(1) A period during which an alien shall be suspended from departing from the Republic of Korea under Article 29 of the Act is as follows: <Amended Jan. 13, 2012; Dec. 24, 2019; Dec. 29, 2020>
1. An alien falling under any subparagraph of Article 4 (1) of the Act: Within three months;
2. An alien falling under Article 4 (2) of the Act: Within one month; provided, any of the following aliens shall be suspended from departing from the Republic of Korea for the period prescribed by each item:(a) An alien in whose case it is impracticable to proceed with an investigation due to special grounds, such as abscondence: Within three months;(b) An alien in whose case a stay of prosecution or investigation (limited to a stay of prosecution or investigation due to an absent suspect) has been decided due to his or her unknown whereabouts: Within three months;(c) An alien in whose case a stay of prosecution or investigation (limited to a stay of prosecution or investigation due to an absent suspect) has been decided and an arrest warrant or bench warrant has been issued: Within the effective period of the warrant.
(2) Where the whereabouts of a person in whose case a stay of prosecution or investigation (limited to a stay of prosecution or investigation due to an absent suspect) has been decided is discovered among persons falling under paragraph (1) 2, an intended period of the suspension of departure from the Republic of Korea shall be within 10 days from the date his or her whereabouts is discovered. <Added on Jan. 13, 2012; Dec. 29, 2020>
(3) The provisions of Articles 1-4 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the calculation of a period for suspending an alien from departing from the Republic of Korea under paragraph (1). In such cases, "period for prohibition of departure from the Republic of Korea" shall be construed as "period for suspending an alien from departing from the Republic of Korea." <Amended on Jan. 13, 2012>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]