Jang Man-ik, a licensed immigration agent, talks about work visas throughout final 12 months’s Dwelling in Seoul Discuss Sequence, held at Yongsan District Workplace, Nov. 9, 2024. Courtesy of Itaewon World Village Heart
Itaewon World Village Heart will host the third “Dwelling in Seoul
Discuss Sequence” on Dec. 13 to offer fundamental data to international residents of Seoul, together with medical insurance protection, tenants’ rights, visa modifications and fundamental labor legal guidelines.
“With the constant circulation of foreigners coming to Seoul, nearly half of the inhabitants of South Korea
calls this metropolis their house. Seoul has additionally grow to be the host to a rising variety of residents from totally different elements of the world,” the organizers mentioned in a web-based invitation.
“The speak goals to offer a venue for foreigners to be taught the important particulars of residing within the metropolis to make sure their keep is nice and worry-free. It would even be an excellent venue to satisfy fellow foreigners and combine into their respective communities. All foreigners, particularly those that maintain E (employment) visas, are inspired to affix.”
Individuals who select to attend can be part of any or all the classes. This consists of the primary session within the morning on Korea’s nationwide medical insurance and different forms of non-public insurance coverage, by Park So-young, a licensed life insurance coverage planner with Incar Finance Service, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
This can be adopted at 10:40 a.m. with a chat on actual property legal guidelines and the rights of tenants in Korea, delivered by Jayel Kim, legal professional at legislation with legislation agency Tae-il.
After lunch, Jang Man-ik, a licensed immigration agent, will give a chat on how one can change an E-1, E-2 or E-7 visa to an F-2 or F-5 visa.
Lawyer Lee Ji-won talks about Korean labor legal guidelines and employees’ rights throughout final 12 months’s Dwelling in Seoul Discuss Sequence, held at Yongsan District Workplace, Nov. 9, 2024. Courtesy of Itaewon World Village Heart
The ultimate session, beginning at 3:10 p.m., is on commonplace labor legal guidelines with a give attention to E-2 visa holders, delivered by Lee Ji-won, legal professional at legislation with legislation agency Siwoo.
The Itaewon World Village Heart is a authorities company dedicated to supporting international residents residing in Seoul. One in every of its aims is selling the significance of realizing one’s rights and giving the international group entry to precious data that helps them adapt and make their lives simpler whereas residing in Korea.
A poster for this 12 months’s “Dwelling in Seoul Discuss Sequence” occasion, deliberate for Dec. 13 on the Itaewon World Village Heart in central Seoul / Courtesy of Itaewon World Village Heart
In-person attendees can be restricted however the occasion can be broadcast by fb.com/itaewonglobalvillage. Go to itaewongvc.com for extra data and to register.
