In response to a labor shortfall, South Korea increases visas for qualified workers.

Do you want to travel to Korea and see your Oppa, if you say yes, this is your sign to get a job in Korea. The justice minister announced on Wednesday a fifteen-fold increase in the yearly quota to 30,000 in order to assist businesses overcome labor shortages.

As a result, South Korea hopes to grant a record number of visas for foreign skilled workers this year. The industrial and agricultural sectors of Asia's fourth-largest economy are finding it difficult to fill open positions because younger South Koreans are hesitant to take on blue-collar work.

The yearly cap for the E-7-4 visa program was initially set at 300, but it will progressively increase to 2,000 by 2022.

According to a justice ministry official, this year's increase will be by far the biggest and will hopefully assist alleviate the ongoing shortages of competent personnel in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors. Initially, South Korea intended to set a 5,000-quota limit for this year.

During a government meeting, Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon reportedly said that there should be no more "talk of foreigners being unable to come due to insufficient quota." The conditions for visa applications would also be loosened, the ministry announced, in response to pleas from the business community.