Chinese tourists who left cruise ship without permission arrested, find jobs in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province... ”Investigation into whether brokers were involved” - South Korea

One of the six Chinese nationals who did not return to the cruise ship "Dream" that arrived at Incheon Port in South Korea on the first day visa-free entry for Chinese group tourists was permitted has been arrested.
The number of Chinese nationals caught leaving the country without permission has risen to five, and the authorities are currently pursuing the remaining one. The Seoul Immigration Agency's Special Investigation Team arrested a Chinese national, Mr. A, on suspicion of violating the Immigration Control Act on the 5th.
The investigation team is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding Mr. A's departure and whether or not a broker was involved, and plans to refer him to the prosecution soon.
Mr. A, who entered the country through Incheon Port on September 29, disappeared after sneaking out of the event venue on Wolmido Island.
Mr. A was arrested by the investigation team on October 29th. Prior to this, the investigation team had found a Chinese tourist who voluntarily turned himself in on October 17th, and then on the 20th of the same month.
One person was arrested in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, on the 21st, and one in Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province, on the 22nd. Another person turned himself in and was arrested in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province.
They are not a visa-free entry system for Chinese group tourists that came into effect on September 29th, but a three-day visa-free "tourist" system.
I entered the country under the "Landing Permission System." This system allows you to stay in the country for up to three days without a visa if you meet certain conditions. However, even if you stay more than three days, you must board the ship when it departs, and there are certain restrictions.
The moment they fail to return to the ship at the appointed time, they become "illegal residents." Bang Jae-yeol, director of the Seoul Immigration Service, said, "We plan to track down the remaining person to the end."
"In order to expand people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, it is important to make efforts to respect each other and abide by the rule of law," he emphasized. According to the South Korean Ministry of Justice, as of August this year, there were 230,643 foreigners illegally residing in the country.
Of these, 43,521 (18.9%) were Chinese, the second largest number after Thais (117,297). Article 46 of the Immigration Control Act prohibits anyone from staying in Korea without a residence permit or extending their stay period.
The law stipulates that foreigners who overstay their visas can be deported, but since it is difficult to track the whereabouts and behavior of illegal immigrants, there have been constant calls for strengthened immigration control in advance.
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