A practical guide for refugees and migrants living in Koreahttps://refugeelifekorea.org/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/gyeonggi-youth-transit-fare-7084/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/gyeonggi-youth-transit-fare-7084/Foreign children and youth who live in Gyeonggi Province and use public transportation can also get their fares back. The process for foreign students is different from tFri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/good-samaritan-scholarship-18-7051/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/good-samaritan-scholarship-18-7051/Migration to Asia Peace (MAP) and Good Samaritan House have run a scholarship program since 2021 to support refugees' higher education and vocational training. The 18th rFri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/refugee-news-subscribe-name-7063/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/refugee-news-subscribe-name-7063/MAP's Refugee News is being renewed in 2026, so that refugees living in Korea can find the information and news they need more easily. To keep receiving the news, or to sFri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/visual-voices-exhibition-7058/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/visual-voices-exhibition-7058/Ukrainian refugee Klymovych Nadiia took part as a painter in the ninth relay exhibition of . "My hometown is going through war, and I have experienced war too, so I took Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/itaewon-gvc-korean-q4-2026-6992/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/itaewon-gvc-korean-q4-2026-6992/Itaewon Global Village Center in Itaewon, Yongsan gu, Seoul runs Q4 Korean classes for adults. Classes are free and held online or in person depending on the class. To taFri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/mind-run-mhark-7043/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/mind-run-mhark-7043/MHARK covered the entry fee for 30 refugees to join the MIND RUN mental health festival at Yeouido Park on 17 October 2026. Sign-up closed on 4 September.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/online-sejong-term3-2026-7015/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/online-sejong-term3-2026-7015/The King Sejong Institute Foundation took applications for the 2026 Online King Sejong Institute term 3 introductory course until 23 August. It suits anyone who wants to Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/moj-refugee-advisory-group-6943/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/moj-refugee-advisory-group-6943/The Ministry of Justice recruited a "Refugee Participation Advisory Group" to hear the views and experiences of refugees living in Korea directly and reflect them in poliThu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/june-refugee-academic-events-6791/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/june-refugee-academic-events-6791/Several academic events and forums on refugee issues will be held in June 2026. Everyone with an interest is warmly welcome to join. Event Schedule June 11, Roundtable RFri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/good-samaritan-scholarship-17-6781/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/good-samaritan-scholarship-17-6781/Migration to Asia Peace (MAP) and Good Samaritan House run a scholarship program to support refugees' higher education and vocational training. The 17th round selects higMon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20260613-support-e3d4/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20260613-support-e3d4/The Korea Refugee Film Festival (KOREFF) is an annual event that shares the lives and stories of refugees through film. It is organized by APIL (Advocates for Public Interest Law GMon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rise-young-refugee-speakers-6568/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rise-young-refugee-speakers-6568/If you are a refugee between the ages of 16 and 29 living in Korea, we would love to have you join us as a youth speaker for Dialogue with Refugees . What Is Dialogue witFri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/borderless-day-youth-groups-6523/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/borderless-day-youth-groups-6523/Migration to Asia Peace (MAP) is coming to your space to host Borderless Day . Borderless Day is a program where youth groups from across the country and refugees living Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/gyeonggi-migrant-interpreter-training-6526/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/gyeonggi-migrant-interpreter-training-6526/Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Migration and Integration Support Center are now recruiting students for the 2026 Public Service Interpretation Course. Note The GyeongTue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/cats-need-adoption-6485/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/cats-need-adoption-6485/We are searching for new families for three cats. These cats have been lovingly raised from a young age by a refugee living in Korea. A friend originally cared for them, Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/racial-discrimination-elimination-day-ev-6453/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/racial-discrimination-elimination-day-ev-6453/On March 15, a rally marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21) was held in front of Bosingak Bell Pavilion in Jongno gu, SeoulTue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-26-02/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-26-02/On January 5, 2026, National Assembly member Kim Mi ae of the People Power Party, together with ten co sponsors, submitted a proposed amendment to the Immigration ControlMon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/happy-new-year-2026-6153/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/happy-new-year-2026-6153/2025 has flown by, and 2026 is just around the corner. Thank you so much for being with MAP (Migration to Asia Peace) throughout 2025. We have walked alongside you every Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-41/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-41/A free labor law seminar is coming up for foreign residents who are currently working in Korea, or who hope to work here. Everything from reading an employment contract tSat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-37/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-37/The Gwangju Migrant Workers' Health Center is holding a free health check up event for foreign workers on Sunday, December 7, 2025. Even if you don't have health insurancFri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-38/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-38/The Korea Refugee Forum is an open forum where a wide range of stakeholders in Korean society come together to discuss refugee protection and social integration. It is coTue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-35/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-35/This is a public report event presenting the results of a monitoring project conducted by the Treatment Working Group of the Korea Refugee Rights Network, with support frFri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-34/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-34/Sarang ON Heating Cost Support is an energy welfare program that Korea District Heating Corporation (KDHC) and Good Neighbors have run together since 2006. It provides diFri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-21/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-21/The Ministry of Justice has amended the Enforcement Rules of the Immigration Control Act so that foreign workers who have experienced wage theft can file a complaint and Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-22/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-22/The 2025 MindRun Festival is a healing themed running festival that cares for both body and mind. MHARK (Mental Health Advancement for Refugees in Korea) is covering the Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-30/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-30/Korea Refugee Forum is a national platform for discussing refugee issues in Korea, co hosted by UNHCR Korea, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK), the ReFri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-28/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-28/"Write Your Future: Personal Statement Clinic for Refugee (Prospective) University Students" is a program designed to help refugee students and prospective university stuWed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-29/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-29/The Online King Sejong Institute is a free Korean language learning platform run by the King Sejong Institute Foundation. Anyone in the world can study Korean at the righWed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-24/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-24/On September 19, 2025, Gyeonggi Province became the first government body in South Korea, at either the national or local level, to enact three ordinances all at once tFri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-20/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-20/On August 29, 2025, news reports revealed that a staff member at the Cheongju Immigration Detention Center had repeatedly assaulted a Yemeni refugee applicant. CCTV footaFri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-17/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-17/August 25, 2025 marks exactly 8 years since the Myanmar military and authorities launched a campaign of mass atrocities against the Rohingya people of Rakhine State. ThisFri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250801-rights-2c87/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250801-rights-2c87/[ 차별 없는 이주인권정책 촉구 기자회견 / Press Conference Demanding Fair and Inclusive Migration Policies / مؤتمر صحفي للمطالبة بسياسات هجرة عادلة وشاملة / የፍትሕ እና የማካተት የኢምግሬሽን ፖሊሲዎች መሻFri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-16/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-16/The Livelihood Recovery Consumption Coupon is a 2025 Korean government support program designed to boost consumer spending and help small business owners and self employeWed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-15/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-15/This document is based on a joint statement released on July 9, 2025, by a coalition of organizations that have long worked to protect migrant human rights in Korea. It eWed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/refugee-day-events-children-rights-4163/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/refugee-day-events-children-rights-4163/June 20 is World Refugee Day a special day established by the United Nations in 2000 to protect refugees around the world and raise awareness of the difficulties they facWed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-14/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-14/The 11th Kyobo Handwriting Contest is co hosted by Kyobo Book Centre, Kyobo Life Insurance, and the Daesan Cultural Foundation, and organized by the Handwriting Culture PWed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250616-work-c6c3/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250616-work-c6c3/Korea Polytechnic University's Daegu Campus is recruiting students for free vocational training courses aimed at job seekers with migration backgrounds. You can choose beMon, 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250613-work-71a7/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250613-work-71a7/The Korea Labor Human Rights Center (노동인권회관, a nonprofit association for the human rights of foreign migrant workers) runs programs to help migrant background youth and wFri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250611-support-05b7/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250611-support-05b7/MAP (Migration to Asia Peace) Refugee News is inviting refugees and migrants to join the Podo Museum 2025 Theme Space Art Project . This is a collaborative art project whWed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/world-refugee-day-events-2025-4092/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/world-refugee-day-events-2025-4092/June 20 is World Refugee Day. The United Nations established this special day in 2000 to protect refugees around the world and draw attention to their difficulties. To maWed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-13/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-13/The Good Samaritan Scholarship Program, run jointly by [Migration to Asia Peace (MAP)](http://mapcast.org) and Good Samaritan House, provides financial support and careeSun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/election-day-holiday-qa-3967/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/election-day-holiday-qa-3967/Why is the presidential election on June 3? President Yoon Suk yeol was legally removed from office on April 4, 2025, following a ruling by the Constitutional Court. BecaThu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250525-work-9112/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250525-work-9112/If you hold an F visa and live in Seoul, you can apply for the internship program at Funday Korea Networks , a social enterprise specializing in Korean cultural content. Sun, 25 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-12/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-12/In March 2025, large scale wildfires broke out across the Yeongnam region of South Korea. In response, the Ministry of Justice has put special support measures in place fWed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250329-education-0e91/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250329-education-0e91/The Korea Times' Foreigners' Korean Speaking Contest is a video submission competition open to people from all over the world who are interested in the Korean language anSat, 29 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-09/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-09/A large wildfire centered in North Gyeongsang Province (경상북도) is spreading rapidly. On March 25, 2025, an evacuation order was issued across the entire city of Andong, anWed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250312-advocacy-ec58/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250312-advocacy-ec58/MAP (Migration to Asia Peace) is looking for refugee speakers to join its "Dialogue with Refugees" program. If you want to help more people understand what it means to beWed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/a-doc-2b80/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/a-doc-2b80/This article looks at how Korean media coverage of undocumented migrants can fuel hatred, and provides a clear, accurate overview of the legal background behind Korea's iThu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250220-education-5adb/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/fb-20250220-education-5adb/The We Peace Korean Language School was a Korean language education program run by MAP (Migration to Asia Peace) for refugees. Sadly, MAP has decided to close the school Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-02/https://refugeelifekorea.org/en/news/rn-25-02/The Special Temporary Rent Support for Young Adults is a program run by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport that gives young people who live apart from theTue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT