South Korea's immigration authorities have started screening the applications of hundreds of Yemeni nationals that are seeking refuge on South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju.<br />The Ministry of Justice says it will lift the travel ban issued on them following the first round of the screening process. <br />Kim Hyo-sun tells us more. <br /> South Korea's immigration authority on Monday began reviewing the applications of Yemeni refugees seeking asylum on Jeju Island. <br />The Korea Immigration Service's Jeju branch said new staff members including two Arabic interpreters joined the team to review the personal information of nearly 500 Yemenis. <br /><br /> "We plan to first carry out the screening process for those who have humanitarian reasons for coming, those who are unemployed and those who urgently need to leave the island." <br /><br /> Following the primary screening process,... the Ministry of Justice plans to lift the ban it has issued on the Yemenis,... which prohibits them from traveling elsewhere in the nation.<br />The ministry also explained that a support center for foreigners should be established in Jeju once their stay on the island is prolonged. <br />If the number of Yemeni refugees seeking asylum on Jeju increases,... it looks likely that a special facility would be built to support their stay,... similar to the foreigner support center which is already in Yeongjongdo, Incheon. <br /> It's left to be seen whether Korea can become a second home to the Yemenis who fled their home country due to civil war and hunger.<br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News. <br />
