Marriage Subsidy For Korean Farmers
South Gyeongsang Province farmers are to receive another subsidy from the Korean government, subsidized marriage:
South Gyeongsang Province has resolved to provide W6 million (US$6,000) to any over 35 single male farmer, in the event that they marry a foreign woman.
The provincial government estimates that international marriage requires W12 million to cover fees for flights, matchmaking, the matchmaker, and the wedding ceremony. “We are supporting them by paying roughly half of the total wedding expenses,” it said. It will draw up bylaws by city and county, and thereby initially pay 40 single farmers after they marry foreign women this year and expand the program starting next year.
South Gyeongsang Province has also decided to initiate “adjustment education” to teach Korean, traditional Korean culture and etiquette to over 1,000 foreign women who are married to local men. The adjustment education runs for three months in five major regions by district and covers transportation fees and lunch.
