(1) Where the captain of a ship or the forwarding agent applies for landing permission for alien passengers on board the ship prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice from among passenger ships making a tour and operating internationally in the seas of the Republic of Korea and foreign countries for the purpose of tourism, an immigration control official may grant landing permission for tourism to such alien passengers for up to three days; provided, this shall not apply to alien passengers falling under any of the subparagraphs of Article 11(1).
(2) Upon receipt of an application for landing permission filed under paragraph (1), an immigration control official shall verify following documents:
1. Passports of alien passengers;
2. A list of alien passengers;
3. Other documents prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice.
(3) Article 14(3) and (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to landing permits for tourism and extensions of the period of landing permission under paragraph (1). In such cases, "crewman’s landing permit" shall be construed as "landing permit for tourism", "landing permission for crew" as "landing permission for tourism" and "alien crew member" as "alien passenger", respectively.
(4) Article 12-2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to fingerprinting and photographing of alien passengers who intend to obtain landing permission for tourism under paragraph (1); provided, this shall not apply where it is impracticable for an alien passenger to be fingerprinted and photographed in following the procedures for obtaining landing permission.
(5) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (4), criteria and procedures for the granting of landing permission for tourism and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Added on Jan. 26, 2012]