(1) When an immigration control official requests the verification of reservation information to perform any of the following duties, a forwarding agent shall, without delay, allow the official to peruse a reservation information system or submit the reservation information in a standardized electronic document; provided, if the forwarding agent is unable to submit such information in the standardized electronic document due to an exceptional situation prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice, the forwarding agent may inform the immigration control official of the situation without delay and submit the information in writing:
1. To investigate a person who has violated or is highly likely to having violated Article 7(1), 7-2 or 12-3(1);
2. To investigate a person who falls or appears highly likely to fall under any subparagraph of Article 11(1).
(2) The scope of the information to be perused or submitted in writing under paragraph (1) shall be limited to the following:
1. Name, nationality, address, and telephone number;
2. Number, effective period, and issuing country of the passport;
3. Timing of reservation and boarding process;
4. Travel route and travel agency;
5. Accompanied passenger and seat number;
6. Luggage;
7. Method of settling purchase price for airline tickets;
8. Place of departure and final destination;
9. Reservation number.
(3) When an immigration control official requests a forwarding agent to provide the following information on a passenger who wishes to receive a boarding pass in order to ensure the safety of the passenger and an accurate and rapid inspection for departure and entry, the forwarding agent shall submit the information in a standardized electronic document without delay; provided, if the forwarding agent is unable to submit such information in the standardized electronic document due to an exceptional situation prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice, the forwarding agent may inform immigration control official of the situation without delay and may submit the information in writing: <Amended on Mar. 29, 2016; Jun. 9, 2020>
1. Name, gender, date of birth, and nationality;
2. Passport number and reservation number;
3. Service, place and time of departure;
4. Place and time of arrival;
5. Whether the passenger makes a transit;
6. Biometrics information.
(4) Immigration control officials entitled to peruse or request the submission of information in writing pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) shall be limited to persons designated by the head of the competent Regional Immigration Service. <Amended on Mar. 18, 2014>
(5) Upon finding a person ineligible for boarding a ship, etc. due to his or her failure to meet any of the requirements for departure or entry provided in this Act, after having examined the data submitted, an immigration control official designated pursuant to paragraph (4) may give notice to the captain of the relevant ship or the relevant forwarding agent to prevent the person from boarding. <Added on Mar. 29, 2016>
(6) No immigration control official designated pursuant to paragraph (4) shall divulge the information he or she has obtained from reservation information systems in the course of performing his or her duties to any third person, dispose of such information without authority, or use such information for unlawful purposes, such as providing for use by third persons. <Amended on Mar. 29, 2016>
(7) The timing for the perusal and submission of information pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) and further details shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 29, 2016>[This Article Added on May 14, 2010][Title Amended on Mar. 29, 2016]