While Cabinet approval has been approved to offer foreign employment opportunities in South Korea under the E-8 visa category, these opportunities will be managed exclusively by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), says its Chairman, Kosala Wickramasinghe.He further highlighted that no other private or foreign employment service is authorized to provide job opportunity under the E-8 visa classification and for that reason prompted the general public to avoid supplying cash to such individuals or agencies.He made these remarks while going to an occasion held at the Bureau today (25) to present air tickets to a group of youths who have actually been approved job opportunity in South Korea under the E-9 visa category.Speaking even more on this matter, he stated, The newest visa classification introduced for jobs opportunities in South Korea is the E-8 visa.
This category is not open to everybody.
We just send certified people with correct farming knowledge.
Young people are selected for tasks under the E-8 visa classification exclusively through the Foreign Employment Bureau (SLBFE).
He also added, No permission has been granted for any 3rd party or foreign employment service to charge any costs.
Just the Foreign Employment Bureau is licensed to send out employees under this visa category.
Therefore, do not succumb to intermediaries.
Do not offer cash to anyone.The SLBFE chairman even more highlighted that the government intends to provide task chances in South Korea with minimal costs, comparable to other South Korean task programs.
He cautioned that if private companies were enabled to intervene, they would charge excessively high charges from task seekers.He continued, We had to stop this program in the past due to malpractice and money laundering.
We are working to reactivate it by following the proper treatments.
We hope that Sri Lankan youth will soon take advantage of these job chances.
These are our countrys children who travel abroad to earn a living and secure a much better future for their families.The SLBFE chairman likewise restated the governments dedication to safeguarding the foreign employment sector.Additionally, the SLBFE chief specified that standards for recruitment under this visa category will be prepared in the future which job hunters will be informed through the media about the recruitment process and the qualifications required.