Penguin Girl banned for entry, Gold Card revoked for illegal work

Penguin Girl banned for entry, Gold Card revoked for illegal work

2025-04-07

Penguin Girl, a South Korean influencer has been banned from entering Taiwan for three years. The internet celebrity had planned to come to Taiwan on April 5, but was notified at the airport that she would not be allowed to enter Taiwan until 2028. Let’s hear from her.

Penguin Girl
South Korean influencer
There was a lawyer who was trying to fix it, but also at the same time, it was too late. Like, they tried to fix it for what? They didn’t give me the work permit. I already went to the event. But for me they’re like “Oh you’re banned from entering Taiwan for three years.” That’s like, insane, because I go to Taiwan every year and I have a lot of Taiwanese fans. Yeah, you know. I have a lot of Taiwanese fans and everything. And that, you know, I love going to Taiwan.

Penguin Girl did a round-the-island trip by foot in 2023, during which she livestreamed the sights, delicacies and people of Taiwan. She was even hailed as the best spokesperson for Taiwan at the time. In September last year, she obtained a Taiwan Gold Card for Arts and Culture. But the National Immigration Agency was notified that she had worked illegally in Taiwan in 2023, resulting in a three-year entry ban and the revocation of her Gold Card.

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#influencer #southkorea #企鵝妹 #taiwan

昔未申請工作許可就來工作 "禁令生效"企鵝妹無法來台

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南韓知名實況主企鵝妹（本名柳允進）日前透過直播透露，被台灣禁止入境三年，引發粉絲震驚。企鵝妹原定於4月5日來台，卻在機場被告知無法入境，必須等到2028年才能再次來台。

[[南韓實況主企鵝妹]]
“有找律師想要解決這件事，但是太晚了，他們沒有給我工作證，就讓我去那場活動，他們說，但我已經被禁止入境三年，天啊，這很可怕，因為我每年都會去台灣，我有很多台灣的粉絲，我很喜歡去台灣，所以這很可怕”

2023年來台直播徒步環島，還大力推薦台灣美食、景點。一度被封為是"台灣觀光最佳代言人"的企鵝妹，去年9月拿到文化藝術類就業金卡。內政部移民署表示，企鵝妹因被查出2023年在台灣非法工作，遭管制一定期間無法入境，同時指出，企鵝妹的就業金卡許可已依入出國及移民法規定廢止。

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