1. Purpose of introduction

To minimize socio-economic damages and secure public safety by quickly identifying domestic residence information of foreigners with short-term visa in a crisis of infectious diseases and terror

2. Reporting time

When a crisis alert* of ‘Attention’ or higher level is issued according to 「Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act」

When a crisis alert of ‘Caution’ is issued according to 「Anti-Terrorism Act for the Protection of the People and Public Security」

3. Obligation to report for foreign nationals with short-term visa**

Foreign guests with short-term visa have to present his/her passport or a travel certificate to the owner of a lodging facility(A fine of up to 500,000won will be imposed for violators).

4. Obligation to report for lodging facility owners***

Lodging facility owners have to report information on their foreign guests with short-term visa to the Minister of Justice within 12 hours from the time foreign guests stay or a crisis warning is issued(A fine of up to 500,000won will be imposed for violators).

5. How to report

They should report information on their foreign guests with short-term visa to an immigration office in his/her jurisdiction by using the attached format sheet via email, telephone or FAX until a reporting system is set up in the first half of 2021.

* (Alert levels) Attention → Caution → Alert → Serious

**A Foreigner who is qualified to stay in Korea for less than 90 days for tourism, visit, etc.

***A person who has reported as a lodging business under Public Health Control Act, or registered as a tourist lodging business, a home-stay business in foreign tourist city, or a Korean house experience business under Tourism Promotion Act