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Sat, July 2, 2022 | 17:10
Business
Gov't luring foreign entrepreneurs
외국인 창업비자 발급 쉬워져…'2014 외국인정책'확정
Posted : 2014-05-25 16:33
Updated : 2014-05-25 19:04
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By Park Si-soo

The government has unleashed a set of measures aimed at encouraging foreigners and overseas Koreans to start their own businesses here.


The Ministry of Justice and the Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA) are jointly pushing ahead with the measures.

Under the scheme, the government will ease visa regulations for foreign entrepreneurs (D-8 or D-10). For its part, the SMBA will provide financial support, and offer consulting and other supportive services.

The SMBA said Sunday that it had prepared a package of measures, as part of "Overall Assistance for Startup Immigration System," to lure foreigners and overseas Koreans searching for locations to establish their high-tech startups.

It has earmarked 2 billion won ($1.95 million) this year to support up to 40 startup operators, up to 50 million won each.

The administration will select beneficiaries of the program among those who apply through the website (http://startbiz.changupnet.go.kr) between May 26 and June 27. Successful applicants will benefit from eased entrepreneur visa (D-8 or D-10) regulations.

In addition, they will be given opportunities to receive relevant training or consulting from four state-run startup incubating agencies ㅡ Korea Invention Promotion Association, Seoul Business Agency, Korea Institute of Science and Technology and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology.

The number of long-term foreign residents ㅡ defined as those living here for 90 days or longer ㅡ reached a new high of 1.012 million as of the end of April, according to the justice ministry.

Many of them are believed to be keen on starting their own businesses. So the government is stepping up efforts to have their businesses running on Korean soil, which will help create new jobs.

The latest measures to help foreigners seeking to do business here came two weeks after the justice ministry finalized its immigration policy for this year.

Under its latest policy, the ministry will ease visa regulations for foreign startup operators and renowned foreign scientists and their families. It will also make it easier for foreign investors to obtain long-term residence visas or the right of permanent residence.

On top of these, the ministry plans to name major contributors to the nation's economy "immigrant of the year," providing them with handsome rewards.

"The main purpose of these measures is to attract foreign investments and rejuvenate the economy," said Justice Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn.

Hwang promised to take steps to make the nation a better place for foreign residents to do business.

"There are three advantages to doing business in Korea: extensive high-speed Internet network, abundant human resources and people's kindness," wrote Jason Lee, a Korean American who obtained the first startup visa in January last year, in a contributed article to a local daily.

He said there are many foreigners seeking to start their own businesses here, especially tech startups.

"Many of them want to start at Silicon Valley. But I think Korea never falls behind Silicon Valley in terms of business environment," he said.

He currently runs a tech startup providing social networking services focusing on professional designers and bride or groom-to-be.

In the meantime, Seoul City launched a cooking class last week for immigrant workers who want to open Korean restaurants when they return to their native countries.

The class, co-organized by the Seoul Global Migrant Center, Seongbuk Global Migrant Center and the Korean Food Foundation, runs for 14 weeks, during which participants will learn how to make major Korean dishes and essential knowledge to start restaurant businesses.


외국인 창업비자 발급 쉬워져…'2014 외국인정책'확정

법무부는 16일 정부세종청사에서 열린 제14회 외국인정책위원회에서 '2014년도 외국인정책 시행계획'을 확정했다.

시행계획에는 우선 경제활성화를 위한 외국인정책을 확대하는 내용이 담겼다.

외국인의 국내창업 지원을 위해 창업비자 요건을 완화하고 자금지원을 하는가 하면 과학자 등 우수인재에게는 전자비자 발급 및 가족동반 허용범위 확대, 고액투자 이민자에게는 투자와 동시에 영주권을 부여하는 방안 등이다.

또 외국어 교육, 의료분야 통역 등 외국인의 사회참여를 지원하고, 국가에 공헌할 경우 '올해의 이민자'로 포상하며, 외국인 사회통합기금을 조성하는 등 이민자가 우리 사회에 적극 참여하게 도울 수 있는 정책도 마련됐다.

이밖에 정부는 외국인 증가로 인한 사회불안 요인을 해결하기 위해 관계기관 간 정보공유를 강화하고 효율적인 출입국·체류관리 체계를 구축하기로 했다.

국내 대학에서 한국어가 아닌 외국어 연수를 받으려고입국하는 외국인에게도 비자 발급을 허용하고, 외국인 고용 분야에서 불필요한 이중신고 절차를 개선하는 등 규제도 완화된다.

황교안 법무부 장관은 이날 '투자이민제도 활성화방안'을 보고하면서 '투자자 편의를 도모하고 적절한 인센티브를 부여하는 등 투자이민정책이 자본 유치와 경제활성화에 실질적 도움이 될 수 있도록 하겠다'고 말했다. (연합뉴스) 
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