2026 Survey on Immigrants’ Living Conditions and Labour Force
Has anyone been contacted via phone for a survey on foreigners living in Korea?
I received a phone call in the evening from a lady who says she wanted to visit my home for an interview. This call came at 8PM on a Friday. I find that very odd. Since I knew nothing about it, I asked her to send me a weblink to the survery. Rather than a link, she texted me pictures of the actual survey (attached photos except first one). She also sent me her government ID that had her name and photo. I googled her cell number and it appears on a church website with her name and photo, but it's difficult to determine if that website photo matches the ID.
The fact that she called me after 6PM on a Friday made me suspicious because I'm unable to verify her identity with the Ministry of Justice until Tuesday (Monday is a holiday).
Also, the literature in the pamphlet stated the following: "As you have already been informed by the 'Letter of Request for Cooperation,' you have been selected as one of the participants for this survey." I did not receive anything in the mail about this survey, so I became more suspicious. I called Korea Immigration (1345; open unitl 10PM weekdays) and asked them about it. The rep knew nothing and suggested to contact the police.
Below is the website I found that mentions this survey (see first photo). The website does mention that it's a door-to-door survey from May 19 to June 2, but shouldn't they send something in the mail beforehand? https://www.moj.go.kr/bbs/moj/184/606564/artclView.do
I found a similar post on reddit a few years back: https://www.reddit.com/r/Living_in_Korea/comments/13oen25/2023_survey_on_immigrants_living_conditions_and/
Any thoughts? Is this person impersonating a government employee?
