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Immigration Act — Article 76-3 (Bearing of management expenses)

출입국관리법 제76조의3

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 an alien subject to repatriation waits at a repatriation waiting place provided in Article 76-2(1) or (3), the State shall bear management expenses, such as expenses for lodging and board, until the alien subject to repatriation departs from the Republic of Korea, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where the captain of a ship, etc. on which an alien subject to repatriation arrived or a forwarding agent falls under any of the following cases, he or she shall bear management expenses, such as expenses for lodging and board, as prescribed by Presidential Decree:

1. Where he or she violates subparagraph 1, 2, or 4 of Article 73;

2. Where he or she fails to perform the obligation to repatriate under Article 76(1) and (2) without good cause;

3. Where a person becomes an alien subject to repatriation due to a cause attributable to the captain of the ship, etc. or the forwarding agent, except as provided in subparagraphs 1 and 2.[This Article Added on Aug. 17, 2021]

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