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On March 19, we travelled to explore Gwangyang Maehwa Festival and Gurye Sansuyu Festival. It was our first time to try a one-day tour package through a domestic travel agency. Though we did not have enough time to see many flowers due to the heavy traffic last weekend, we could enjoy the festival comfortably at a very reasonable price.     We took train from Sindorim station in Seoul at 6:00 AM and reached Gwangyang located in Jeollanam-do province around 12:00 PM. We had only two hours to look around Gwangyang Maehwa (plum) Festival, but we decided to have fun while seeing many flowers. We strongly recommend that you should taste plum ice-cream and plum tea if you visit maehwa (plum) Village : the specialty of this place.                                            ...

▶ Duration of the Semester - Regular Course : 5.20.(Sat) ~ 8.10.(Thu) / 12 weeks - TOPIK Preparation Course : 5.20.(Sat) ~ 7.13.(Thu) / 8 weeks * Please refer below for specific class schedule ▶ Registration Schedule (first-come, first served; drop off only) Course Contents Date Place Regular Course Placement Test and Registration Weekend class : 5. 13.(Sat) 10:00~13:00  4th and 5th floor, Seoul Global Center Weekday class : 5. 14.(Sun) 10:00~13:00 TOPIK Preparation Course Placement Test and Application 5. 13.(Sat) 15:00~16:30 4th and 5th floor, Seoul Global Center ○ How to apply : Visit and get a queue number → Take the placement Test → Fill out and submit the application form ○ Eligibility - Regular course : Foreigner residents - TOPIK preparation Course : Applicants of 53rd TOPIK (2017.7.16) *C-3(short term/Tourist visa) holders or Minors are not eligible to apply ○ Class Size - Regular...

To help foreign residents, onsite counseling was held from 12 :00 PM~16:00 PM at the Catholic Youth Center Hyehwa-dong on March 12, 2017. A large number of Filipinos reside in Hyehwa-dong ’ s vicinity and due to this many Filipinos came for the counseling. The counseling was provided in diverse areas including daily living information, labor issues, immigration, national pension service and finance.                                                      Most of the clients seemed satisfied with the counseling services as they could get suggestions and solutions of the diverse problems that they face in Korea. Immigration and National Pension Service (NPS) related counseling was very popular among them. In case of the NPS counseling, ...

The Seoul City is running 『 Seoul Trade Academy for Foreigners 』 a training program for foreigners designed to enhance their economic self- reliance as a trade expert and develop overseas market for exporters in Korea. Interested foreigners are welcomed to participate in this course. * When they complete their course, the required 10 points for Trade (D-9-1) will be offered.   - International Trade Visa D-9-1 - International Trade Visa is offered by the Ministry of Justice depending on your past experience in trade, expertise in the field of trade (work experience or major related area, certificate of specialized course in trade), experience as a foreign student in Korea etc.s. If you get 60 points or more including the mandatory 10 points, trade visa can be obtained after opening a trade business even without any past experience in trade.   □ Details ○ Eligibility : foreign residents interested in starting-up a business including foreign s...

    International Trade Visa is offered by the Ministry of Justice depending on your past experience in trade, expertise in the field of trade (work experience or major related area, certificate of specialized course in trade), experience as a foreign student in Korea etc.s. If you get 60 points or more including the mandatory 10 points, trade visa can be obtained after opening a trade business even without any past experience in trade.   To gratify the curiosity related to the issuance of International Trade Visa, Seoul Global Center Business Team organizes a seminar. Foreigners interested in opening trade or a business are welcomed to participate in this seminar.   Date : to be announced later Place : yet to be announced   ◈ Queries   Seoul Global Center Business Team / 02-2075-4113 / Sixth floor, Seoul Global Center, Jong-ro, Jongro-gu 38.

    Application for moving into Sarangbang of Seoul Global Center is open for foreign communities in Seoul. This support is provided by Seoul Global Center under Multiculturalism Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Government for helping foreign communities in Korea interact with one another and encouraging them in their work. March 3rd, 2017   1. Outline □ Successful Applicants : 5 different foreign communities ○ Foreign communities in Seoul which are running their organization or are going to start it shortly with the aim of achieving multicultural society, developing foreign residents' abilities, encouraging their society involvement, improving quality of their lives and encouraging community activities. □ Support : 1 Sarangbang of 21.6 ㎡ in size (common space) □ Conditions and Management ○ A report on community operating performance should be submitted after the expiry. ○ Availabilities : Office furniture and equipment including phones, ...

2017 년 3 월 12 일 오후 12 시부터 16 시까지 외국인주민을 위한 이동상담이 혜화동 카톨릭청소년회관 앞에서 열렸다 . 혜화동은 특성상 필리핀이주민들이 많이 모여산다 . 그래서 대부분 필리핀이주민들이 찾아와 상담을 받았다 . 상담은 생활 , 노무 , 출입국 , 법률 , 국민연금 , 금융분야로 나누어 진행되었다 .                한국생활에서 겪는 어려움 , 피해 , 궁금증을 전문상담원과 관련분야 직원분들이 직접 조언과 해결방법을 제시해주기 때문에 이용자들은 높은 만족을 보였다 . 그 중 제일 인기가 많았던 상담분야는 국민연금과 출입국이었다 . 국민연금상담에서는 외국인등록증 조회를 통해 현재 까지 측정된 국민연금의 금액을 미리 확인이 가능하며 , 받기 위한 방법과 필요한 서류를 알 수 있다 . 출입국상담은 비자 종류 , 연장 , 구직 , 자격외 허가 , 체류지변경신고 등에 대한 정확한 정보를 얻을 수 있다 .   상담을 받은 한 외국인은 “ 이동 상담 서비스는 평소 상담받기 어려운 사람들에게 큰 도움이 되어 매우 좋은 사업이다 ." 라고하였다 . 다음 찾아가는 이동상담은 3 월 26 일 12 시에서 16 시까지 대림역 내에서 열릴 계획이다 . 서울통신원 영어담당 산저이 기사