The purpose of this Act is to ensure overseas Koreans the entry into and departure from the Republic of Korea and the legal status therein.[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 14, 2008]
Act on the Immigration and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans — Article 1 (Purpose)
재외동포의 출입국과 법적 지위에 관한 법률 제1조
For AI agents and developers — get this article as JSON, with the English and current Korean effective dates and an outdated-translation flag, from the korea-law API or as an MCP tool:
https://mcp.apify.com?tools=kr-data/korea-law