new visa policy is active. 

South Korea Tips

For those who wish to travel to South Korea, there are a lot of a travel tips available online. You can check out the Korea Tourism Organization website to start your plans.

For those who wish to work in South Korea, you can look into the details from your local South Korean embassy. You can also check out Immigration World’s brief guide on South Korea’s work visas. We also have a guide on the average and minimum salary in South Korea for anyone who wish to know about it. 

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Work visa is one of the major requirements for foreigners to work in a foreign country. However, it can be tricky to get one depending on where you are applying. In New Zealand, getting this visa is tricky because of the requirements. The government knows this and aims to address the issue with its new program.

On Tuesday, the government introduced the framework of its new employer-led work visa. They say it will reduce exploitation, fill up work shortages and help New Zealand’s workers.

Details of the New NZ Work Visa

The new employee-led work visa will replace the existing six visa categories for foreign workers. The new visa will increase checks for employers, job availability and worker history.

According to Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway, the new visa will help more than 30,000 businesses in need of workers. Before these businesses can recruit, the new visa policy requires them to get accreditation. This will also provide foreign workers assurance that they have sure work when they arrive in the country.

“The accreditation process that all employers will go through will ensure that no employer that has a history of exploiting migrants or who has a history of not meeting their obligations under employment law is able to employ to migrants,” Lees-Galloway said.

He adds that the new visa program will weed these illegal employers before they exploit migrant workers.

The government will be working on agreements with sectors working with foreign workers, such as aged-care, hospitality, construction and dairy. This will ensure that these workers are well-taken care of and have good working conditions.

Lees-Galloway also said that they will be introducing incentives and programs so employers will also train and hire local workers. This ensures that New Zealanders also have a good opportunity to get local jobs.

Migrant workers will also be able to bring their families to New Zealand, even if they are low-paid workers. The skills band will also be replaced for wage checks.

He has high hopes that the sectors that will feel these changes find it easier to recruit workers and provide them with better working conditions.

The new work visa program will begin starting next month and finalized by 2021.

Work in New Zealand

If you wish to work in New Zealand, you can check out the official website of New Zealand Immigration. You may also read up on the new work visa changes in the same website.

In this site, we have a guide on how you can find work in New Zealand if you are interested.

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