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 Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:33 pm Post subject: Volunteering in Korea; Get Fined and/or Deported? |
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Volunteering Isn't So Simple in Korea
If you are a foreigner working in Korea and volunteering on the side could you be fined, even deported? Don't laugh. Volunteering may put you in danger. The law governing these matters is the Immigration Control Act of Korea. The law stipulates that a foreigner must obtain, in advance, permission from the Ministry of Justice for "activities corresponding to a status of sojourn different from his own." The law applies even to charity activities and volunteer activities, Lee Hye-jeong of Ahnse Law Offices said.
By Carli Brosseau, Korea Times (January 9, 2007)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200701/kt2007010917422010220.htm |
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