Travel Between Ireland and Korea
The number of Irish citizens travelling to and settling in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) has been small relative to other parts of the world but is growing. Emigration to the Republic of Korea tends to be for a couple of years and is in keeping with a diverse pattern of migration evident in the past decade or so.
STATUS OF IRISH CITIZENS IN KOREA (as of December 2009)
According to the latest available Korea Immigration Service statistical information, Irish residents who are on appropriate Korean residence permits are distributed within the Republic of Korea as follows:
* By Category and Sex
| Status of Sojourn | MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL |
| Overseas Study/Bachelor(D2B) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Overseas Study/master(D2C) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Overseas Study/Doctorate(D2D) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Korean Language Training(D44) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Religious Affairs(D-6) | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| Intra-Company Transfer(D71) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Corporate Investment(D81) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Trade Management(D-9) | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Professor(E-1) | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Foreign Language Instructor(E-2) | 274 | 144 | 418 |
| Research(E-3) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Special Professional(E-5) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Special Designated Activities(E-7) | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Visiting and Staying with Relatives(F-1) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Spouse of a Korean National(F21) | 30 | 4 | 34 |
| Long-term Sojourner(F25) | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Family Dependency(F-3) | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Permanent Residency(F5) | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| TOTAL | 396 | 171 | 567 |
* Break-down among Metropolitan Cities - Provinces (Do)
| Name of City/Province | MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL |
| Seoul Metropolitan City | 141 | 50 | 191 |
| Gyeonggi-do(Province) | 77 | 44 | 121 |
| Busan Metropolitan City | 25 | 6 | 31 |
| Gyeongsangnam-do(Province) | 24 | 8 | 32 |
| Incheon Metropolitan City | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Gwangju Metropolitan City | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| Daegu Metropolitan City | 24 | 5 | 29 |
| Chungcheongnam-do(Province) | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| Ulsan Metropolitan City | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Jeollanam-do(Province) | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Gangwon-do(Province) | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Chungcheongbuk-do(Province) | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Gyeongsangbuk-do(Province) | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| Daejeon Metropolitan City | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Jeollabuk-do(Province) | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Jeju Special Self-Governing Province | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 396 | 171 | 567 |
Contact Details
Embassy of Ireland13th Fl. Leema Bldg.
146-1, Susong-dong
Jongro-ku, Seoul
110-755
Tel. 82-2-774-6455
Fax 82-2-774-6458
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