(1) An alien subject to repatriation shall wait in a departure waiting room until he or she departs from the Republic of Korea; provided, the head of a Regional Immigration Service may allow an alien subject to repatriation (including his or her legal representative, etc.) to wait at a designated place in a port of entry and departure, ex officio or upon request by the alien subject to repatriation, in consideration of the condition of the alien, reasons for the request, and other factors, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(2) Articles 56-3, 56-5 through 56-7, and 57 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the operation and safety measures of departure waiting rooms, respect for human rights of aliens who enter departure waiting rooms, and supplies to and management of the aliens. In such cases, "detainee" shall be construed as "alien subject to repatriation", and "detention facility" as "departure waiting room".
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the head of a Regional Immigration Service having jurisdiction over a port of entry and departure (referring to a port) in which no departure waiting room is established may request the captain of a ship, etc. on which an alien subject to repatriation arrived or a forwarding agent to manage the alien subject to repatriation, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice. In such cases, the captain of the ship, etc. or the forwarding agent in receipt of such request for management shall manage the alien subject to repatriation within the ship until the alien departs from the Republic of Korea.[This Article Added on Aug. 17, 2021]