(1) The head of a Regional Immigration Service may grant conditional entry permission to any of the following aliens, as prescribed by Presidential Decree: <Amended on Mar. 18, 2014>
1. A person who fails to meet any of the requirements provided for in Article 12(3)1 due to extenuating circumstances but is deemed able to meet such requirements within a specified period;
2. A person who is suspected of falling under any subparagraph of Article 11(1), or of failing to meet any of the requirements provided for in Article 12(3)2, and is thus deemed to be subject to a special inspection;
3. Any other person whose case is deemed, by the head of the Regional Immigration Service, to require conditional entry permission for any reasons other than those provided for in subparagraphs 1 and 2.
(2) In granting conditional entry permission under paragraph (1), the head of a Regional Immigration Service shall issue a conditional entry permit to an alien. In such cases, the head of a Regional Immigration Service shall restrict his or her residence, and impose obligation to comply with requests to appear, and impose necessary conditions on the permit and may require the alien to deposit a bond not exceeding ten million won, where deemed necessary. <Amended on Mar. 18, 2014>
(3) If an alien granted conditional entry permission under paragraph (1) violates any of the conditions for such permission, the head of the competent Regional Immigration Service may transfer the deposited bond, in whole or in part, to the fund of the National Treasury. <Amended on Mar. 18, 2014>
(4) The deposit and return of bonds and procedures for the transfer of such bonds to the fund of the National Treasury under paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]