(1) Upon designating a country in consultation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs pursuant to Article 7 (4) of the Act, he or she shall, without delay, notify the head of an overseas diplomatic mission, the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office of such designation. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; May 8, 2018>
(2) A person who intends to obtain an alien entry permit pursuant to Article 7 (4) of the Act shall submit a visa application accompanied by documents prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice to the head of an overseas diplomatic mission, the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office. <Amended on May 8, 2018>
(3) The head of an overseas diplomatic mission, the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office shall issue an alien entry permit to an alien who has applied for such entry permit under paragraph (2), as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice. In such cases, the alien entry permit shall contain the status of stay, period of stay, workplace, etc. <Amended on May 8, 2018>
(4) The effective period of an alien entry permit shall be three months, and it shall be valid for only one-time entry into the Republic of Korea; provided, a person who is eligible for one of the status of stay for 1. Diplomat (A-1) through 3. International Agreements (A-3) in Appendix 1-2 and intends to enter the Republic of Korea to be stationed therein shall be granted an entry permit valid for a period of three years and multiple-entries. <Amended on Sep. 18, 2018>
(5) When an alien who has entered the Republic of Korea with an alien entry permit granted under paragraph (3) departs from the Republic of Korea, an immigration control official shall collect the alien entry permit; provided, the immigration control official shall collect an alien entry permit from an alien at his or her final departure from the Republic of Korea where the alien entered the Republic of Korea with the entry permit granted under the proviso of paragraph (4).[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]