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Immigration to South Korea is rising quickly due to a recent multicultural policy, with over 220,000 accepted in 2014.〔http://www.index.go.kr/potal/main/EachDtlPageDetail.do?idx_cd=2756〕 This was a 14.1% increase over the previous year - Between 2009 and 2014, the number of immigrants have been rising 9.3% annually. There were a total of 1,797,618 immigrants in South Korea as of 2014. By nationality, the largest were Chinese at 898,654 (50.0%), Americans at 136,663 (7.6%), Vietnamese at 129,973 (7.2%), Thai at 94,314 (5.2%), Filipinos at 53,538 (5.2%) and Japanese at 49,152 (2.7%).〔http://www.index.go.kr/potal/main/EachDtlPageDetail.do?idx_cd=2756〕 ==Government agencies== Immigration policy is overseen by the Ministry of Justice through the Korea Immigration Service. Related ministries include: Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Health and Welfare, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Nationality Act, Immigration Control Act, Multicultural Families Support the Act, and Framework Act on Treatment of Foreigners are the foundation of immigration policy in Korea. The government of Korea initiated a discussion whether to establish independent Immigration Office to accommodate fast-growing immigration and to prepare inclusive and rational immigration policies, from 2003, without progress. The Foreigner Policy Committee headed by the Prime Minister is responsible for coordinating policies concerning foreigners, which had formerly been handled by multiple ministries. However, its role is limited due to a shortage of resources and manpower. Establishing an Immigration Office is expected to solve these problems by concentrating all the related resources and manpower under one umbrella. According to the UN Recommendations on Statistics of International Migration (revised in 1998), long-term international immigration is recorded after an individual enters a country and establishes his usual place of residence there for more than a year. So, When Korea government build new policies, immigrant laborers and children of illegal migrants should be counted to follow this guideline. The Republic of Korea is a signatory to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. The Korean government is the competent authority to determine refugee status in Korea. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Immigration to South Korea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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