(1) If a person granted refugee status under the Refugee Act intends to depart from the Republic of Korea, the Minister of Justice shall issue, upon his or her application, a refugee travel document to the person, as prescribed by Presidential Decree; provided, this shall not apply where his or her departure is deemed to pose a threat to the security of the Republic of Korea. <Amended on Feb. 10, 2012>
(2) A refugee travel document issued under paragraph (1) shall be valid for a period of three years. <Amended on Mar. 29, 2016>
(3) A person who holds a refugee travel document issued under paragraph (1) may enter or depart from the Republic of Korea during the effective period of such document, without any limitation on the number of times. In such cases, the person need not obtain reentry permission under Article 30 at the time of entry into the Republic of Korea. <Amended on Mar. 29, 2016>
(4) If deemed particularly necessary in cases falling under paragraph (3), the Minister of Justice may limit the period of reentry to a minimum of three months or up to one year.
(5) If a person who has departed from the Republic of Korea with a refugee travel document issued under paragraph (1) is unable to reenter the Republic of Korea within the effective period of such document due to a disease or other extenuating circumstances, the Minister of Justice may, upon his or her application, grant an extension of the effective period by up to six months.
(6) The Minister of Justice may delegate the authority to grant extensions of the effective period under paragraph (5) to the heads of overseas diplomatic missions, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]