Busan carries out various programs to promote social integration, make settlement easier and ensure stable living for multicultural families who are unfamiliar with daily life in Korea
Customized Support to Encourage the Growth of Multicultural Children and Youth
1. Multicultural Childcare Sharing
Target: Marriage immigrants and their children who use one of Busan’s multicultural family support centers
Content: Providing childcare information, setting up and running a smooth functioning multicultural childcare sharing space
Responsible Organizations: Buk-gu Multicultural Family Support Center
Multicultural family support centers: Busanjin-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu
Family centers: Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Yeongdo-gu, Dongnae-gu, Saha-gu, Suyeong-gu, Sasang-gu, Geumjeong-gu
2. Supporting Basic Learning for Multicultural Children
Target: Multicultural preschoolers and elementary school students
Content: Educational support including basic Korean language, math, reading and writing, and guides to help students adapt to elementary school and the Korean education system
Responsible Organizations: Multicultural family support centers and family centers (Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Yeong-do, Busanjin, Dongnae, Buk-gu, Haeundae, Saha, Geumjeong, Suyeong, Sasang-gu)
3. Educational Support for Children from Low-Income Multicultural Families
Eligibility: Children aged 7 to 18 from multicultural families with an income between 50% and 100% of median income.
Details
Support is provided for purchasing educational materials, using study rooms, and obtaining online learning subscriptions to enhance academic abilities through case management. ☞ Elementary school: 400,000 KRW, middle school: 500,000 KRW, high school: 600,000 KRW
Implementing Institutions: Multicultural family support centers and family centers (respective district offices handling the program: Jung-gu and Gangseo-gu)
4. Scholarship Support for Children from Multicultural Families
Eligibility: High school students from multicultural families (7 recipients)
Details: Annual support of approximately 4 million KRW per person for academy tuition, textbook costs, etc.
Implementation Method: Busan Metropolitan City Government (promotion and nomination of recipients), Eunseong Medical Foundation (scholarship funding), Green Umbrella Children's Foundation (program execution)
5. Customized Career Support Program for Multicultural Youth
Eligibility: Children from multicultural and foreign families aged 7 to 24
Details: Support for career exploration and choice through career counseling, employment consultation and aptitude testing
Implementing Institutions: Three multicultural family support centers (Busanjin, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu) and three family centers (Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Sasang-gu)
6. Home-based Education Visits
Eligibility: Multicultural families who have difficulty accessing a center
Details: Home visitation education provided twice a week (2 hours per session) by center instructors
Korean Language Education: Levels 1 to 4, vocabulary, grammar, culture, etc.
Parental Education: Child-rearing, family counseling and emotional support, information provision, etc.
Child Support Services: Literacy coaching, homework assistance, basic life habits, career guidance, etc.
Implementing Institutions: Four multicultural family support centers (Busanjin, Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu) and seven family centers (Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Yeongdo-gu, Dongnae-gu, Saha-gu, Sasang-gu, Gijang-gun)
7. Child Language Development Support
Eligibility: Children from multicultural families who require language development education (12 years old and under)
Details: Classes held twice a week, 40 minutes per session, conducted as one-on-one (1:1) or group lessons
Implementing Institutions: Four multicultural family support centers (Busanjin, Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu) and seven family centers (Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Dongnae-gu, Saha-gu, Geumjeong-gu, Sasang-gu, Gijang-gun)
8. Bilingual Educational Support
Eligibility: Multicultural families with children aged 18 or younger
Details: Bilingual parenting and family coaching, direct bilingual learning, etc.
Implementing Institutions: Four multicultural family support centers (Busanjin, Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu) and seven family centers (Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Dongnae-gu, Saha-gu, Geumjeong-gu, Yeonje-gu, Sasang-gu)
Support for Married Immigrants in Key Areas
1. Supporting Educational Attainment of Marriage Immigrant Women
Target: Marriage immigrant women
Content: Elementary, middle and high school qualification examination classes
Responsible Organization: Multicultural family support centers and family centers
2. Free Comprehensive Health Checkups for Low-income Multicultural Families
Period: April-May
Target: Low-income multicultural families
Content: Providing free comprehensive health checkups for 100 people/year (500,000 KRW/person)
Responsible Organization: Korea Medical Institute, Busan
3. Emergency Support System for Marriage Immigrant Women
(1) Shelter for Immigrant Women: One facility (within 2 years, provides accommodation and meals, counseling, treatment, and repatriation support, etc.)
(2) Emergency Support Center: Nationwide 24-hour service (☎ 1577-1366), Busan 09:00–18:00 (☎ 051-508-1366)
Supported Languages: Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Cambodian, Russian, and 13 other languages
Services: 24-hour hotline, domestic violence prevention, connection to women’s shelters, interpretation support, etc.
4. Employment Support for Marriage Immigrants
Content: Recruitment of marriage immigrants preparing for employment, providing pre-employment training (Korean language, job etiquette, computer skills, etc.), and comprehensive support through collaboration with various vocational training institutions to help marriage immigrants enter suitable and promising career fields.
Operating Institution: Busanjin-gu Multicultural Family Support Center
5. Internship Connection for Marriage Immigrants
Target: Marriage immigrant women seeking employment
Content: Company-connected internships, support funding, etc.
Inquiries: 11 Women Saero Work Centers (☎ 1544-1199)
6. Employment and Entrepreneurship Program for Marriage Immigrants
Target: Marriage immigrants
Responsible Institutions: Multicultural family support centers and family centers
7. Support to Enhance the Convenience of Marriage Immigrants
(1) International Express Mail Service (EMS) Discount: Post offices in Busan
Details: 10% discount on EMS (Express Mail Service) fees for marriage immigrants sending packages to their respective home country
Required Documents: Alien registration card or family relationship certificate
(2) Overseas Remittance Fee Discounts: Busan Bank
Details: Exemption from overseas remittance fees and preferential exchange rates (80% for USD, JPY)
Required Documents: Alien registration card or family relationship certificate
(3) Disaster and Safety Multilingual Information Service
Emergency Ready App by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety: Provides emergency disaster alerts in English, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai
8. Empowerment of Marriage Immigrants (Korean classes)
Target: Marriage immigrants, multicultural children immigrating to Korea, etc.
Content: Special-purpose, practical Korean lessons (7 courses including employment, TOPIK, etc.)
Responsible Organization: Sixteen (16) organizations (multicultural family support centers, family centers, community welfare centers, etc.)
9. Interpretation and Translation Services for Marriage Immigrants
Eligibility: Multicultural families, foreign nationals, refugees, and individuals or organizations that directly or indirectly support multicultural families, foreign nationals, or refugees.
Services Provided: Interpretation, translation, and general information.
Operating Organizations: 14 multicultural family support centers and family centers. ▹ Vietnamese language support available at: Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Yeongdo-gu, Busanjin-gu, Dongnae-gu, Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu, Saha-gu, Geumjeong-gu, Yeonje-gu, Suyeong-gu, Sasang-gu, and Gijang-gun.
10. Income Support for Multicultural Low-income Single Parents
Target: Multicultural low-income single parents
Contents: Child support expenses (210,000 KRW/month), expenses for school supplies for middle and high school students (93,000 KRW/year)
Inquiries: Gu·Gun community centers for consultations and applications
Increasing Acceptance of Multiculturalism Based on Mutual Respect
1. Enhancing Family Counseling
Target: Members of multicultural families
Contents: Counseling service to improve multicultural couple/parent-children relationship and family conflicts, etc.
Inquiries: Multicultural family support centers and family centers
2. Improving Gender Equality·Human Right Awareness within Family
Target: Members of multicultural families
Contents: Gender equality education, human right awareness education, etc.
Responsible Organization: Multicultural family support centers and family centers
3. Education to Better Understand Multiculturalism
Target: Public officials, general citizens, facility operators, marriage immigrants, etc.
Contents: Special lectures about multicultural society and multicultural awareness
Inquiries: Population Policy Division
4. Operating Representative Meetings for Marriage Immigrants
Number of Members: 16 (recommended by districts/counties) ▸Term: 1 year (balanced by nationality)
Meeting Frequency: Twice a year (first and second half of the year)
Meeting Agenda: Explanation of multicultural family support programs, special lectures on daily life basics *Topics are selected based on important areas of interest to marriage immigrants, such as children's education and legal matters related to daily life.
5. Exchange and Communication Space for Multicultural Families
Content: Strengthening a sense of community among multicultural families, open space connected to local communities, self-help group support, childcare support programs, etc.
Responsible Organization: Three multicultural family support centers (Dong-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu)
Reinforcing the Foundations of Multicultural Family Policies
Project Objective: Reinforce the role of multicultural family support centers and hub centers, as well as develop community-oriented multicultural family services by utilizing local resources and seeking out collaboration with relevant organizations
Contents:
Consultations on improvements to local centers
Improving efficiency through sharing excellent case studies, etc.
Promoting continuous information sharing and a cooperative network among centers
Supervising Authority: Busan Metropolitan City, Nam-gu Multicultural Family Support Center (hub center)
Current Status of Multicultural Families
2024.11.1. Standard / (unit: people)
Current Status of Multicultural Families
Areas
Grand Total
Immigrants by Marriage។
Children (including the naturalized and non-Korean nationality)
Total
Male
Female
Non-naturalized
Naturalized
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
28,812
9,423
19,389
15,107
2,475
12,632
7,518
1,520
5,998
7,589
955
6,634
13,705
6,948
6,757
Jung-gu
410
123
287
268
54
214
144
29
115
124
25
99
142
69
73
Seo-gu
924
297
627
511
84
427
228
39
189
283
45
238
413
213
200
Dong-gu
1,054
334
720
621
119
502
279
46
233
342
73
269
433
215
218
Yeongdo-gu
1,142
349
793
596
71
525
280
39
241
316
32
284
546
278
268
Busanjin-gu
2,618
819
1,799
1,369
196
1,173
691
118
573
678
78
600
1,249
623
626
Dongnae-gu
1,430
469
961
705
89
616
347
52
295
358
37
321
725
380
345
Nam-gu
1,930
645
1,285
944
148
796
471
93
378
473
55
418
986
497
489
Buk-gu
2,310
712
1,598
1,133
128
1,005
514
64
450
619
64
555
1,177
584
593
Haeundae-gu
2,947
1,106
1,841
1,506
378
1,128
879
286
593
627
92
535
1,441
728
713
Saha-gu
3,408
1,050
2,358
1,816
235
1,581
841
135
706
975
100
875
1,592
815
777
Geumjeong-gu
1,582
511
1,071
859
136
723
409
72
337
450
64
386
723
375
348
Gangseo-gu
1,568
539
1,029
801
160
641
428
100
328
373
60
313
767
379
388
Yeonje-gu
1,253
421
832
622
96
526
321
53
268
301
43
258
631
325
306
Suyeong-gu
1,361
503
858
723
173
550
418
120
298
305
53
252
638
330
308
Sasang-gu
3,080
939
2,141
1,689
252
1,437
744
175
569
945
77
868
1,391
687
704
Gijang-gun
1,795
606
1,189
944
156
788
524
99
425
420
57
363
851
450
401
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