(1) If an alien subject to repatriation is unable to depart from the Republic of Korea within a designated repatriation period due to any of the following grounds, the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, or the head of a branch office may change the relevant repatriation waiting place to the departure waiting room of another port of entry and departure that is capable of repatriation:
1. Where no ship, etc. is scheduled to depart from the relevant port of entry and departure;
2. Where there is any other unavoidable circumstance under which it is necessary to change the repatriation waiting place between ports of entry and departure.
(2) When the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, or the head of a branch office intends to change the repatriation waiting place pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall notify the relevant alien subject to repatriation of the port of entry and departure to be changed, the grounds for the change, the date and time of the change, etc.
(3) The Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, or the head of a branch office may request the head of a relevant agency at the competent port of entry and departure to take necessary measures, such as access, to change the repatriation waiting place under paragraph (1). In such cases, the head of the requested agency shall comply with such request unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.[This Article Added on Aug. 16, 2022]