Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Mikejelai]

Why does the new visa discriminate against people older than 30's? I mean you get a lot of points if you are younger, but only a few if you are older. Doesn't that fly in the face of all things Korean? After all, Confucian societies generally reward old age/seniority, not punish it, right?

[Drew10]

Or they could be looking for someone to contribute to society, have babies. Not someone who's going to grab up the visa and retire in a few years.

[theloneleaf]

you'd typically be rewarded for being older by having more of the other points they'd desire. More education, better language skills, higher income, more social responsibility for having volunteered, etc.

[hojuhanguk]

Really? Last i saw the 30��40 age group got more points then20~30...

[theloneleaf]

[lalartu]

this is not correct

I went to the immigration office to renew my visa a few days ago and the point system states that people 30-35 have the most points with people 25-30 and 35-40 just a little less

that sort of makes sense to me and doesnt really sound like discrimination

it's the same in Canada AFAIK

[s10czar]

Check my post on age discrimination at NongHyup bank. Seems like hating on people over 30 here is becoming a real trend.