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| National Emergency Management Agency (Information about 119 in English): http://eng.nema.go.kr Emergency Medical Information Center: http://www.1339se.or.kr Calling Assistance International Telephone Information: 00794 International Calls Using Dialing Assistance: 00799 Local Directory Assistance: 114 Long Distance Directory Assistance: Area Code + 114 |
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| Seoul Dasan Call Center Operators at the Seoul Dasan Call Center provide callers with basic information about visiting and living in Seoul. Information is available about transportation, interpretation services, restaurants, Korean and foreign language schools, tourist attractions and other topics of interest to the foreign community. Phone: 120 (02−1220 from cell phones and calls outside of Seoul) Seoul Global Center Located near City Hall, the Seoul Global Center offers information and assistance to foreigners living and working in Seoul. Information and assistances on topics including immigration, driver’s licenses, business issues and daily living are available online and at their City Hall location, as well as at Global Village Centers, which are located in communities with a high foreign population. The Global Center also offers Korean language and cultural classes, as well as annual information fairs. Seoul Global Center: http://global.seoul.go.kr/ Travel Hotline 1330 Bilingual operators are available 24 hours a day to provide English assistance and travel information to callers throughout Korea. Information is available on transportation, tourist attractions, restaurants and other topics of interest to both visitors and foreign residents. Operators can also provide assistance during emergency situations, providing interpretation over a 3-way conference call with the 119 emergency call center. Landline: 1130 Mobile Phone: Area Code + 1130 Information about Areas Outside of Seoul: Area Code of Region + 1330 |
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| Immigration Contact Center The Immigration Contact Center provides counseling over the phone on immigration, visa, sojourn and nationality issues in 17 languages. Interpretation services are also available for the central government, local governments, public organizations and non-government organizations. Mobile phone and land line: 1345 Korea Immigration Services: http://www.immigration.go.kr |
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| bbb bbb, which stand for ‘Before Babel Brigade,’ provides 24-hour phone interpretation services in 17 languages. The organization, which operates through nearly 3,000 volunteers across Korea, was launched in 2002 when Korea hosted the FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan. Volunteers provide phone interpretation services anywhere in Korea for a variety of situations including transportation, medical care, shopping, dining and travel. bbb: http://www.bbbkorea.org/eng |
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade For a complete list of Diplomatic Missions in Korea, as well as Korean Missions Overseas, visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) website, http://www.mofat.go.kr. |
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| Embassy of Australia in Seoul Honorary Consulate of Australia in Busan http://www.southkorea.embassy.gov.au Embassy of Canada in Seoul Consulate of Canada in Busan http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/korea-coree Embassy of Ireland in Seoul Honorary Consul of Ireland in Seoul http://www.irelandhouse-korea.com Embassy of New Zealand in Seoul http://www.nzembassy.com/home.cfm?c=8&l=39&CFID=29250277&CFTOKEN=24648242 Embassy of South Africa in Seoul http://www.southafrica-embassy.or.kr The British Embassy in Seoul http://ukinkorea.fco.gov.uk Embassy of the United States in Seoul http://seoul.usembassy.gov Consulate of the United States in Busan http://busan.usconsulate.gov |
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