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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 69 (Request for examination on detention)

출입국관리법 시행령 제69조

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) Where a person detained in accordance with a detention order or his or her legal representative, etc. (referring to legal representative, etc. under the main clause of Article 54 (1) of the Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) intends to request examination on detention in accordance with Article 55 (1) of the Act (including cases applied mutatis mutandis in accordance with Articles 63 (5) and 63-3 (2) of the Act), he or she shall submit to the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center, a request for examination prescribed by the Decree of the Ministry of Justice, accompanied by data explaining the reason for the objection to detention.

(2) Upon receipt of a written request for examination in accordance with paragraph (1), the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center shall send the written request for examination accompanied by his or her written opinion to the Immigration Detention Review Committee under Article 66-4 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Immigration Detention Review Committee") without delay.

(3) Where a person detained in accordance with a detention order has stated his or her opinion on detention orally or in writing in accordance with subparagraph 1, 3, or 5 of Article 66-3 of the Act, the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center shall also send his or her opinion when he or she sends a written request for examination to the Immigration Detention Review Committee in accordance with paragraph (2).[This Article Wholly Amended on May 27, 2025]

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