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Immigration Act — Article 63-3 (Re-detention of person released from detention)

출입국관리법 제63조의3

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 a person released from detention pursuant to Article 63-2 and paragraph (2) of this Article falls under any of the following subparagraphs, the head of Regional Immigration Service may detain such person again (hereinafter referred to as "re-detention"):

1. Where the person has absconded;

2. Where it is revealed that the person falls under any subparagraph of Article 46(1) for reasons other than those for which the deportation order was issued, or where the person subsequently comes to fall under any subparagraph of Article 46(1);

3. Where the person has violated any condition attached to release from detention pursuant to Article 63-2(4).

(2) Articles 53 through 55, 56-2 through 56-9, 57, 63 (excluding paragraph (5)), and 63-2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to re-detention under paragraph (1) and release of such detention.

(3) In calculating the period of re-detention pursuant to paragraph (2), the period of detention previously imposed under Article 63 and any prior period of re-detention under paragraph (1) shall not be included.[This Article Added on Mar. 18, 2025]

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