When the captain of a ship, etc., a forwarding agent, a person conducting rescue operations, the captain of a ship, etc. that has rescued an alien etc. applies for landing permission in distress pursuant to Article 16 (1) of the Act, he or she shall submit an application for landing permission that shall be accompanied by an accident report that contains the name of the ship, etc. in distress, the place where the accident has occurred, the date and time the accident has occurred, and the grounds therefor, to the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office. <Amended on May 8, 2018>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]
Laws › Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act › SECTION 2 Landing of Aliens
Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 20 (Landing permission in distress)
출입국관리법 시행령 제20조
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