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Employment support for marriage migrants

As of August 2026Machine translatedSource: 여성가족부 다누리6 views

There is employment support for marriage migrants, running from Korean classes through to job matching.

Who helps

  1. Family Centers — career counselling, vocational education, training as interpreters
  2. Saeil Centers — for women returning to work and marriage migrants. Counselling → training → placement → follow-up.
  3. Employment centres — job-seeker registration, training, placement
  4. Support centres for foreign workers — advice and information
  5. Local government job centres

Typical jobs

  • Interpretation and translation — your home language is an asset
  • Multicultural and bilingual instructors
  • Care workers and postnatal care — after qualification
  • Cooking, baking and service
  • Manufacturing and production
  • Office assistance

Steps

  1. Book a consultation at a Family Center or Saeil Center.
  2. Discuss your aptitude and conditions — childcare, working hours and other realities included.
  3. Take the necessary education or training. Many courses are free.
  4. Prepare for qualifications.
  5. Receive job placement support.
  6. Continue counselling after you start work.

What you need

  • Alien Registration Card
  • A CV (the centre helps you write it)
  • Qualifications and experience records, if any
  • Korean ability evidence, if any

Where to go

  • Your local Family Center
  • A Saeil Center
  • Your employment centre · 1350
  • 1577-1366 Danuri Helpline (13 languages)
  • Danuri www.liveinkorea.kr

Questions people ask

My Korean is weak. There are courses combining Korean classes with vocational training. Ask a Family Center.

I have no time to work because of my child. Discuss childcare and employment support together. Part-time placements exist too.

I'm on F-6 — are there employment restrictions? F-6 has almost none. See the f6-visa-basics guide.

Are there jobs that use my home language? Interpretation and translation, multicultural and bilingual instruction. Ask Saeil Centers and Family Centers.

I feel discriminated against at interviews. Hiring discrimination based on nationality can be reported to 1331 and 1350.

Take care

Beware places charging a fee to "get you a job". Public employment support is free. Always get a written labour contract and check the terms before starting.

Related

vocational-training · self-reliance-support · employment-contract · discrimination-report

Source

Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Danuri www.liveinkorea.kr / As of 2026-08

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