(1) A person who intends to be reissued an alien registration certificate, which is issued to a person entitled to permanent residency pursuant to Article 33 (4) or 33-2 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "permanent residency certificate"), shall file an application 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, along with the passport, the document verifying the place of stay, the original permanent residency certificate and a photograph, by the expiration date of the validity period of the permanent residency certificate or by the expiration date of the period prescribed in each subparagraph of Article 33-2 (1) of the Act.
(2) Where upon receipt of an application under paragraph (1), the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office having jurisdiction over the place of stay reissues a permanent residency certificate, he or she shall enter the fact in the issuance ledger and destroy the original permanent residency certificate submitted at the time the reissuance application is filed.[This Article Added on Sep. 18, 2018]