Ansan (Gyeonggi) Foreigner Support Center: Ansan City Foreign Residents Support Headquarters
The Ansan City Foreign Residents Support Headquarters (안산시 외국인주민지원본부) is at 43 Bubu-ro (Wongok-dong), Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do (inquiries 1666-1234), and the Ansan City Foreign Residents Counseling Support Center (안산시 외국인주민상담지원센터) offers native-language interpretation counseling in 14 languages, available via the main phone 1644-7111 Monday to Thursday 09:00 to 18:00 and Sunday 10:00 to 19:00. Foreign residents who live in Ansan or work at a workplace in Ansan can apply for Korean classes.
Where is the Ansan City Foreign Residents Support Headquarters?
- Address: 15377, 43 Bubu-ro (Wongok-dong, Ansan City Foreign Residents Support Headquarters), Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Inquiries: 1666-1234
- Directions: get off at Ansan Station on subway Line 4, take exit 1, cross the underground passage and go straight along Bubu-ro for 400m; it is next to the public parking lot
- The headquarters' own opening hours: not stated on the official page. Contact them before visiting.
The headquarters introduces itself as Ansan City's administrative body for delivering foreigner support, providing foreign residents with the same administrative services as Korean residents and helping them adapt to the culture and language through the Social Integration Program and Korean classes. Headquarters introduction · Directions
How do I apply for Korean classes in Ansan?
- Eligibility: foreign residents living in Ansan, and foreign residents working at a workplace located in Ansan (holders of an alien registration card or residence report card)
- How to apply: online or by visiting the Foreign Residents Support Headquarters
- Courses: basic Korean (6 cohorts of 2 months each), Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) preparation (4 cohorts of 3 months each)
- A course is not opened if fewer than 7 people apply.
- Inquiries: 031-481-3297, 3735, 3739
Information on basic Korean cohort 6 of 2026 was posted in September 2026, but the schedule is posted as an attached image. Check the schedule on the official Korean class page. A comparison of centers nationwide is in the free Korean classes guide.
Where can foreign workers and multicultural families get counseling?
The Ansan City Foreign Residents Counseling Support Center (안산시 외국인주민상담지원센터) states that it supports foreign workers, multicultural families, ethnic Koreans with foreign nationality and others with native-language interpretation counseling in 14 languages on communication, human rights and interests, and difficulties in daily life in Korea. It is operated by the social welfare corporation Gangmul (사회복지법인 강물), and counseling is available by phone, in person or by video.
- Main phone: 1644-7111, fax 031-362-6132
- Hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00 to 18:00, Sunday 10:00 to 19:00
- Counseling topics: daily life information, wages and severance pay, pensions and insurance, employment relations, workplace conflicts, industrial accidents, stay support, medical support, multicultural families, interpretation and translation support, etc.
Fees are not stated on the official page, so this page does not describe the service as free. See the counseling center information for details.
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Ansan notices collected by KoreaMoa appear automatically in the linked notices below. Center phone numbers by region are in the foreigner support center guide, and the Social Integration Program is in the KIIP guide.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Ansan City Foreign Residents Support Headquarters?
It is at 43 Bubu-ro (Wongok-dong), Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do. From exit 1 of Ansan Station on subway Line 4, go straight along Bubu-ro for 400m; it is next to the public parking lot. The inquiry number is 1666-1234.
What are the hours of the Ansan Foreign Residents Counseling Support Center?
Monday to Thursday 09:00 to 18:00, and Sunday 10:00 to 19:00. The main phone is 1644-7111.
How many languages does the Ansan counseling center support?
It is stated to offer native-language interpretation counseling in 14 languages. Counseling is available by phone, in person or by video.
Who can apply for Korean classes in Ansan?
Foreign residents living in Ansan and foreign residents working at a workplace located in Ansan (holders of an alien registration card or residence report card).
How do I apply for Korean classes in Ansan?
Apply online or by visiting the Foreign Residents Support Headquarters. Inquiries: 031-481-3297, 3735, 3739.
What Korean courses are there in Ansan?
There are basic Korean (6 cohorts of 2 months each) and TOPIK preparation (4 cohorts of 3 months each), and a course is not opened if fewer than 7 people apply.
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