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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 90 (Fact-finding investigations)

출입국관리법 시행령 제90조

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) As a result of the fact-finding investigation conducted pursuant to Article 80 (1) of the Act, when a competent public official finds the content of a report or registration different from the facts, he or she shall without delay notify such fact to the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office. <Amended on May 8, 2018; Sep. 18, 2018>

(2) If necessary to conduct a fact-finding investigation under Article 80 (2) of the Act, an immigration public official may inspect the following documents through administrative data matching under Article 36 (1) of the Electronic Government Act: <Added on Sep. 18, 2018>

1. Documents the confirmation of which the applicant agrees to, among those prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice which are necessary for examining the issuance of visa issuance certificate under Article 9 of the Act;

2. Documents the confirmation of which the applicant agrees to, among those prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice which are necessary to examine the permission under Articles 20, 21, 24 and 25 of the Act or examine the granting of the status of stay under Article 23 of the Act.[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]

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