Question
What hotlines are available for emergencies in multiple languages?
As of · sources retrieved from official Korean authorities
You can call 1577‑1366 (Danuri Helpline) for family‑ or violence‑related emergencies and 1345 (Immigration Contact Center) for immigration‑related emergencies, both offering interpretation in many languages; full details below.
Details
- 1577‑1366 Danuri Helpline – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for marriage immigrants and multicultural families; provides simultaneous phone interpretation in 13 languages (Korean, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Khmer, Mongolian, Russian, Japanese, Thai, Lao, Uzbek, Nepali) and in‑person counseling, emergency shelter, legal aid, and crisis response【1†L1-L9】【4†L13-L21】. Call 1577‑1366 (Seoul main center) or regional numbers (e.g., Busan 051‑508‑1366, Gyeonggi/Suwon 031‑257‑1841)【4†L44-L52】.
- 1345 Immigration Contact Center – multilingual information platform for civil‑affairs and immigration counseling; open 09:00‑22:00 on weekdays (after 18:00 limited to Korean, English, Chinese). Languages include Korean, Chinese, English, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Mongolian, Indonesian, French, Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu, Russian, Nepali, Khmer, Burmese, German, Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, Sinhala【8†L27-L44】. Call 1345 from anywhere in Korea (or +82‑2‑1345 from abroad)【8†L45-L49】.
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