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Immigration Act — Article 33-3 (Prohibition against use of alien registration certificates as means to secure fulfillment of debt obligation)

출입국관리법 제33조의3

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.

No person shall engage in any of the following conduct: <Amended on Mar. 29, 2016; Jun. 13, 2023>

1. Having an alien provide his or her passport or alien registration certificate to a third person, coercing an alien into providing his or her passport or alien registration certificate to a third person, or arranging to have an alien provide his or her passport or alien registration certificate to a third person, as security for an employment agreement or for the fulfillment of an obligation;

2. Making a false alien registration number under Article 31(5) and arrange to use such number for his or her own or a third person's interest in goods or property;

3. Passing on a program that creates alien registration numbers or mobile alien registration certificates to a third person, spreading such program to other persons, or arranging to passing on or spreading such program to other persons;

4. Fraudulently using a third person's alien registration certificate or mobile alien registration certificate, providing his or her own alien registration certificate or mobile alien registration certificate to a third person, knowing that it will be used fraudulently, or arranging to provide a person's alien registration certificate to a third person;

5. Fraudulently using a third person's alien registration certificate or arranging to fraudulently use a third person's alien registration certificate, for his or her own or a third party's interest in goods or property.[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010][Moved from Article 33-2 <Mar. 20, 2018>]

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