Foreign residents partly eligible for Korea's fuel relief program

Some foreign residents in Korea will be eligible for government cash handouts, ranging from 100,000 won ($67) to 600,000 won, to be distributed later this month under a supplementary budget aimed at offsetting high fuel costs amid the prolonged Middle East conflict, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said Sunday. The ministry said non-Korean nationals are in principle excluded from the subsidy program, but exceptions will be made for those deemed to have "close ties" to Korean citizens. Foreign nationals are eligible if they are listed on a resident registration record alongside at least one Korean citizen and are enrolled in the national health insurance system, either as subscribers or dependents. Entirely foreign households may also qualify if they include permanent residents (F-5 visa holders), marriage migrants (F-6 visa holders) or refugees (F-2-4 visa holders), as long as those members are enrolled in the national health insurance systemor are recipients of state medical aid. Korean nationals residing overseas will be eligible if they returned to the country between March 30

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