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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 88-5 (Bearing of management expenses and procedures for payment thereof)

출입국관리법 시행령 제88조의5

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) The State shall bear expenses incurred in providing the following goods (hereinafter referred to as "management expenses") until an alien subject to repatriation departs from the Republic of Korea pursuant to Article 76-3 (1) of the Act; provided, the State shall bear no expenses where a repatriation waiting place is changed at the request of an alien subject to repatriation pursuant to the proviso of Article 76-2 (1) of the Act:

1. Bedclothes;

2. Goods for living;

3. Food;

4. Other goods necessary for aliens subject to repatriation to wait for repatriation.

(2) The methods of providing the goods referred to in the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) and detailed standards therefor shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Justice.

(3) Where the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, or the head of a branch office intends to have the captain of a ship, etc. or a forwarding agent bear management expenses pursuant to Article 76-3 (2) of the Act, he or she shall issue a notice for payment stating the following matters when an alien subject to repatriation vacates the relevant repatriation waiting place; provided, if the management period exceeds one month, he or she may issue the notice on a monthly basis:

1. The name of the payer;

2. The grounds for claiming management expenses;

3. The amount to be paid and grounds for calculation;

4. The deadline for payment;

5. The methods of payment;

6. The planned measures to be taken in the event of non-payment.

(4) The main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of paragraph (1), the subparagraphs of that paragraph, and paragraph (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the scope of, and detailed standards for, management expenses under paragraph (3).

(5) The Minister of Justice may establish and operate an information and communications network necessary for issuing a notice for payment, etc. under paragraph (3).[This Article Added on Aug. 16, 2022][Previous Article 88-5 moved to Article 88-6 <Aug. 16, 2022>]

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