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Understanding Residency in South Korea
Would you like to better understand how becoming a South Korean resident allows you to integrate into South Korean governmental, social, and financial systems? In this blog post, South of Seoul volunteers attempt to break down the interlinked systems that create the foundation for a smooth and easy life as an international resident of South Korea. About South Korean Government Structure South Korea has a centralized democratic republic government divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. This means that Korea’s governmental power, as a country, rests in the body of citizens…
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US Military: Connect to Life in Korea with Your FRC (aka ARC)
This blog is a rough overview of how US Military personnel may use a Korean Foreign Residency Card to make life easier in South Korea. The following blog is not an in-depth look at each US Military personnel’s unique situation based on their own moderating variables. Please message us at southofseoul@gmail.com with any details that could be added to this blog to help US Military personnel in the future. Although all foreigners living in South Korea follow a similar process ( the South of Seoul blog represents a wide variety…
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US Military: Getting Your Foreign Registration Card (FRC) in South Korea
While this blog is to help US Military members and their families get a Foreign Registration Card, this is not a US Military affiliated blog. South of Seoul independently researches and documents situations related to different foreign groups in Korea. We do not speak for the US government or the Korean government. We speak to what is happening in real-time and the information provided to us by professional sources. For more information that might be of use to US Military service members and their families check out our US Military…
