Updated : 2025-10-03
E8 Visa
| Violation/Improvement | Demerit Points | Penalty | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inadequate Housing | Upon detection | 5 | ||
| Improved within 7 days | 0 | Submission of an explanation document | ||
| Excessive Lodging/Meal Costs | If not corrected | 5 | ||
|
Failure to Enroll in Industrial Accident Insurance (per employer, per case) |
Within 3 days of enrollment | 1 |
Work prohibition until enrolled |
|
| After 3 days of enrollment | 3 | |||
| If not corrected | 5 | If not corrected | ||
| Violation of Minimum Wage Act | 5 | |||
| Violation of Workplace Changes | 5 | |||
| Failure to Report Employment Changes | 5 | |||
|
Employer's Responsibility for Worker Absconding |
10% or more | 10 | Inspection by the allocation committee and penalties | |
| 30% or more | 20 | |||
| 50% or more | 30 | |||
| 70% or more | 40 | |||
| Non-Compliance with Orders | 10 | |||
| Failure to Conduct Employer/Worker Training | If not corrected | 10 | ||
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Human Rights Violations (verbal abuse, physical assault, sexual harassment, sexual violence, confiscation of passports/bankbooks, restriction on outings, etc.) |
10 | Issuance of a warning letter | ||
| Serious Violations | - | 1-year allocation restriction | ||
