(1) When the Minister of Justice decides to grant an alien permission to stay in the Republic of Korea for humanitarian reasons pursuant to subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Refugee Act, he or she shall determine necessary matters, including the status and period of stay and give notice of such matters to the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office. <Amended on May 8, 2018>
(2) Upon receipt of the notice under paragraph (1), the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office shall affix a seal bearing the status of stay, a seal bearing permission to change the status of stay, or a seal bearing permission to extend the period of stay on the passport of an alien granted permission to stay under subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Refugee Act, either mention the status and period of stay, etc. in the passport, or affix a sticker bearing the status of stay, permission to change status of stay, or an extension of the period of stay period on the passport; provided, mentioning such facts in the alien registration certificate of a person who has completed alien registration shall substitute for affixing aforesaid seals or sticker. <Amended on May 8, 2018>[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 21, 2013][Moved from Article 88-9; previous Article 88-10 moved to Article 88-11 <Aug. 16, 2022>]