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Korea expands e-immigration gates to 42 nationalities

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The Ministry of Justice on March 16 announced the raising of the number of nationalities eligible to enter the country through e-immigration gates at domestic airports from 18 to 42.

The additions comprise 19 member states of the European Union (EU) -- Greece, Denmark, Latvia, Romania, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Malta, Belgium, Bulgaria, Sweden, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ireland, Estonia, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus and Poland -- four not in the EU who are part of the Schengen Agreement -- Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Iceland -- and Canada.

This measure was announced on Feb. 25 at the National Tourism Strategy Meeting to expedite arrivals and departures.

Minister of Justice Jung Sung-ho said, "We expect that this simplified immigration procedure will help boost tourism by foreign visitors and provide practical benefits to our economy and the people's livelihoods."

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