If an immigration control official finds a national in possession of a forged or counterfeited passport or seafarers’ identity document, he or she may withdraw and take custody thereof.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2014]
Laws › Immigration Act › CHAPTER II NATIONALS’ ENTRY INTO AND DEPARTURE FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Immigration Act — Article 5 (Custody of nationals’ passport)
출입국관리법 제5조
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