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Organization :
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Regulation :
Grievance
(Background)
Company B, a foreign-invested company, is in the process of building plant facilities in Korea to localize products with added lubricants for automobiles. Overseas technicians who were supervising and managing the test operation of new facilities temporarily returned to their home countries due to Covid-19, and then had to re-enter Korea to resume work.
These technicians were in charge of quality control and analysis guidance, which is important for facility operation, so delayed visa issuance and self-isolation were expected to cause business disruption and significant damage.
(Grievance) Approval of entry in Korea and isolation exemption for the foreign technician.
Resoultion and Results
(Resolution)
OFIO supported Company B to submit materials that can prove the reasons for visa issuance and isolation exemption to the relevant ministry (MOTIE) and their necessity and circumstances, so the necessity of entry and isolation exemption, and the urgent situation can be recognized and explained.
(Result)
Finally, MOTIE and MOFA recognized that the urgent need for entry and isolation exemption certificate (IEC), and an IEC was granted within the request period of visa issuance.
