(1) The Minister of Justice shall delegate his or her authority to grant extensions of the effective period of refugee travel documents to the heads of overseas diplomatic missions pursuant to Article 76-5 (6) of the Act.
(2) An alien who intends to apply for an extension of the effective period of his or her refugee travel document pursuant to Article 76-5 (5) of the Act shall file an application for an extension of the effective period of a refugee travel document that shall be accompanied by documents explaining the reason therefor, with the head of an overseas diplomatic mission.
(3) When the head of an overseas diplomatic mission grants an extension of the effective period to an alien who has applied for an extension of the effective period pursuant to paragraph (2), he or she shall enter the extended effective period in the alien’s refugee travel document.
(4) When the head of an overseas diplomatic mission has granted an extension of the effective period of a refugee travel document pursuant to paragraph (3), he or she shall report the fact to the Minister of Justice without delay.[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011][Moved from Article 88-7; previous Article 88-8 moved to Article 88-9 <Aug. 16, 2022>]