(1) Where any of the following aliens applies for permission to extend the period of stay, the Minister of Justice may grant permission to extend the period of stay until remedy procedures such as the relevant trial are completed:
1. An alien who is a spouse of a national of the Republic of Korea for whom a court trial, an investigation by an investigative agency, or a remedy procedure under other statutes is pending for the reason of domestic violence defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Crimes of Domestic Violence;
2. An alien for whom a court trial, an investigation by an investigative agency, or a remedy procedure under other statutes is pending for the reason of a sexual crime defined in Article 2(1) of the Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes;
3. An alien child for whom a court trial, an investigation by an investigative agency, or a remedy procedure under other statutes is pending for the reason of a crime of child abuse defined in subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of the Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes, and his or her protector defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 3 of the Child Welfare Act (excluding a child abuser);
4. An alien who is a victim of human trafficking, etc. defined in Article 3 of the Act on the Prevention of Human Trafficking and Protection of Victims, for whom a court trial, investigation by an investigative agency, or a remedy procedure under other statutes is pending.
(2) If the Minister of Justice deems it necessary for an alien to recover from an injury, etc. even after the expiration of the period of stay extended under paragraph (1), he or she may grant an extension of the period of stay.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 13, 2022]