Korea, Denmark agree to raise age threshold for working holiday applicants

A person looks at a brochure about working holiday in Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Sep. 15, 2011. Korea Times file

Korea and Denmark have agreed to raise the age threshold for working holiday applicants in an effort to facilitate people-to-people exchanges, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.

The two countries will revise the bilateral memorandum of understanding on their working holiday program to change the eligible age range from 18-30 to 18-34, the ministry said.

The revision will take effect June 1.

The working holiday program with Denmark has allowed young people in the eligible age category to work and stay in each other's country for up to one year to experience foreign life and culture. (Yonhap)