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Living Information

PASSPORT AND VISA

Issuance of passport and extension of period for resident passport

  • Citizen's Division in Yongin City Hall: 031-324-3123~4
  • Passport Section of Gyeonggi Provincial Office: 031-249-4073, 4074

LEGAL CONSULTATION FOR FOREIGNERS

Seoul Volunteer Royal Association

  • Lawyer's Hall: 02-3476 - 0986 (Mon: 14:00 - 17:00 /Exit No. 7 of Seocho Station)

INTERNATIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE AND DRIVING INFORMATION

  • Renewal of foreign driver's license
    • Requirements: Foreign driver's license, passport at the time of issuing the driver's license, 4 photos, foreign language translation, translated notarized driver's license by certified clerk, resident registration card and foreigner's registration, seal, statement of immigration, and certain sum of fee.
      The effective period of international driver's license is one year, and the international license issued by a foreign country is valid for one year from the date of entry.
  • Driving instruction
    • Right-of-way method
    • Obligatory seat belt for driver and the person in the front seat
    • Speed limit
      Most of inner-city district - 60Km/h Urban expressway like Olympic Road: 80Km/h

MONEY & EXCHANGE RATE

Money information ( http://www.bok.or.kr )

Exchange Rate Information ( http://www.keb.co.kr/english/index.htm )

TELEPHONE

  • Domestic call
    • Domestic call is classified into local call and long distance call, and the local call requires the input of the answering party, and the long distance call requires the DDD number of the answering party.
  • DDD number of major cities
    • Seoul- 02, Busan-051, Daegu- 053, Incheon-032, Gwangju-062, Daejeon-042,
    • Suwon-031,Sokcho-033, Gangreung-033, Gyeongju-054, Jeju-064
  • International call
    • For a direct call, choose one of the international phone companies in Korea and dial the number first, and input the national code and local code of the desired country.
  • Public call
    • For a local call, the basic call charge (3 minutes) is for 70 won, and use the call card to call international calls and there are some public phones that may send and receive.
      • I.C Card/Coin
        For each individual, the I.C. card issued directly from the phone company and coin can both be used.
        Card-type phone: There are 4 types with 2,000 won, 3,000 won, 5,000 won. and 10,000 won and it may be used for international calls.
        Card can be purchased from any store, bank, post office and other places near to the telephone booth in addition to the telephone company.
      • Coin operated phone
        Use of 10 won, 50 won and 100 won coins and may call local and long distance.
  • Useful telephone numbers
    • Weather: 131. 02-737 - 0011, 02-737 - 0365/7
      International information: 00794
      International manual: 00799
      International telegraph: 00795
      Crime report:112
      Fire and emergency information:119
      Emergency Information Center: 1339
  • Airport information
    • (Domestic call) 02-660 - 2456, (International call) 032-741-0104
      Information of local calls in Seoul: 114
      Telephone number inquiry for long distance call: - D.D.D + 114
      Information of English phone number: - 080 - 211 - 011

LOST AND FOUND CENTER

  • Lost and Found Center of Incheon Airport
    +82-31-741-3114
  • Lost and Found Center of Subway Station
    • City Hall : +82-2-753-2408~9
    • Chungmu-ro: +82-2-2271-1170~1
  • Lost and Found Center of Urban Railway
    • Wangsipni Station : +82-2-2298-6767
    • Taereung Station : +82-2-949-6767
  • Lost and Found center of Korea Railway Corporation
    • Seoul Station : +82-2-755-7108
    • Guro Station : +82-2--869-0089

EMERGENCY SITUATION

119 in all phones (However, the mobile phones require to press local code number)
http://www.rescue.go.kr/english/index2.htm

REPORT OF COMPLAINT

You may report various inconvenience, not kind action and others related to tourism.
When preparing the report, detailed information on date and time, place and other pertinent information shall be described and reported, and, in addition, the complaint without the contact point (address and phone number) of the reporting person Is required and if there is no such information, it will not be received.