145,000 Thai nationals are illegally staying in South Korea, 76.3% of the illegals total

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BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Four in 10 foreigners who illegally stayed in South Korea last year entered the country without visas and stayed beyond the visa-free period, data from the justice ministry showed Saturday.

The number of illegal aliens in South Korea came to 423,675 as of the end of last year, accounting for 16.9 % of the total foreigners staying in the nation, according to the data cited by Rep. Song Seong-jun of the ruling People Power Party, as reported by Yonhap.