(1) If an alien who has filed for registration under Article 31 departs from the Republic of Korea, the alien shall surrender his or her alien registration certificate to an immigration control official; provided, this shall not apply in cases as follows:
1. Where the alien granted reentry permission intends to reenter within the permitted period after a temporary departure;
2. Where the alien holds a multiple-entry visa or is a national of the country exempt from reentry permission and intends to reenter within the permitted period of stay after a temporary departure;
3. Where the alien was issued a refugee travel document and intends to reenter within the effective period of the refugee travel document after a temporary departure.
(2) If an alien who has filed for registration under Article 31 becomes a national of the Republic of Korea, dies, or falls under any subparagraph of Article 31(1) (excluding where an alien has filed for alien registration under Article 31(2)), the alien shall surrender his or her alien registration certificate, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 29, 2016>
(3) Upon receipt of an alien registration certificate surrendered under paragraph (1) or (2), the head of a Regional Immigration Service shall promptly notify the head of a Si/Gun/Gu or Eup/Myeon/Dong of the place of stay thereof, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 18, 2014; Mar. 20, 2018>
(4) If it is deemed necessary in the interests of the Republic of Korea, the head of a Regional Immigration Service may take temporary custody of the alien registration certificate of an alien falling under any subparagraph of paragraph (1). <Amended on Mar. 18, 2014>
(5) In cases falling under paragraph (4), if an alien reenters the Republic of Korea within the permitted period, he or she shall collect his or her alien registration certificate from the head of the competent Regional Immigration Service within 15 days after his or her reentry, and if he or she fails to reenter within the permitted period, his or her alien registration certificate shall be deemed surrendered under paragraph (1). <Amended on Mar. 18, 2014; Jun. 9, 2020>[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]