Say No to Illegal Stay in Korea

High rate of illegal stay of workers will deprive honest hard working men and women in your country of their employment opportunities in Korea

** Countries with high rates of illegal stay of workers will face reduction in the job quota or suspension of the receiving process. as a result,increase in the rate will take away job opportunities from other workers in the country or make it much harder for them to be employed in Korea.

**The rise in the number of undocumented workers of a country will have a negative impact on and cause serious damage to the long -term relationship with Korea.


Illegal stay is a Serious Violation of the Korean Law

**Foreigners who are caught in Korea for working without a residence permit will be subject to imprisonment for less than 3 years or a fine of not more than 20million won.

**Employers who hire foreign workers without proper documentation are also subject to imprisonment for less than 3 years or a fine of not more than 20million won and will be stripped of the right to hire legal migrant workers for 3years.



Workers who illegally stay in Korea after the expiration of their employment period will face serious disadvantages

**undocumented workers are unable to lead normal lives as they are constantly in fear of getting caught or being deported. They are often encounter dangerous situations or fall victim to unlawfull practices such as unpaid wages, labor exploitation and violation of human rights.

**Voluntary returnees will be able to come back and work in Korea after 6months of their departure however, returned workers whom have once illegally stayed or worked in Korea will be permanently banned from entering Korea.


The Ministry of Employment and Labor wishes you all the best and truly hopes your expercience in Korea will be a stepping stone to your success and comfortable life with your family in your home country.



HRD telephone numbers and fax number

Hrd -head office: 지역본부 02-3247-9622 /3247-9658

Seoul area- 서울동부 02-3409-1919 / 461-8303

서울남부-026907-7214 / 885-6718

Gangwon 강원-033-248-8500 /248-8540

Gangrung 강릉-033-644-8211~4 /644-8215



Busan area

Busan hrd head office - 051-330-1833 / 361-8042

051-620-190,1970 /621-7386

Gyeongnam 055-285-4001~3 /283-1978

Ulsan 052-276-9031~3 / 278-7732



Deagu area 053-580-2365/584-8219

Gyungbok 054-855-2121~ 3 / 855-2001

Pohang 054-278-7702~4/278-7732



Gyeong-in head office032-820-8656/818-2193

Gyeinggi-031-249-1245/249-1250

Gyenggibukbo-031-750-6235/750-6240



Kwangju area 062-970-1751~4/972-3873

Cheonbuk-063-210-9200~3/210-9251

Cheonam-061-720-8500/725-5097

Mokpo-061-282-8671~4/284-1959

Jeju-064-729-0701~3/729-0704



Daejon area 042-580-9161~3/586-1919

Chungbuk-043-279-9000/278-3086

Chungnam-041-620-7600~7/620-7630

kellyboei wrote:High rate of illegal stay of workers will deprive honest hard working men and women in your country of their employment opportunities in Korea

** Countries with high rates of illegal stay of workers will face reduction in the job quota or suspension of the receiving process. as a result,increase in the rate will take away job opportunities from other workers in the country or make it much harder for them to be employed in Korea.

**The rise in the number of undocumented workers of a country will have a negative impact on and cause serious damage to the long -term relationship with Korea.


Illegal stay is a Serious Violation of the Korean Law

**Foreigners who are caught in Korea for working without a residence permit will be subject to imprisonment for less than 3 years or a fine of not more than 20million won.

**Employers who hire foreign workers without proper documentation are also subject to imprisonment for less than 3 years or a fine of not more than 20million won and will be stripped of the right to hire legal migrant workers for 3years.



Workers who illegally stay in Korea after the expiration of their employment period will face serious disadvantages

**undocumented workers are unable to lead normal lives as they are constantly in fear of getting caught or being deported. They are often encounter dangerous situations or fall victim to unlawfull practices such as unpaid wages, labor exploitation and violation of human rights.

**Voluntary returnees will be able to come back and work in Korea after 6months of their departure however, returned workers whom have once illegally stayed or worked in Korea will be permanently banned from entering Korea.


The Ministry of Employment and Labor wishes you all the best and truly hopes your expercience in Korea will be a stepping stone to your success and comfortable life with your family in your home country.



HRD telephone numbers and fax number

Hrd -head office: 지역본부 02-3247-9622 /3247-9658

Seoul area- 서울동부 02-3409-1919 / 461-8303

서울남부-026907-7214 / 885-6718

Gangwon 강원-033-248-8500 /248-8540

Gangrung 강릉-033-644-8211~4 /644-8215



Busan area

Busan hrd head office - 051-330-1833 / 361-8042

051-620-190,1970 /621-7386

Gyeongnam 055-285-4001~3 /283-1978

Ulsan 052-276-9031~3 / 278-7732



Deagu area 053-580-2365/584-8219

Gyungbok 054-855-2121~ 3 / 855-2001

Pohang 054-278-7702~4/278-7732



Gyeong-in head office032-820-8656/818-2193

Gyeinggi-031-249-1245/249-1250

Gyenggibukbo-031-750-6235/750-6240



Kwangju area 062-970-1751~4/972-3873

Cheonbuk-063-210-9200~3/210-9251

Cheonam-061-720-8500/725-5097

Mokpo-061-282-8671~4/284-1959

Jeju-064-729-0701~3/729-0704



Daejon area 042-580-9161~3/586-1919

Chungbuk-043-279-9000/278-3086

Chungnam-041-620-7600~7/620-7630

This Days i will aprove to this........before hindi ganito kahigpit kase few lang ang mga tnt noon at walang crime rates about tnt getting involve ngayon mataas na ang crime rate and marami naring mga tnt..kaya sa mga gustong mag tnt pag isipan nyo munang mabuti...meron advantage at disadvantage ang life ng isang overstay..Last week nahuli pinsan ko........nag spend sya ng 1 night sa hwaseong detention then kinabukasan nakauwi rin sya since hes clean at walang bad record here sa korea...14 yrs sya dito napagtapos nya mga anak nya sa collage and naka pundar ng bahay at 2 taxi masipag kase about sa company na pinapasukan nya hindi nag penalty..8 silang nahuli doon 3 pnoys and some vietnam and chinese...Ang life ng isang overstay or ikanga tawag ng mga eps sa amin ay TNT.. ay swertehan lamang..dapat bago mo pasukin ang life na ganito...handa ka..malakas ang loob..masipag sa trabaho..at pinakamahalaga filipino kang makisama..Pero sa panahon ngayon much better wagnalang mag tnt ang mga maybalak lalo na kapag wala kayong sure na matutuluyan,work,pera,kakilala..etc....sa panahon ngayon...sa nakikita nyo na systema ng goverment natin etc...."survival of the fittest & only strong survive"......believe in god.......stay away from trouble...keep a low profile..stay involve...and keep your communication to all filipino here in korea and family..work hard..kase wala ng time....be safe everyone and godspeed.