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Immigration Act — Article 12-4 (Custody of alien’s passport)

출입국관리법 제12조의4

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2026-01-23. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) Article 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to forged or counterfeited passports or seafarers’ identity documents of aliens. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2014>

(2) If an immigration control official finds the passport or seafarers’ identity document of an immigration offender who is currently under investigation for a violation of this Act, and subject to deportation under Article 46, he or she may withdraw and take custody thereof.[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010][Moved from Article 12-3 <May 14, 2010>]

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