Multicultural Policy
Seoul’s multicultural policies (e.g., Korean classes, employment training, and education support for multicultural families and children of marriage migrants) promote the stable settlement and self-reliance of multicultural families and create a healthy multicultural society.
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  • Childcare facilities for multicultural children

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    • Designation and support of integrated multicultural daycare centers

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    • Special Childcare Team: 2133-5089
  • Basic learning and career planning support for multicultural families

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    • Support for basic learning (i.e., Korean, math) and school adaptation for elementary school children of multicultural families (17 locations for basic lower-grade learning support, 8 locations for higher-grade learning support)

    • Planning support for children of multicultural families (ages 7–24): 10 locations for professional psychological counseling and career/employment consulting

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    • Residential Environment Improvement Team: 2133-8685
  • Educational subsidies for children of low-income multicultural families

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    • Support for educational expenses (e.g., textbooks, learning materials, and online classes) for children of low-income multicultural families: ₩400,000/year for elementary school students, ₩500,000/year for middle school students, and ₩600,000/year for high school students

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    • Residential Environment Improvement Team: 2133-8685
  • Home tutoring for multicultural children

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    • Multicultural families and children of foreign residents (ages 2–15)

    • Home tutoring for basic school subjects (choose 1: Korean, English, math, social studies, science)

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    • Multiculturalism Support Team: 2133-8696
  • Personalized care services for multicultural families

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    • Prepartum/postpartum care services for multicultural families (Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital: 6960-1045)

    • Hourly child care services for multicultural families (Guro-gu Family Center: 869-0317)

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    • Multiculturalism Support Team: 2133-8696
  • Youth football

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    • Football classes for children of multicultural families (ages 5–12)

    • Application FC Seoul and Hanultari websites

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    • Multiculturalism Support Team: 2133-8696
  • Career and university admission support for children of multicultural families

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    • Career and university admission programs for migrant youth and children of multicultural families

    • On-site consultation for university entrance exams for prospective students from multicultural families

    Contact

    • Residential Environment Improvement Team: 2133-8685
    • Foreign Residents Team: 2133-8689
    • Multiculturalism Support Team: 2133-8697
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  • Online and offline guidance of daily living information

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    • Hanultari website for multicultural families (mcfamily.or.kr)

    • My Seoul mobile app for multicultural families (available in 4 languages)

    • E-book publications for useful information to multicultural families

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    • Residential Environment Improvement Team: 2133-8698
  • Public-private partnerships for multicultural families

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    • PPP with the Woori Multicultural Scholarship Foundation

    • ① Scholarships for children of low-income multicultural families

    • ② Support for weddings for multicultural couples (10 couples per year)

    • ③ Support for financial education for marriage migrants and children of multicultural families

    • Korea Post (Seoul Regional Communications Office): 10% off EMS for multicultural families

    • Seoul City Hall (Safety Support Division): fire safety training for multicultural families

    Contact

    • Woori Multicultural Scholarship Foundation: 2125-2121~4
    • Multiculturalism Support Team: 2133-8697
  • Selection of multicultural families for national housing recommended by institutions

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    • Priority for LH housing supply (pre-sales units) given to non-homeowning multicultural families and recommended to the relevant agency

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    • Multiculturalism Support Team: 2133-8696
  • Self-help groups and native language education for multicultural families

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    • Support for themed activities of multicultural family-run self-help groups

    • Support for native language and intercultural awareness education for children and spouses of multicultural families

    Contact

    • Multiculturalism Support Team: 2133-8696
  • Monitoring group to assist foreigners’ daily life in Seoul

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    • Organization of a monitoring group to collect opinions on daily life inconveniences and provide feedback from the perspective of foreigners

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    • Foreign Residents Team: 2133-8699
  • Support facilities for foreign residents

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    Contact

    • Foreign Residents Team: 2133-8689 for Seoul Foreign Resident Center & Seoul Global Village Centers; 2133-8690 for Seoul Global Youth Education Center & District Foreign Resident Centers
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  • Empowerment education support for employment of multicultural families

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    • 1 employment-focused agency for multicultural families

    • 6 employment education programs (6 locations)

    • Annual job fair for marriage migrants (once a year)

    • 10 local vocational training centers for marriage migrants

    Contact

    • Residential Environment Improvement Team: 2133-8685
  • On-site cultural diversity education

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    • Target: civil servants, general citizens and kindergartens/elementary/middle/high schools and students in Seoul (new) Period: March to December 2024

    • Program: foreign instructors of different nationalities (40 instructors from 21 countries) visit institutions to conduct education

    • Content: introduction to various cultures and education to improve awareness including experiential activities

    • Application : Click to apply

    Contact

    • Foreign Residents Team: 2133-8691