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Immigration Act — Article 29-2 (Emergency suspension of alien’s departure)

출입국관리법 제29조의2

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2026-01-23. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) Where an alien who is a suspect of a crime falls under Article 4-6(1), notwithstanding Article 29(2), an investigation agency may request the immigration control officer conducting departure inspections to suspend the departure of such alien.

(2) Article 4-6(2) through (6) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the suspension of an alien’s departure under paragraph (1). In such cases, the prohibition of departure shall be deemed as the suspension of departure and the emergency prohibition of departure as the emergency suspension of departure.[This Article Added on Mar. 20, 2018]

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