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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 44 (Reporting on changes in matters registered by aliens)

출입국관리법 시행령 제44조

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) An alien who intends to report a change in registered matters under Article 35 of the Act shall submit a report on the change in registered matters along with his or her alien registration certificate and passport, to 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. <Amended on May 8, 2018>

(2) Upon receipt of a report on changes 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 shall adjust the relevant registered alien record, reissue an alien registration certificate where the matters under subparagraph 1 of Article 35 of the Act are changed, and notify the fact of change to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu or Eup/Myeon/Dong where the alien stays. <Amended on May 8, 2018; Sep. 18, 2018>

(3) Upon receipt of a notification of the fact of change pursuant to paragraph (2), the head of a Si/Gun/Gu or Eup/Myeon/Dong shall without delay adjust the relevant alien registration card. <Amended on Sep. 18, 2018>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]

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