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Fully vaccinated illegal residents will be exempted from fine and entry restrictions

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Fully vaccinated illegal residents will be exempted from fine and entry restrictions when they voluntarily leave Korea


Fully vaccinated illegal residents will be exempted from fine and entry restrictions when they voluntarily leave Korea □ The Ministry of Justice will exempt fully vaccinated illegal residents from fine and suspend entry restrictions if they voluntarily leave Korea. This will be effective from 12 October 2021. ○ This applies to illegal foreign residents who are already fully vaccinated before 12 October 2021 and those to be vaccinated in Korea by 31 December 2021. ☞ Exception applies to foreign nationals who are/were transferred to the police for being involved in (a) criminal offence(s) or infringements of Covid restrictions. ○ Foreign nationals who completed a single-dose Jansen vaccination or a double-dose Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccination will be eligible for the incentives described above when they voluntarily leaving Korea, despite being fully vaccinated for less than 14 days. ☞ A proof of vaccination (COOV e-certification or a printed version) needs to be submitted. ○ Fine exemption and a suspension of entry restrictions are incentives granted to illegal residents voluntarily leaving Korea after being fully vaccinated by 31 December 2021 in the country. ○ This scheme will be temporarily effective from 12 October 2021 until the date of further notice*. * The final day of applying this scheme will be announced after considering the Covid situation in the country. □ Fully vaccinated illegal residents can visit an immigration office in person or apply online for Preliminary Declaration of Voluntary Departure and be exempted from fine and a suspension of entry restrictions at the (air)port of on the day of departure. □ Please reach the Immigration Contact Centre by calling 1345 for details and interpretations. Contact information Call 02-1345 Immigration Contact Centre of the Ministry of Justice Service hours 24 hours Languages available English, Chinese 09:00~18:00 Languages available Japanese. Vietnamese. Thai. Indonesian. Russian. Mongolian. Bengali. Urdu. Nepali. Cambodian. Burmese. French. German. Spanish. Tagalog. Arabic. Tamil Ministry of Justice 

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