Immigration Offices

(Call 1345) www.immigration.go.kr

The main fuction of the immigration services is for the foreign resident registration [the issuance of Residence Cards (formerly known as Alien Registration Cards)] and the management of residence permits. But it also offers foreigners, immigrants related information and education programs. 

Single Portal Service Providing General Support for Foreign Nationals

http://www.gov.kr/portal/forForeignerGuidance

Korean Government Service consolidates many different types of government services available to the public

General Information Center for Foreign Nationals

(Call 1345 domestically / +82-2-6908-1345 internationally)

Consulting services are provided for such things as language, daily life and law, visas and citizenship and many other problems foreigners may have.

Foreign Employee Support Center of Korea

(Call 1644-0644) http://k.migrantok.org/

A civic organization for helping solve various problems foreign employees may face. It provides consultation on such topics as unpaid wages, changing jobs, immigration, industrial accidents, medical services and welfare, international marriage, fraud and violence, training in Korean, computers or taekwondo, law and safety, and adjusting to life in Korea.

Multi-Cultural Family Support Center

(Call 1577-5432) https://www.liveinkorea.kr/portal/main/intro.do

Established to support immigrants with issues of marriage and living in Korea, there are 171 branch offices of the center nationwide. Various services are provided, such as Korean language education for multi-cultural families, information on understanding multi-cultural family culture, family education, consulting, employment, starting up businesses, and translation. It also offers bilingual programs and Korean language courses for children.

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