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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 35 (Departure inspections)

출입국관리법 시행령 제35조

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) Procedures for departure inspections of nationals under Article 1 (1) through (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis to departure inspections of aliens under Article 28 (1) of the Act. <Amended on Sep. 29, 2016>

(2) Where an alien crew member employed in a ship, etc. of the Republic of Korea leaves the Republic of Korea, Article 1 (4) and (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to procedures for departure of such alien crew member from the Republic of Korea.

(3) Article 6 (1) (excluding notification to the head of an issuing agency) and (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the custody of forged or altered passports and seafarers' identity documents under Article 28 (3) of the Act and procedures for notification thereof. <Amended on Sep. 29, 2016>

(4) An alien who meets all the requirements under Article 15 (4) may undergo a departure inspection by informatization devices under Article 3 (2) of the Act, which shall apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28 (5) of the Act. In such cases, if an alien who has provided information about his or her fingerprints and face pursuant to Article 12-2 (1) or 38 (1) 1 of the Act has no problem in undergoing a departure inspection by using informatization devices, the alien shall be deemed to meet the requirements under Article 15 (4) 2. <Amended on Sep. 29, 2016>

(5) The departure stamp shall be omitted for the aliens who complete a departure inspection under paragraph (4). <Added on Sep. 29, 2016>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]

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