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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 45 (Reporting on change in place of stay)

출입국관리법 시행령 제45조

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 registered alien who intends to file a moving-in report pursuant to Article 36 (1) of the Act shall submit a report on the change of his or her place of stay, attached to the form prescribed by Ministerial Decree of the Justice, to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu or Eup/Myeon/Dong having jurisdiction over the new place of stay or to the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office having jurisdiction over the new place of stay. In such cases, a moving-in report may be filed through information and communications networks determined by the Minister of Justice. <Amended on Sep. 29, 2016; Amended on May 8, 2018; Sep. 18, 2018; Feb. 18, 2020; Dec. 12, 2023>

(2) Upon receipt of a moving-in report filed under paragraph (1), the head of a Si/Gun/Gu or Eup/Myeon/Dong, or the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office shall enter changed descriptions in the alien registration certificate, deliver it to the reporting person after placing a stamp confirming the report on the change of the place of stay, and then send a written notice of the change of the place of stay to the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office having jurisdiction over the former place of stay pursuant to Article 36 (7) of the Act. <Amended on Sep. 29, 2016; May 8, 2018; Sep. 18, 2018>

(3) The Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office having jurisdiction over the former place of stay in receipt of the written notice of changed descriptions pursuant to paragraph (2) shall send an alien registration card to the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office having jurisdiction over the new place of stay, who shall without delay adjust such card. <Amended on May 8, 2018>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]

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