Using the Seoul Global Center
One building where residence advice, interpretation and daily-life support are all available.
What they offer
- Multilingual life counselling — residence, housing, work, healthcare.
- Interpretation — accompaniment to offices and hospitals, or by phone.
- Legal and tax advice — specialists attend on a regular schedule.
- Business start-up support — advice and training for foreign entrepreneurs. See startup-support.
- Korean classes and cultural programmes
- Space for self-help groups — support for community activity. See immigrant-community.
How to use it
- Check location, hours and programmes at global.seoul.go.kr.
- Book by phone to be seen without waiting.
- Say in advance which language you need.
- Bring your alien registration card.
- Each Seoul district also has a foreign residents' support centre. See local-foreigner-centers.
Where to go
- 02-2075-4180 Seoul Global Center
- global.seoul.go.kr
- 120 Dasan Call Center (Seoul city services, multilingual)
- 1345 Immigration Contact Centre
- Your district's foreign residents' support centre
Questions people ask
Do I have to live in Seoul? It depends on the programme. Phone and ask. Elsewhere, your own local authority's centre is usually better.
Is there a charge? Basic counselling is free. Some programmes charge for materials.
Which languages are available? Counselling is offered in several. Confirm the language when booking.
Will they file my residence application? They provide advice and guidance. You file at the immigration office yourself. See hikorea-online-application.
Take care
As a public body, it never charges for advice. People do impersonate the centre to demand money, so call the official number to verify. Check opening hours and closing days before visiting.
Related
local-foreigner-centers · immigration-1345 · interpretation-service · startup-support · immigrant-community
Source
Seoul Global Center global.seoul.go.kr / As of 2026-08