2009
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- Ranked 1st for 4 consecutive years in ASQ global airport service evaluation
Launched Social Integration Program
2008
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- Launched comprehensive foreigner support service(www.hikorea.go.kr) and the Immigration Contact
Held commemoratory event for the 1st Together Day
Started Automatic entry/departure clearance services
Held the Grand Festival for Multiple Ethnicities and Cultures Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Establishment of Korea (joint wedding ceremony for internationally married couples)
Held 4th Immigration Policy Commission meeting and finalized 1st Basic Plan for Immigration Policy
2007
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- Launched H-2 Visa (work visit)
Launched Korea Immigration Service (1 commissioner,2 director generals, 10 divisions)
Enacted Foreigners Treatment Act
Received 2007 UN Public Service Award for KISS (Korea Immigration Smart Service)
Reached 1 million foreign residents in Korea
2006
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- The number of cross-border travelers at 35.85 million
Established Council on Protection of Human Rights & Interests of Foreign Nationals
2005
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- Introduced MRP (Machine Readable Passport) system and APIS (Advanced Passenger information System)
2004
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- Implemented Employment Permit System(EPS)
2003
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- Enacted Act relating to Employment of Foreign Workers
The first overland entry/departure clearance between North and South Korea in Go-sung
2002
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- Renewed Alien Registration Card and Certificate of Residence
Newly devised Permanent Residence status