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South Korea

Registrants are consistently refused, or the law bars entry.

This rating rests on little or old data, so treat it as a rough guide.

Based on 1 report. Score −1.00 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. The newest report is more than three years old, so conditions may have changed. How scoring works

Officers may refuse entry on character grounds

South Korea's Minister of Justice may refuse entry to anyone deemed highly likely to harm public security or to disturb social order or good morals. The law sets no conviction threshold and does not mention sex offences, so refusal is discretionary.

Immigration Act (Act No. 10282 as amended), Art. 11(1) subparas. 3, 4 and 8 · discretionary

Reports

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  1. By 2022

    Refused entry

    Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.

    Registrants turned away
    Yes
    Law bars sex offenders
    No
    Law bars people with felonies
    No
    Has its own offender registry
    Yes

    Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary