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17. Accreditation
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The ID card application form kits were In July 1987, the SLOOC asked the of the relevant NOCs concerning the
delivered through the Federal Express, Ministry of Justice to provide for legal organization of such groups.
an official sponsor, and the special procedures for the detailed enforce- • Granting permit to foreign volunteers
courier company, DHL. For 12 NOCs ment plan. The basic guidelines for to engage in activities other than the
which entailed difficulties in the spe- the immigration control were: 1)
stated purpose of stay: Special excepcial
courier services, the kits were sent Bearers of ID cards should be required tional measure was taken allowing
via the IOC.
to carry passports, 2) bearers of ID foreigners staying in Korea to join
The ID cards for media personnel and cards should be allowed to enter the voluntary activities for the Games
invitees were delivered separately by country without visa, 3) visa issuing without obtaining separate permit. The
the Press and Public Relations De- procedures for those to participate in SLOOC submitted the list of foreign
partment, Broadcasting Support the Games-related events should be aspirants for volunteers activities to
Department and the Protocol
simplified, 4) no visa entry period the Ministry of Justice, and the minis-
Department.
should be extended for observers of try took as granted their activities
Accreditation forms for media person- the Games, 5) foreigners involved in other than qualification of stay only
nel were sent to each NOC, and after volunteers group should be granted an when they obtained ID cards issued by
receiving the forms in advance, the exception to engage in activities other the SLOOC.
SLOOC processed and delivered the than original purpose of stay.
cards to NOCs or press and broad- On December 31, 1987, the Ministry of
casting organizations.
Justice promulgated a decree govern-
As for the invitees, the Protocol
ing "temporary exception on immigra-
Department originally planned to issue
the cards after selecting the eligible
persons recommended by the IOC and
NOCs. Due to delay in selecting the
tion control," simplifying the immigration
procedures as follow:
• Olympic Family: ID card holders are
allowed to enter the country without
17.3
Issuance of Accreditation
Cards
invitees, however, only 964 cards were visas during the period from August 17
delivered.
The delivery of ID cards by category
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IOC
225
IF
117
NOC
644
B
1,110
C
258
D
2,015
E
5,045
RT
11,329
F
18,072
G
964
Total
39,779
Receipt of Olympic Family List
The SLOOC sent out forms for the list
of participants, four copies per set, to
the NOCs, asking the issuing agency
to keep one copy on file and return the
three copies to the SLOOC not later
than July 15,1988. The original copy
was set aside as data for the preparation
of accreditation cards, while one
transcript was sent each to the Ministry
of Justice and Security Department
to be utilized as immigration control
data.
But only the IOC, 16 IFs and 27 NOCs
met the July 15 deadline, causing
considerable confusion in immigration
control and issuance of accreditation
cards, and delaying the issuance.
To keep the ID cards from being used
illegally, it was required that the ID
cards with wrong entry or unused
cards be enclosed with the list of
participants or be returned to the
accreditation centers immediately
upon arrival in Korea. From IOC,
NOCs, and IFs, a total of 3,229 cards
were returned, accordingly.
For those who failed to carry ID cards
with them or for the cards with incomplete
entry, accreditation centers
reissued 24 cards.
17.2.3
Immigration Control
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In June 1987, the Accreditation Consultative
Council determined basic guidelines
for the issuance of ID cards and
immigration control.
to November 2, 1988. During the valid
period of the ID card, the bearer is
granted re-entry without separate
permit. Exclusive immigration counter
was set up to provide the fullest possible
convenience to the Family.
• Participants of Games-related
events: The participants of the Gamesrelated
events refer to accompanying
family members of the ID card bearers,
and attendants; the participants of
various sports and cultural events
planned as part of the Games, demonstration
sports (badminton, bowling)
and Youth Camp; and those who are
recognized by the Minister of Justice.
Except for the peoples of those countries
with which Korea had no diplomatic
relations, and the peoples of
those countries with which Korea has
signed no visa agreements, the Justice
Ministry allowed those intending to
attend the Games-related events to
enter the country within the bound of
60-day stay in case they carried document
ascertaining to their participation.
Regarding those from the countries
without diplomatic relations with
Korea who were entitled to participate
in the Games-related events, the
Justice Ministry delegated to overseas
Korean diplomatic mission chiefs or
the directors of airport and harbor
immigration offices the right to issue
entry permit, or visas within the bound
of 60 days of stay, thus providing
maximum possible convenience in
handling visa issuance.
• Observers: A 30-day no visa entry
permit was granted to those foreigners
who were going to enter the country
for observance of the Games or for
sightseeing purpose for 35 days from
August 21, to October 4, 1988.
The peoples of the countries which
had no diplomatic relations with Korea
were allowed to enter the country to
stay for 30 days after obtaining alien
entry permit issued by the relevant
overseas Korean mission chiefs only
when they organized a group consisting
of at least 10 persons for sightseeing
purpose and obtained the approval
17.3.1
Outline of Issuance
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Concept and guideline
An accreditation card, issued by the
SLOOC as a form of identity certificate
for the purpose of ascertaining the
identity of the official participants of
the Olympic Games or operation personnel,
and of allowing them to enjoy
access privilege to the venues of
competition so as to perform their
duty, is different from the ID card or
temporary pass. The accreditation
cards were issued under the following
guidelines: 1) one accreditation card
per person should be issued to the
members of the Olympic Family or to
those who had qualification as Games
operation personnel, 2) access privilege
should be granted to the card
holder within the bound that restricts
the access to unnecessary sites, the
accreditation card should be issued by
the designated accreditation centers
within the authorized period of time, 4)
the accreditation card should be
produced in a way easy to recognize
and impossible to forge or tamper
with, and be attached with magnetic
stripe, and 5) fullest possible convenience
should be provided for the
issuance of cards by means of computerization
of accreditation process
and efficient operation of the accreditation
centers.
Types and kinds
The accreditation card comprised of
three parts including identity certificate,
access privilege and magnetic
stripe. On the obverse side were the
name of the Games (in Korean, English,
French), Games emblem, photograph,
letters to indicate category,
biography and access privilege. The
biography refers to the name of the
bearer and function, the organization
of the bearer, or nationality. The
access privilege was indicated by
pictograms, and the zone was indicated
by digits or letter code. On the
reverse side were card markings, the