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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 78-3 (Release from detention of persons subject to deportation orders)

출입국관리법 시행령 제78조의3

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 the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center releases a detainee from detention in accordance with Article 63-2 (1) through (3) of the Act, he or she shall issue to the detainee a notice of release from detention, stating the reasons for such release and the conditions of release from detention (limited to where such conditions are attached) under paragraph (4) of that Article. In such cases, 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 a written request for release from detention to the head of a detention facility detaining the detainee.

(2) Where conditions are attached to the payment of a bond while releasing from detention in accordance with Article 63-2 (4) of the Act, Article 17 (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to procedures for notification thereof, deposit of a bond, etc.

(3) 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 monitor the status of a person released from detention in accordance with Article 63-2 (1) through (3) of the Act, such as whether the person complies with the conditions under paragraph (4) of that Article.[This Article Added on May 27, 2025]

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