(1) Where an alien who has filed for alien registration or is exempted from such registration under Article 31 intends to reenter the Republic of Korea after departure within his or her permitted period of stay, the Minister of Justice may permit such reentry upon application of the alien; provided, exemption from reentry permission may apply to an alien granted the status of permanent residency in the Republic of Korea and an alien determined by Decree of the Ministry of Justice as having a fair ground to be exempted from reentry permission. <Amended on Mar. 20, 2018>
(2) The reentry permission under paragraph (1) shall be classified into single reentry permission valid only once and multiple reentry permission valid for at least twice entries.
(3) Where an alien is unable to reenter during the period permitted under paragraph (1) due to a disease or any other extenuating circumstance, the alien shall obtain an extension of the permitted reentry period from the Minister of Justice before the expiration of the permitted period.
(4) The Minister of Justice may delegate authority pertaining to the granting of extensions of the permitted reentry period to the heads of overseas diplomatic missions, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(5) Criteria and procedures concerning reentry permission, extensions of the permitted reentry period and exemption from reentry permission shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice.[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]