A Korean appellate court that rejected a welfare recipient’s request for a court-appointed lawyer and then proceeded to try and convict him without one has had…
A police officer posing as a customer to verify whether a massage parlor was offering sexual services did not conduct an unlawful sting operation — and…
A Korean court has ruled that a client’s KakaoTalk message committing to pay a specific sum by a specific date constitutes a legally binding modification of…
The Big Picture 1. Overview of the H-2 Visa The H-2 (working visit) visa is a long-term residence status based on Article 10 of the Immigration…
The Big Picture 1. Overview of the H-1 Visa H-1 is the working holiday (負光就業) residence status. It is a status that allows a national of…
The Big Picture 1. Legal Basis and Basic Character of G-1 Status A. Legal basis G-1 residence status is grounded in Article 10 of the Immigration…
1. Overview To lawfully use the title “attorney” in Korea, one must in principle (1) acquire the qualification of an attorney under the Attorney-at-Law Act and…
The Big Picture 1. Meaning and Characteristics of F-5 Permanent Residence Status Permanent residence (F-5) status allows a foreigner to reside continuously in the Republic of…
The Big Picture 1. Overview of F-6 Status Marriage migrant (F-6) status is a long-term residence status granted to a foreigner who has married a Korean…
The Big Picture The Overseas Korean (F-4) residence status is conferred under the Act on the Immigration and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans (hereinafter the “Overseas…
I. The Big Picture 1. Overview of the E-9 Visa The E-9 (Non-Professional Employment) visa is a status of stay granted to foreign nationals who enter…
I. The Big Picture 1. Overview of the E-7 Visa The E-7 visa (Special Designated Activities status) is a status of stay granted to foreign nationals…
A man who broke into the home of Korean actress Nana (Im Jin-ah) armed with a weapon, threatened her and her mother, and demanded money has…
I. The Big Picture 1. Significance and Legal Basis of E-2 Status The E-2 (Foreign Language Instructor) status of stay is the status of stay for…
I. The Big Picture 1. Overview The E-1 visa is the Professor (敎授) status of stay, a long-term status of stay granted to foreign nationals who…
Background On February 13, 2023, leaders and members of the Korea Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (전국장애인차별철폐연대, known as Jeonjangnyeon) staged a demonstration at the Samgakji Station…
Background In October 2023, three sisters carried out a coordinated attack on a woman identified as B, who had been in a romantic relationship with the…
Background A defendant identified as A was charged with multiple violations of Korea’s Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (the Sexual…
I. The Big Picture 1. Overview of the D-10 Visa and Legal Basis The D-10 (Job Seeker) status of stay is granted to foreign nationals with…
I. The Big Picture 1. Overview of the D-8 Visa The D-8 (Corporate Investor) status of stay is a long-term status of stay granted to essential…
I. The Big Picture 1. Overview of the D-4 Visa The D-4 visa is a long-term status of stay granted to foreign nationals who intend to…
I. The Big Picture 1. Overview of the D-2 Visa The D-2 visa is a long-term status of stay granted to foreign nationals who intend to…
Korea’s Supreme Court has drawn a clear line between two types of covertly obtained evidence in a marital infidelity case: photographs taken of a spouse’s phone…
Two Chinese nationals who repeatedly photographed South Korean and US military facilities and attempted to intercept air traffic communications have been sentenced to prison in what…
A Korean administrative court has ruled that a former spouse who was legally married but had been living entirely separately for years — with no genuine…
When only one side appeals part of a split verdict, the unappealed portion becomes legally final and is off-limits for the appellate court — even if…
A Korean court has invalidated a public library’s decision to permanently ban a disruptive patron, finding that while some restriction was warranted, a lifetime ban exceeds…
A Korean court has ruled that a parent whose relentless and sometimes fabricated complaints caused a school administrator to develop depression and facial paralysis must pay…
A Korean insurance agent who created a detailed manual coaching clients on how to fake heart arrhythmia symptoms — and how to manipulate medical tests to…
A Korean appellate court has overturned a verbal insult conviction, finding that the presence of a single bystander who never passed the information on to anyone…
South Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled that a terminal patient’s difficulty speaking does not automatically disqualify a dictated will — and that courts must look beyond…
A valid arrest warrant does not automatically justify its execution. If the suspect voluntarily appears at the agreed time and shows no signs of fleeing or…
A Korean appellate court has voided a law firm’s retainer clause that required clients to pay a fixed ₩30 million penalty for terminating the engagement —…
A Korean dog trainer who injured a small elderly poodle by physically restraining it for fourteen minutes after it bit him has had his animal abuse…
1. Overview and Legal Basis Any foreign national seeking to enter the Republic of Korea must hold a status of stay (visa) (Immigration Act, Article 10(1)).…
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