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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 88-6 (Issuance of refugee travel documents)

출입국관리법 시행령 제88조의6

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) An alien who intends to apply for a refugee travel document pursuant to Article 76-5 (1) of the Act shall file an application for a refugee travel document with the Minister of Justice, along with a certificate of refugee status recognition, an alien registration certificate (only applicable where an alien registration certificate has been issued), and a copy of his or her photograph. <Amended on Sep. 29, 2016; Dec. 24, 2019; Dec. 24, 2019; Dec. 12, 2023>

(2) When the Minister of Justice issues a refugee travel document in response to an application under paragraph (1), he or she shall record such fact in the register of issuance of refugee travel documents and deliver the refugee travel document to the relevant applicant. <Amended on Sep. 29, 2016>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011][Moved from Article 88-5; previous Article 88-6 moved to Article 88-7 <Aug. 16, 2022>]

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