(1) Every alien who departs from the Republic of Korea shall hold a valid passport and undergo a departure inspection conducted by an immigration control official at the port of entry and departure through which he or she departs.
(2) The proviso of Article 3(1) shall apply mutatis mutandis to a departure inspection at a place, other than a port of entry and departure, in cases falling under paragraph (1).
(3) Article 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a forged or counterfeited passport or seafarers’ identity document in the possession of an alien in cases falling under paragraphs (1) and (2). <Amended on Dec. 30, 2014>
(4) Article 12(6) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the entry and departure of ships, etc. in cases falling under paragraphs (1) and (2).
(5) Article 3(2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the departure inspections of aliens.
(6) Immigration control officials may utilize the biometrics information provided or submitted under Article 12-2(1) or (3) for departure inspections. <Added on Mar. 29, 2016; Jun. 9, 2020>[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]