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[Real Reality]

Foreigners to Cast Ballots
Foreigners with permanent residency here will cast ballots in the upcoming local elections in May, exercising their voting rights for the first time to elect governors, mayors and council members.... The law enables 6,579 foreigners, including 6,511 with Taiwanese roots, to participate in voting to elect mayors, governors and council members. They also include 51 Japanese, eight Americans, five Chinese and two Germans.... But NEC does not allow foreign residents to vote in the parliamentary or presidential elections, as current law requires voters for these elections to have South Korean nationality.
By Seo Dong-shin, Korea Times (March 26, 2006)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200603/kt2006032617143210440.htm

[Milwaukiedave]

That's pretty interesting..and it's a good start. Hopefully someday the rules will be relaxed for parlimentry and presidential elections as well.

[Njord]

This is starting to become a global trend. A number of European countries have recently done the same. This is clearly a great thing for all concerned.

[Mashimaro]

how did those people get permanent residency?

[plato's republic]

I think the question you should be asking is...why on earth did they want to get permanent residency???

[jinju]

[jinju]

[Hollywoodaction]

Cool. I was already planning on submitting my application for an F-5 this week before I found this thread. I've been on the F2-1 for about 5 years.

[Hollywoodaction]

[jinju]

[Ya-ta Boy]

I checked into it a few years ago. If you are not married to a Korean, an ethnic Korean yourself or a millionaire (and I don't mean won), it is not possible. That's what Immi told me.