Emergency Assistance For Foreigners in Korea
Korea has a great travel assistance program with English operators, and it’s available 24hrs a day! If you happen to require English assistance just dial 1330 (if you’re in the Seoul region) and a bilingual operator will offer you detailed information on tourist sites, transportation, restaurants and more. If you’re calling from outside of Seoul then simply enter the respective area code (see area codes below) followed by 1330.
Korean Immigration Offices (In Korea)
| Seoul Immigration Office | (02) 650-6239 |
| Incheon Immigration Office | (032) 882-0544 |
| Busan Immigration Office | (051) 463-7161 |
| Gimpo Immigration Office | (02) 664-7614 |
| Gimhae Immigration Office | (051) 972-1610 |
| Jeju Immigration Office | (064) 22-3494 |
Calling from within Korea
LAN Line from within Seoul: Dial 1330
Cell Phone: Dial (Area Code) + 1330
(Example – For Seoul (02 + 1330) – See chart below.
Service charge: local telephone charge only
Calling from outside of Korea
Dial 01182 + (Area Code minus the 0) + 1330
(Example – For Seoul (01182 + 2 + 1330)
LAN Line from within Seoul: Dial 1330
Cell Phone: Dial (Area Code) + 1330
(Example – For Seoul (02 + 1330) – See chart below.
Service charge: local telephone charge only
Calling from outside of Korea
Dial 01182 + (Area Code minus the 0) + 1330
(Example – For Seoul (01182 + 2 + 1330)
Emergency Assistance In Korea For Foreigners
| Police | Dial 112 |
| Emergency Rescue (Fire and Ambulance) | Dial 119 |
| Medical Emergencies | Dial 129 |
| Report-A-Spy | Dial 113 |
| FOCUS (Foreigner Community Service) | Dial (02) 798-7529 |
| Medical Referral Service | Dial 010-4769-8212 |
| Seoul Help Center | global.seoul.go.kr/ |
Additional Assistance and Support
| Legal Counseling Service | (02) 508-1745 |
| Directory Assistance (Local) | 114 |
| Directory Assistance (Long Distance) | (Area Code) + 114 |
| International Dialing Information | 00794 |
| Alcoholics Anonymous Seoul | (02) 319-5861 |
| Alcoholics Anonymous Daegu | (053) 768-6732 |
| International Operator | 00799 |
(AC) Area Codes – Drop the ‘0’ if calling from outside Korea
| Area | Seoul | Gyeonggi | Incheon | Gangwon | Chungnam | Daejeon | Chungbuk | Busan |
| Number | (0)2 | (0)31 | (0)32 | (0)33 | (0)41 | (0)42 | (0)43 | (0)51 |
| Area | Ulsan | Daegu | Gyeongbuk | Gyeongnam | Jeonnam | Gwangju | Jeongbuk | Jeju |
| Number | (0)52 | (0)53 | (0)54 | (0)55 | (0)61 | (0)62 | (0)63 | (0)64 |