(1) Every alien who intends to enter the Republic of Korea shall provide his or her biometrics information in the manner prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice and follow the procedures for verifying his or her identity when undergoing an entry inspection pursuant to Article 12; provided, this shall not apply to any of the following persons: <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020>
1. A person under 17 years of age;
2. A person who enters the Republic of Korea to perform the affairs of a foreign government or international organization, and his or her accompanying family;
3. A person prescribed by Presidential Decree as needing to be exempted from provision of his or her biometrics information, in light of the promotion of friendly relationship and cultural exchange with a foreign country, facilitation of economic activities, the interests of the Republic of Korea, etc.
(2) When an alien refuses to provide his or her biometrics information pursuant to the main clause of paragraph (1), an immigration control official may refuse the alien’s entry into the Republic of Korea. <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020>
(3) The Minister of Justice may request relevant administrative agencies to submit an alien’s biometrics information retained by them, if necessary for conducting entry inspections. <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020>
(4) No relevant administrative agency in receipt of a request for cooperation under paragraph (3) shall refuse such request without good cause.
(5) An immigration control official may use the biometrics information provided or submitted under paragraph (1) or (3) for entry inspections. <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020>
(6) The Minister of Justice shall keep and manage the biometrics information provided or submitted under paragraph (1) or (3), as prescribed by the Personal Information Protection Act. <Amended on Mar. 29, 2011; Jun. 9, 2020>[This Article Added on May 14, 2010][Title Amended on Jun. 9, 2020][Previous Article 12-2 moved to Article 12-3 <May 14, 2010>]