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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 88 (Obligation to repatriate)

출입국관리법 시행령 제88조

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) When the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office requests the captain of a ship, etc. or a forwarding agent to repatriate an alien subject to repatriation under Article 76 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "alien subject to repatriation"), he or she shall issue a repatriation order; provided, he or she may make such request verbally in an emergency, and he or she shall without delay issue a repatriation order thereafter in such cases. <Amended on May 8, 2018; Jun. 12, 2018; Aug. 16, 2022>

(2) Upon completing the repatriation of an alien under paragraph (1), the captain of a ship, etc. or a forwarding agent shall give a written report of the result to the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office. <Amended on May 8, 2018>

(3) Deleted. <Aug. 16, 2022>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]

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