Contents
Cases in
major
countries
- In Germany, migrants married to Germans enter Germany through the
application for marriage visa. Based on the application from the local
government of the area where the German spouse lives, the federal
government grants status of sojourn. The migrant married to the German
may then apply for work permit.
C. Core agenda items for promotion
Ⅱ-2-1. The current system for linking the pre-entry education of migrants
married to Koreans with the issuance of visa should be improved in a
human rights-friendly way.
Ⅱ-2-2. The right to sojourn and permanent residence as well as obtaining
Korean nationality should be guaranteed for migrants married to
Koreans based on concrete clauses of the law. In said process, public
officials’ discretionary power should not be used arbitrarily.
3. More stringent protection of migrant workers from
domestic violence
A. Current status and problems
• There are migrants married to Koreans exposed to serious domestic violence due
to the lack of measures for the protection of their marriage-related rights and right
to sojourn. The government should formulate comprehensive programs to prevent
domestic violence involving these migrants and for their adequate protection.
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