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1. All of the plaintiffs' claims are dismissed.
2. The costs of lawsuit are assessed against the plaintiffs.
Reasons
1. Details of the disposition;
A. The plaintiffs are foreigners of Mongolian nationality in marital relations.
B. 1) Plaintiff A (hereinafter “Plaintiff1”)
(2) On December 8, 2010, the Plaintiff (hereinafter referred to as “Plaintiff 2”) entered the Republic of Korea as a short-term visit (C-3) sojourn status on December 23, 2010, obtained permission for change of sojourn status on several occasions after obtaining permission for change of sojourn status as an accompanying (F-3) status on December 23, 2010, and was staying in Korea upon obtaining permission for extension of sojourn period on July 25, 2016, and obtained permission for change of sojourn status (F-1): The Plaintiff (hereinafter referred to as “Plaintiff 2”) obtained permission for change of sojourn status (F-2, 2017) on April 16, 2008 upon obtaining permission for change of sojourn status on several occasions after obtaining permission for change of sojourn status as an enterprise investment (D-8) status on May 8, 2010, and obtained permission for change of sojourn status on July 24, 2013 (F-1).
C. 1) On June 21, 2017, Plaintiff 1 registered the establishment of a corporation with the Plaintiff C and the representative director as the Plaintiff 1 and the Plaintiff 1’s capital worth KRW 100,000 (hereinafter “instant company”).
On June 27, 2017, Plaintiff 1 filed an application with the Defendant for permission to change the status of stay in the capacity of corporate investment (D-8) by asserting that Plaintiff 1 constitutes an essential expert of a foreign-invested enterprise under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act. However, on July 26, 2018, the Defendant rendered a decision on July 26, 2018 on the ground that Plaintiff 1 did not grant permission to change the status of stay on the ground that “the Plaintiff was an enterprise directly investing in a foreign country (D-8) subject to corporate investment (D-8), the source of investment, the uncertainty of its source of investment, and the absence of an application for trade management (D-9) that is not for business investment (D-8) and for the purpose of operating Mongolian restaurant
(2) On June 27, 2017, Plaintiff 2 is accompanied by Plaintiff 1’s spouse (F-3).