The visa term of migrant workers coming from various countries under the EPS has been extended by one year.
The South Korean government has extended the visas term of migrant workers, including the Nepali migrant workers, whose visas term was terminating from January 1 to April 12.
The migrant workers coming here get visas for three years in the beginning. The law provides for extending the visa term by one year 10 months upon the termination of the first visa term.
The migrant workers have been relieved as South Korea has not been able to bring the migrant workers in the required numbers due to the COVID-19 pandemic in recent years.
The visa term has been extended only to the migrant workers whose visa term of three years or four years 10 months was terminating, said Udaya Rai, president of the Migrants Trade Union (MTU).
