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Legal advice 132 — Korea Legal Aid Corporation, foreigners can use it too

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If you have a legal problem about money, housing, work or family, you can get free advice from the Korea Legal Aid Corporation. There is phone 132 and visit, video, online and chat consultation, and foreigners living in Korea are included.

📌 Key points

Article 7 of the Enforcement Rule of the Legal Aid Act includes "foreigners residing in Korea" among those eligible for legal aid. Litigation aid (having a lawyer handle your case) has conditions such as income, and the Corporation reviews each case. Marriage immigrants and naturalized citizens can also get help creating a Korean surname/origin and changing to a Korean name if they meet the conditions.

🔢 Do these in order

  1. First call 132 — weekdays 9:00–11:50 and 13:00–17:50; you pay the call charge. If Korean is hard, turn on interpretation together using the number in the "Interpretation" item below.
  2. For a face-to-face consultation, book a visit at least one day ahead on the Corporation's website or via 132. Video consultation can also be booked.
  3. When applying for litigation aid, bring ID, a copy of your residence card or passport, and documents showing your income (e.g. a health insurance premium payment certificate). Ask during the consultation what else you need.
  4. If you were not paid for your work, there is a way to apply for free litigation at the Corporation with the "unpaid wage and employer confirmation" issued by the Ministry of Employment and Labor — see the "When you are not paid" item too.

📞 Contact

Korea Legal Aid Corporation 132 · from abroad 82-54-132

💻 Do it online

See also

Basis

  • 법률구조법 시행규칙 제7조 ① 제8호 「국내 거주 외국인」 (법제처 현행판 · Claude 가 API 로 직접 대조 2026-10-06) · 법률구조법 제2조(법률상담 · 소송대리)
  • 대한법률구조공단 「전화상담」 https://www.klac.or.kr/legalstruct/telephoneConsultation.do (2026-10-06 확인) — 132 · 평일 9시 ~ 11시 50분 · 1시 ~ 5시 50분 · 통화료 발신자 부담 · 해외 82-54-132
  • 대한법률구조공단 「방문상담」 https://www.klac.or.kr/legalstruct/visitingConsultation.do (2026-10-06 확인) — 누리집 · 132 · 챗봇으로 상담 희망일 하루 전까지 예약 · 화상상담 예약
  • 대한법률구조공단 「법률구조 대상자 안내」 https://www.klac.or.kr/legalstruct/legalRescueGuide.do (2026-10-06 확인 · 2026 항목 포함) — 국내거주 외국인(기준 중위소득 125% 이하) · 결혼이민자 · 귀화자(성 · 본 창설 · 개명) · 임금체불(고용노동부 확인서) · 준비물 신분증 · 외국인등록증 · 여권 사본 · 소득 증빙 · 「구조타당성 검토 후 결정」
  • 🔴 쓰지 않은 것: 중위소득 125% 금액 · 공단의 통역 · 외국어 상담(원문 없음 — 통역 항목으로 보냄) · 132 는 세 자리라 전화 단추 목록에 안 넣음(phoneLinks 의 110 · 126 · 상속 항목 판단 그대로)

This content was checked on 2026-10-06.

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