The Ministry of Justice announced on December 26 that non-Koreans aged over 17 who enter Korea will have to be fingerprinted and have their picture taken starting on January 1, 2012.
The regulation went into effect in September last year but it only applied to those who are suspected of forging identification or suspected terrorists. The target of the regulation was expanded in July this year to long-term foreign residents in Korea and will be expanded again to all foreigners who enter the country. Non-Koreans under 17 years old and those with special requests from diplomats or governors will be exempted.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Korea: Multi-Modal Biometric Immigration Checks
Korea to Install Fingerprint and Facial Recognition System (IT Times - Korea via @m2sys)
