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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 18-2 (Multiple landing permission for crew members)

출입국관리법 시행령 제18조의2

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-06-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) When an immigration control official grants landing permission to an alien crew member of a ship, etc. which regularly plies or frequently enters or leaves a port of the Republic of Korea pursuant to Article 14 (1) of the Act, he or she may grant multiple landing permission that enables the alien crew member to land at least twice within the effective period of such permission.

(2) When granting permission under paragraph (1), an immigration control official shall issue a multiple crewman’s landing permit, which is valid for a period of one year with the permitted period for landing of up to 15 days.

(3) Specific criteria for granting multiple landing permission for crew members under paragraph (1) shall be separately determined by the Minister of Justice.

(4) Article 18 (1) shall apply mutatis mutandis to cases falling under paragraph (1).[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]

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