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One Year Extension of Stay and Employment Period for Foreign Workers

The Philippine Embassy in Seoul wishes to share with the Filipino community in Korea the latest issuance posted by the Ministry of Labor (MOEL) Foreign Workforce Division and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Visa and Residence Division on the relevant amendment to the Act on Employment of Foreign Workers regarding the One (1) Year Extension of Stay and Employment Period for Foreign Workers, which takes effect on 13 April 2021.

The issuance provides that the stay and employment period of foreign workers who are E-9 and H-2 visa holders, and whose employment period (3 years or 4 years and 10 months) expires from 13 April 2021 to 31 December 2021, is extended for one (1) year.

Those who were already granted 50-day extension are also covered by this amendment, provided that the extended employment period also ends between 13 April 2021 to 31 December 2021. The current 50-day extension period will be changed to one (1) year extension.

Those whose employment term already expired before 13 April 2021, and those whose employment term will expire after 31 December 2021, are not covered by this issuance.

The measures to extend the employment period for foreign workers will be automatically implemented by the Korean government without need for the workers to individually apply. However, employers are required to apply for the extension of the workers’ employment period by visiting any employment center or online through the website (www.eps.go.kr). END

13 April 2021

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Ano ba ang bagong patakaran ng Korea Immigration Service (KIS)?

Simula sa 1 Hulyo 2021, ang panahon ng pananatili ng mga foreigner ay ibibigay ng KIS sa loob lamang ng panahon ng bisa ng pasaporte.

Sino-sino ang maapektuhan ng bagong patakaran?

Ang bagong patakaran ng KIS ay para sa lahat ng mga foreigner na may hawak ng kahit na anong valid Korean visa, MALIBAN SA MGA SUMUSUNOD:

F-5/ Permanent Resident Visa
F-2-4/ Refugee Visa
G-1-6/ Humanitarian Visa

Kung ang iyong hawak na Korean visa ay hindi nakalista sa taas (halimbawa: F-6, E-9, E-7, atbp.), ikaw ay apektado ng bagong patakaran.

Nag-extend ako ng aking Korean visa noong (petsa bago dumating ang 01 July 2021), apektado ba ako ng mga bagong alituntunin?

Ang bagong patakaran ng KIS ay ipapatupad simula ika-1 ng Hulyo, 2021.

Ang mga manggagawang sakop ng Employment Permit System (EPS) na mag-e-extend ng visa para sa pangalawang sojourn (karagdagang 1 year at 10 months) bago ang ika-1 ng Hulyo, 2021, ay hindi maapektuhan ng bagong alituntunin.

Ako ay isang dual Filipino-Korean citizen. Apektado ba ako ng bagong patakaran?

Ang patakarang ito ay para lamang sa mga foreigner at hindi para sa mga Korean citizens.

Ako ay isa sa mga maapektuhan ng bagong patakaran ng KIS. Gusto kong mag pa-renew ng passport bago ako mag-apply ng visa extension ngunit puno na ang schedule ng Embahada. Ano ang pwede kong gawin?

Kung ikaw ay isa sa mga maapektuhan ng pagbabagong ipapatupad ng KIS simula ika-1 ng Hulyo 2021, maari lamang na mag-email sa This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. para kayo ay mahanapan ng mas maagang appointment bago ang inyong visa application. Paki-lakip ang kopya ng data page ng inyong passport, contact numbers, at maikling paliwanag tungkol sa inyong sitwasyon. END

08 April 2021

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INVITATION FOR THE VIRTUAL FORUM ON LABOR MOBILITY AND THE GLOBAL COMPACT FOR SAFE, ORDERLY AND REGULAR MIGRATION

The Philippine Embassy in Seoul wishes to invite the Filipino community in South Korea to attend the online forum/webinar entitled “Labor Mobility and Human Rights: Examining Migrant Labor Governance in the Middle East in the Context of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration“ on 20 April 2021, Tuesday, 5 pm Korea time.

The webinar seeks to discuss the Global Compact of Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) – a primary United Nations process to protect all Filipino migrant workers against all forms of exploitation and abuse, and guarantee decent work for them – in relation to the positive developments in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar, respectively, which address the negative effects of the Kafala system. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin are expected to deliver their messages in the virtual forum.

The virtual forum is organized by the Office of the Undersecretary of Migrant Worker Affairs (OUMWA) and Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human resources and Social Development in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the University of the Philippines – CIFAL (Centre Internationale de Formation des Autorites et Leaders).

Interested attendees may wish to register via https://bit.ly/virtualforumlabormobility or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with their respective names and email addresses to receive the Zoom Webinar link on a first-come first-served basis. For attendees unable to register, the Department shall likewise simultaneously telecast the virtual forum via the OFW Help Facebook page.

For information. END

08 April 2021