(1) When an alien enters the Republic of Korea, he or she shall hold a valid passport and a visa issued by the Minister of Justice.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any of the following aliens may enter the Republic of Korea without a visa:
1. A person who has obtained permission to reenter or is exempted from permission of reentry enters the Republic of Korea before the period of such permission or exemption expires;
2. A person who is a national of a country which has entered into the Visa Exemption Agreement with the Republic of Korea and eligible for a visa exemption under such Visa Exemption Agreement;
3. A person who enters the Republic of Korea for international friendship, sightseeing or in the interests of the Republic of Korea, etc., with entry permission he or she has obtained otherwise, as prescribed by Presidential Decree;
4. A person who departed from the Republic of Korea with a refuge travel document issued, and enters the Republic of Korea before the effective period of such certificate expires.
(3) The Minister of Justice may temporarily suspend the application of the Visa Exemption Agreement to persons who fall under paragraph (2)2 where deemed necessary for maintaining public order or in the interests of the Republic of Korea.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any national of a country which has no diplomatic relationship with the Republic of Korea, or of a country designated by the Minister of Justice through consultation with the Minister of Alien Affairs, may enter the Republic of Korea with an alien entry permit issued by the head of an overseas diplomatic mission or the head of a Regional Immigration Service, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 18, 2014>[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]