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Immigration Act — Article 76-6 (Surrender of certificates of refugee status recognition)

출입국관리법 제76조의6

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) A person granted refugee status under the Refugee Act shall surrender, without delay, his or her certificate of refugee status recognition or refugee travel document to the head of the competent Regional Immigration Service if: <Amended on Feb. 10, 2012; Mar. 18, 2014>

1. He or she is issued a written order of deportation under Article 59(3),68(4) or 85(1);

2. He or she is notified that his or her objection to a deportation order is groundless under Article 60(5);

3. He or she is notified that the decision granting refugee status under the Refugee Act has been canceled or withdrawn.

(2) If the Minister of Justice deems that a person issued a refugee travel document under Article 76-5(1) might engage in any conduct posing a threat to the security of the Republic of Korea, the Minister may order the person to surrender his or her refugee travel document within a prescribed period not exceeding 14 days.

(3) A refugee travel document surrendered under paragraph (2) shall become void at the time of surrender, and if it is not surrendered by the designated deadline, at the expiration of such deadline, respectively.[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]

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