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Provides information to support married immigrants, including multicultural family support centers and social integration programs.

Basic Project for Multicultural Family Support Centers
Basic Project for Multicultural Family Support Centers
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Multicultural Families (marriage immigrants, spouses, children, children who entered Korea midway) Family life support, Korean language education, family education, education for understanding multiculturalism, consultation, basic training for employment, linkage to jobs Apply at local multicultural family support center (throughout the year) 1577-5432
02-3140-2281		 Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
Translation/interpretation service for marriage immigrants
Translation/interpretation service for marriage immigrants
Target Contents How to Register Inquiry Related Departments
Multicultural families and related public institutions
  • Provides interpretation and translation services and nationality/sojourn-related information when using public institutions such as administrative and judicial institutions, hospitals, police stations, etc.
  • Provides information and counseling on pregnancy, childbirth, childcare, etc.
 Apply at local multicultural family support center (throughout the year) 1577-5432
02-3140-2298		 Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
Support for marriage immigrants' network
Support for marriage immigrants' network
Target Contents How to Register Inquiry Related Departments
Marriage immigrants Sharing information and forming communities through the network of marriage immigrants from each country/area Apply after checking announcements at social integration network: http://www.socinet.go.kr 1345 without phone exchange number Ministry of Justice
Operation of social integration program
Operation of social integration program
Target Contents How to Register Inquiry Related Departments
All immigrants and citizens Education on Korean language and understanding of Korean society Apply for membership at the Immigration & Social Integration Network: http://www.socinet.go.kr 1345 without phone exchange number Ministry of Justice
Happy Start Program
Happy Start Program
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Marriage immigrants

Immigrants who have entered Korea for the first time with 3 months or less on an alien registration.
  • Immigration-related business including sojourn and nationality.
  • Provides guides with information on basic living and settlement, and marriage immigrant support policies.
  • Arranges meeting with senior marriage immigrants.
 Apply for membership at the Immigration & Social Integration Network: http://www.socinet.go.kr 1345 without phone exchange number Ministry of Justice
Basic agricultural training for female marriage immigrants
Basic agricultural training for female marriage immigrants
Target Contents How to Register Inquiry Related Departments
Female marriage immigrants living in rural areas Provides education on agricultural terminology, introduction to basic agriculture, and instructions on using farming tools. Contact the regional agricultural cooperative and apply. Regional agricultural cooperative Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
1:1 Custom Education for Female marriage immigrants in Rural Areas
1:1 Custom Education for Female marriage immigrants in Rural Areas
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Female marriage immigrants in rural areas who stayed in Korea for more than a year and are actually taking part in farming activities Provides 1:1 customized agricultural education with a professional female farmer (mentor) for immigrant women who completed basic training. Contact the local regional agricultural cooperative and apply. Regional agricultural cooperative Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Process to help multicultural families adapt to rural area
Process to help multicultural families adapt to rural area
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Participated in by family units (marriage immigrant and her spouse, parents-in-law, children - 2~4 people The educational program follows a curriculum that is focused on Korean culture experience, enhancement on multicultural awareness, multicultural children's education, agriculture and farming education, etc. Contact Nongchon Sarang Leader Training Institute. Nongchon Sarang Leader Training Institute: 031-965-3820 Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Dibrary Portal Service for Multicultural Information
Dibrary Portal Service for Multicultural Information
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Multicultural families, foreigners, multicultural workers and researchers, general public Operation of contents such as multicultural information (7 languages), multicultural book information and multicultural blogs

Korean, English, Japanese, Chinse, Thai, Vietnamese, Tagalog

 http://multiculture.dibrary.net 02-3483-8821 Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism