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	Service hours	Languages available
Call 02-1345 Immigration Contact Centre of the Ministry of Justice	24 hours	English, Chinese
	09:00~18:00	Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Russian, Mongolian, Bengali, Urdu, Nepali, Cambodian, Burmese, French, German, Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, Tamil

		Ministry of Justice

【배너 문안】

A scheme is introduced to incentivise fully vaccinated illegal residents to voluntarily leave Korea.

Fully vaccinated illegal foreign residents will be granted fine exemption and a suspension of entry restrictions.

▶ Fully vaccinated Illegal residents in Korea can enjoy fine exemption and a suspension of entry restrictions should they voluntarily leave Korea by 31 December 2021.

(Exception applies to offenders of criminal law and Covid restrictions.)

※ The rest of voluntary departures should be applied in accordance with the rule corresponding to Preliminary Declaration of Voluntary Departure.

▶ This scheme will be temporarily effective from 12 October 2021 until the date of further notice.

▶ Please reach the Immigration Contact Centre by calling 1345.

【핵심메시지 및 현수막 문안】

【A scheme for incentivising fully vaccinated illegal residents to voluntarily leave Korea】

Fully vaccinated illegal foreign residents will be granted fine exemption and a suspension of entry restrictions.

▶ Eligibility applies to individuals being fully vaccinated in Korea by 31 December 2021.

▶ This scheme will be temporarily effective from 12 October 2021 until the date of further notice.