Immigration Update – South Korea 6 DEC 2019
Immigration office in Andong will cease its operation from 20 Dec 2019
Announced as of today by local newspapers, Immigration office in Andong, one of branch offices of Daegu immigration office in northern Gyeongsang province of South Korea, will cease to operate from 20 December 2019 (Friday). The last day of operation will be 19 December 2019 (Thursday). Foreign residents living in in Andong, Yecheon, Yeongju, Uiseong, Cheongsong, Yeongyang, Bonghwa area need to visit Daegu Immigration office from January 2020.
Affected Areas
Andong, Yecheon, Yeongju, Uiseong, Cheongsong, Yeongyang, Bonghwa (Please refer to the attached map on the next page to locate affected areas.)
District Immigration Office
Until 19 December 2019 Effective from Jan 2020
Daegu Immigration office’s Daegu Immigration office Andong Branch office
Andong branch office, which has been operated by dispatched officers from its head office – Daegu immigration office, handles about 200~300 applications every month as a district office for approximately 4,500 foreigners living in Andong, Yecheon, Yeongju, Uiseong, Cheongsong, Yeongyang, Bonghwa area.
It had been operated once a week since 2009 until September 2018 and has been changed to open once in every two weeks since October 2018 until now.
Despite the growing numbers of foreign residents in these areas, Daegu immigration office has decided to close its branch office in Andong due to a shortage of their manpower.
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