South Korea may suspend the issuance of visas for Uzbekistan citizens if the share of illegal migrants reaches 10%, according to Alisher Abdusalomov, the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to South Korea, Tashkent Today reported.
Currently, 9% of Uzbek citizens in Korea stay there illegally. The Ambassador emphasized that many Uzbeks who arrive in Korea for study drop out to work illegally, which negatively impacts Uzbekistan’s image and organized migration.
Abdusalomov noted that private employment agencies do not have the right to send migrant workers to South Korea; only the Migration Agency is authorized to do this.
Currently, some 100,000 Uzbek citizens stay in South Korea, to whom the Uzbek embassy is ready to provide assistance.
