Will Korea restrict entry of Indians after travelers from Pakistan, Bangladesh banned? Korean embassy says NO.

South Korean government’s decision to strengthen visa and entry restrictions from Tuesday for foreigners from Pakistan and Bangladesh – the countries recently reported a surge in coronavirus cases, has left Indian nationals waiting to return to Korea in a tizzy.

Trying hard to arrange charter flights on their own from India to Korea, hundreds of Indian professionals, scholars, and students who have been stuck in India since March when the lockdown was proclaimed, these Indians are leading sleepless nights.

Speculations are ripe amongst the Indian community that India could be the next country to be banned by the Korean government as the graph of COVID-19 positive cases is surging in India too. And if this happens, a number of Indian professionals would lose their jobs, and students their classes for not reporting to their respective institutions in time. Read more...