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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 26 (Permission to change or add workplace)

출입국관리법 시행령 제26조

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) A person who intends to obtain permission to change or add his or her workplace pursuant to the main clause of Article 21 (1) of the Act shall file an application for permission to change or add a workplace that shall be accompanied by documents prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice with the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office. <Amended on May 8, 2018>

(2) Upon receipt of an application filed under paragraph (1), the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office shall without delay send the application to the Minister of Justice along with his or her opinion. <Amended on May 8, 2018>

(3) When the Minister of Justice approves an application for permission to change a workplace filed under paragraph (1), the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office shall place a stamp permitting the change of a workplace and enter the changed workplace and the period of stay in the passport or affix a sticker permitting the change of the workplace on the passport. <Amended on May 8, 2018>

(4) When the Minister of Justice approves an application for permission to add a workplace filed under paragraph (1), the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office shall place a stamp permitting the addition of a workplace and enter the added workplace and the effective period in the passport or affix a sticker permitting the addition of the workplace on the passport. <Amended on May 8, 2018>

(5) When the Minister of Justice does not grant permission to an application for permission to change or add a workplace pursuant to paragraph (1), the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office shall notify the applicant of the decision not to grant permission to change or add a workplace in a form prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice. <Added on Jun. 11, 2019>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]

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