(1) Where an alien on board a ship, etc. escapes from a territory in which he or she is afraid that his or her life, body or physical freedom might be infringed for the reasons provided for in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Refugee Act or other equivalent reasons, and requests his or her protection immediately to the Republic of Korea, the head of the competent Regional Immigration Service may grant temporary landing permission for a refugee for up to 90 days with approval from the Minister of Justice, if it is deemed well-grounded to allow the alien to land. In such cases, the Minister of Justice shall consult with the Minister of Alien Affairs. <Amended on Feb. 10, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 18, 2014>
(2) Article 14(3) and (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to paragraph (1). In such cases, "crewman’s landing permit" shall be construed as "temporary landing permit for refugees" and "landing permission for crew" as "temporary landing permission for refugees", respectively.
(3) Article 12-2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to fingerprinting and photographing of aliens who request detention under paragraph (1).[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]