Home

The Korea Herald

Latest news

Most Popular

  1. 1

    Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser

    Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
  2. 2

    S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry

    S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
  3. 3

    First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday

    First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
  4. 4

    Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service

    Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
  5. 5

    Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school

    Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
  1. 6

    Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms

    Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms
  2. 7

    Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child

    Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
  3. 8

    [Weekender] Korea's traditional sauce culture gains global recognition

    [Weekender] Korea's traditional sauce culture gains global recognition
  4. 9

    BLACKPINK's Rose stays at No. 3 on British Official Singles chart with 'APT.'

    BLACKPINK's Rose stays at No. 3 on British Official Singles chart with 'APT.'
  5. 10

    Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s

    Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
피터빈트

[Graphic News] Number of foreigners who overstay increases

By Korea Herald

Published : March 29, 2017 - 17:43

    • Link copied





The number of foreigners overstaying their visas in the country increased for the second straight month in February, the immigration office said.

According to data from the office, the figure was tabulated at 214,615 as of February, accounting for 10.8 percent of the total number of 1,986,353 foreigners staying in the nation.

The figure was an increase from 208,971 in December and 211,320 last month, the data said.

By nationality, those from China were at the top with 1,001,311 or 50.4 percent, followed by Vietnam (7.4 percent), the United States (7 percent), Thailand (4.8 percent) and the Philippines (2.7 percent).



More from Headlines