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Description: The Seoul Help Center for Foreigners. Everything foreigners in Korea need including medical referrals, an English help line, information center, tourism info, community news and more.

   
   

Description: The Korean Ministry of Labor in English. If you have a dispute with your school and you are in the right, a phone call from them on your behalf to your school can help. Check their website for offices nearest you. Phone numbers and maps provided.

Online Help: Try their Q&A section if you have any questions or concerns about working in Korea. They do answer all inquiries, usually within a few days, and all responses are in very good English.

   
   

Description: The Immigration Bureau can help regarding your residency and when and for what reasons your visa could be cancelled and what your rights are in those matters. The link above takes you to the English site and a listing of Immigration Offices throughout Korea with phone numbers.

Online Help: Try their Q&A section if you have any questions or concerns about working in Korea. They do answer all inquiries, usually within a few days, and all responses are in very good English.

   
   
Helpline for foreigners: (02) 397-1440
   
   

Driver's License Agency: 438 Sangam-Dong, Mapo-Gu, Seoul, Korea 121-759
TEL: (02) 1577-1120

Description: The Driver's License Agency of Korea has information on all issues regarding driving in Korea, obtaining a Korean driver's license, license cancellations and suspensions and fines for accidents and traffic violations.

   
   

Social Education Department: #2-77 Shinmunroh, 2-ka, Chongno-Gu Seoul, Korea
TEL: (02) 399-9243 or 736-3219
FAX: (02) 399-9115

Description: The Seoul Metropolitan Office will direct its regional office to issue a warning or make a visit to the institute in question to determine the correct action to be taken. Your grievance should be reported prior to your departure from Korea.

   
   

Description: Any issues regarding pension, pension payments, pension retrieval, etc, can be directed here. The site lists all regional offices and telephone numbers and is in English. Most offices have English speaking staff.

   
   

Korean International Labor Foundation

Description: The Korea International Labor Foundation (KOILAF) is a non-profit organization established jointly by labor, management and the government of Korea with the purpose of promoting improvement of labor-management relations and protection of basic labor rights in a rapidly changing international environment.

   
   

Listing of Korean Labor Board Offices

Description: This is a listing of Korea Labor Board offices throughout Korea. Addresses and phone numbers are provided. This listing is a service of KoreaListing.

   
   

Listing of Korean Immigration Offices

Description: This is a listing of Korean Immigration offices throughout Korea. Addresses and phone numbers are provided. This listing is a service of KoreaListing.

   
   

Korea UNAIDS Information Support Center

Description: KUISC assists foreigners residing in Korea by providing accurate, multilingual informational resources about HIV/AIDS as well as services such free condoms, free and anonymous HIV testing and counseling.

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