Since 1966, the word "alien" has been used to designate registered foreign residents of Korea on their ID cards. This month, however, the Ministry of Justice announced plans to use a more neutral term ...

The number of foreign residents in Korea on short- or long-term stays was 2,054,621 in 2018, accounting for about 4% of the nation's overall population per a report by Statistics Korea last year. Thus ...

The government will drop the term “alien” from the identification cards for foreign residents and replace it with a more neutral term. The Ministry of Justice said Monday that it will change the name ...

The English word “alien” will no longer be on identification cards issued to foreign residents in South Korea. The Ministry of Justice announced Monday a revision to the Immigration Act aimed at ...

What to know about the Alien Registration Requirement: On April 11, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) mandated that undocumented immigrants log their personal and immigration histories ...