An illustration showing visa and a passport with the Korean flag in the background [VECTOR]
More than 36,000 people have acquired the integrated F-4 visa for overseas Koreans since its launch about three months ago, the Ministry of Justice said Wednesday.
The ministry suspended the issuance of the H-2 visiting employment visas, mainly intended for ethnic Koreans living in China and six former-Soviet countries, in February and integrated the dual status of residence for ethnic Koreans into the F-4 visa.
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Between Feb. 12, when the visa integration took effect, and May 12, 47,632 people applied to change to the F-4 visa, and 36,561 of them were granted approval, the ministry said.
