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denistron



Joined: 21 Oct 2006
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:41 am    Post subject: Does this apply to us? Reply with quote

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/04/117_23419.html
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Foreigners Can Apply for More Public Posts
By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter

From October, foreign nationals can apply for any civil servant post except for minister and vice minister. In addition, they will no longer need to visit the Immigration Office to get permits for changing jobs inside Korea, instead they can inform the office of their job status online.

The National Competitiveness Commission under President Lee Myung-bak said Wednesday that foreign nationals ― currently only able to work for public organization as contract workers ― will be able to apply for permanent positions.

An official said, however, that the posts of minister, vice minister or those related to national security would remain off limits to them.

The government also announced its plan to invite foreign professionals to work as heads of public companies as part of steps to hone national competitiveness. Due to tight monitoring and cumbersome documentation requirements, Korea has underutilized talented foreign professionals for national development, he said.

These professionals will get a visa within a day through online application. KOTRA will establish a so-called HuNet database of qualified foreigners for use by the government and private companies.

The Ministry of Justice will offer a residential visa to those who make an investment in public business ― the minimum amount of investment will be set later.

The government plans to ease regulations and offer various incentives to foreign applicants in a decision made at a meeting of the justice, education and labor ministers at Cheong Wa Dae.

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The bolded part is what I am referring to.
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Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was wondering that myself. Does anybody know?

But as with the English languague press, these acticles are more or less balloons that go up and drift with the governments thinking and not really set policy.
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