Wanju County Supports "Multicultural Families Hometown Visit" Program

Applications Open from the 1st of Next Month
Providing Opportunities for Hometown Visits

Wanju County in North Jeolla Province is supporting a 'Hometown Visit for Multicultural Families' program.

According to the county on the 31st, this initiative is designed to provide local multicultural families with an opportunity to visit their home countries. Applications for participation in the 'Hometown Visit Support Project for Multicultural Families' will be accepted through the Wanju County Family Center for two weeks starting from the 1st of next month.

Wanju County Office building exterior. Provided by Wanju County

This project aims to provide multicultural families, who have not been able to visit their home countries for a long time due to financial difficulties, with the opportunity to do so. It seeks to help them settle stably and contribute to the creation of happy family cultures.

Eligible applicants are families who have lived in Wanju County for more than two years and have not visited their home country in the past two years. Priority will be given to families who score highest in a comprehensive evaluation that considers family circumstances, number of previous home country visits, length of residence (or marriage), and participation in community capacity-building activities.

Selected families will receive support of up to 4 million won for round-trip airfare, travel insurance, and round-trip transportation to the airport. They will be able to visit their home countries between May and November.

Oh Incheol, head of the Wanju County Family Center, stated, "We ask for your interest and participation so that multicultural families can reunite with their loved ones and spend meaningful time together through this project," adding, "We will do our best from departure to arrival to ensure that marriage immigrant families can safely complete their visits to their home countries."

County Governor Yoo Heetae said, "I hope the Hometown Visit Support Project will serve as an opportunity to enhance multicultural families' cultural understanding," and added, "We will continue to do our best to help them settle stably in Korean society."

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