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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 63 (Detention orders)

출입국관리법 시행령 제63조

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) When an immigration control official applies for a detention order pursuant to Article 51 (2) of the Act, he or she shall file an application for a detention order that shall contain the grounds for detention and be accompanied by investigation records, etc. with the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center. <Amended on May 8, 2018>

(2) When the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center decides to issue a detention order in response to an application under paragraph (1), an immigration control official shall be issued a detention order stating the grounds for detention, a place and period of detention, etc. by the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center and produce it to a suspect. <Amended on May 8, 2018>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]

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