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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 21 (Extension of period of landing permission)

출입국관리법 시행령 제21조

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) Where a person who has obtained landing permission under Article 14 (1), 14-2 (1), 15 (1), 16 (1) or 16-2 (1) of the Act is unable to depart from the Republic of Korea within the permitted period, the applicant for landing permission shall submit an application for an extension of the period of landing permission that shall contain the grounds for such extension, to the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office. <Amended on May 25, 2012; May 8, 2018>

(2) The period that may be extended on one occasion when an application for an extension is filed under paragraph (1) shall not exceed the period under Article 14 (1), 14-2 (1), 15 (1), 16 (1) or 16-2 (1) of the Act. <Amended on May 25, 2012>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]

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