The Hon. Speaker

21 February 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Sri Lankans with E-8 Visa Leaving for Jobs in South Korea (Q.386/2025)

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¶ 01 Second Round.

¶ 02 SRI LANKANS WITH E-8 VISA LEAVING FOR JOBS IN SOUTH KOREA: OBSTRUCTIONS ARISEN

¶ 03 386/2025

¶ 04 2. The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Chanaka Madugoda)

¶ 05 asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism:

¶ 06 (a) Will he inform this House - (i) whether he is aware that the citizens of many countries of the world find employment in South Korea under the E-8 visa scheme; (ii) the reasons for turning the Sri Lankans who have obtained work visas for South Korea under the E-8 visa scheme back at the Katunayake Airport; (iii) the barriers for aforesaid Sri Lankans to work in South Korea; and (iv) the measures that are being taken to accord justice to the Sri Lankans who have obtained visas to work in South Korea under the E-8 visa scheme?

¶ 07 (b) If not, why?

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