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)

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