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韩国国会请愿要求取消中国公民免签入境制度
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韩国国会请愿要求取消中国公民免签入境制度

针对中国团体游客免签政策及在韩外国人犯罪问题,韩国国会请愿联署人数已突破5万人。

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韩国国会请愿网站上一项要求取消中国公民团体免签入境制度的请愿获得超5万人联署。请愿者以社会治安为由,要求加强外国人入境审查及犯罪管理。该请愿将移交韩国国会相关委员会审议。

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韩国目前针对指定旅行社组织的中国团体游客实施免签政策,允许最长15天停留。济州岛则拥有独立的免签入境制度,允许外国人停留30天。

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据中央社报道,韩国国会“国民同意请愿”网站最近出现要求取消中国公民免签入境制度的呼声,其中一项请愿截至上周六已有超过5万人连署。

名为“要求禁止中国人免签入境及加强外国人入境审查与犯罪管理”的请愿,以保障韩国社会治安为由,要求取消对中国公民免签入境政策,同时加强对所有外国人的入境审查、在韩管理以及犯罪信息共享机制。

请愿者称,随着在韩国居住和活动的外国人数量增加,部分韩国民众对外国人犯罪问题的担忧也有所上升。

韩国目前实施的并不是针对中国公民的个人免签,而是主要针对由指定旅行社组织的中国团体游客。原则上要求3人以上成团,可在韩国免签停留最多15天。该政策自2025年9月29日开始实施,今年又被延长至2026年12月31日。

请愿书援引统计数据称,2024年韩国共有35296名外籍犯罪嫌疑人,比上一年增加6.8%,并同时指出,中国籍人员在外国人犯罪案件中所占比例较高。

韩联社2025年5月曾援引韩国警方的数据报道,2024年共有768名外国人在韩国涉嫌杀人、抢劫、强奸等重大暴力犯罪,中国人占比为33.3%(256人)。但报道同时指出,这一高比例主要与在韩中国人人数众多有关。若按各国人口计算犯罪嫌疑人比例,在韩中国人的犯罪率实际上低于韩国人。

外国人犯罪问题最近在韩国受关注的另一个方面,是犯罪后逃亡韩国的外国人。官方数字显示,今年截至8月,潜逃韩国的外籍犯罪分子已逾百人,其中中国人最多。

据韩联社报道,韩国警察厅9月8日向执政党共同民主党议员提交的一份资料显示,截至上月12日,在境外实施犯罪后潜逃至韩国的外国人共计110人。而中国警方请求国际刑事警察组织协查的中国籍嫌疑人最多,共40人,占总数的36%。其次是乌兹别克斯坦(19人)、蒙古国(17人)和越南(13人)。

相关请愿认为,韩国有必要重新评估中国团体游客免签政策,并加强外国人在入境前的身份及犯罪风险审查,并进一步加强国际犯罪信息共享合作。对于有犯罪记录的外国人,应进一步收紧入境管理措施。

此外,近期韩国济州岛发生多起涉及中国人的刑事案件,包括发生在中国人之间的暴力案件,也加剧了相关讨论。

根据济州地区的特殊法规,外国人可以在不持签证的情况下(免签)入境济州,入境后最长停留30天,但不得擅自前往济州以外的其它地区。此外,为了吸引外国投资者,济州岛在2010年代对投资移民推出优惠政策,规定只要投资超过500万韩元(约合32万欧元)即可获得当地永久居留身份。

上述规定不仅吸引了大量中国游客前往济州观光,而且济州也涌现了大批中资地产开发项目,其中一些现在处于烂尾状态。《南德意志报》9月初的一篇报道称,中国投资、移民和游客正在改变济州岛的面貌,这引起当地居民、发展规划专家和行政当局的担忧。

目前韩国国会请愿网站另有一项请愿,要求废除“济州特别自治道免签入境制度”。

按照韩国国会“国民同意请愿”制度,一项公开请愿如果在30天内获得5万人以上支持,就应进入国会相关委员会审查程序。因此,联署人数突破5万人的请愿,将移交国会相关委员会审议。

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