(1) If necessary for conducting any of the following investigations, an immigration control official may request any relevant agency or organization to cooperate in providing materials or investigating facts, etc.:
1. An investigation under Article 47;
2. Deleted; <Feb. 10, 2012>
3. An investigation of an immigration offender.
(2) In order to perform the following duties, the Minister of Justice may request the following information from related agencies: <Amended on Mar. 29, 2016; Mar. 14, 2017; Mar. 20, 2018; Apr. 23, 2019; Jun. 9, 2020; Dec. 13, 2022>
1. Departure and entry inspection inspections (including the performance of duties under an agreement, where such agreement has been entered into with a foreign country concerning departure and entry inspections using informatization devices): Criminal history records, investigation records, information about passports issued, information about resident registration, computerized information about registration of family relationship, or information about transfer passengers or deceased aliens;
2. Examinations to issue visas or visa issuance certificates: Criminal history records, investigation records, customs-related crimes, information about passports issued or resident registration; information about whether a business entity's temporary or permanent closure of business, tax payment certificates; computerized information about registration of family relationship; or information about the status of international marriage brokers, administrative dispositions, or deceased aliens;
3. Examination for various permits related to the stay of aliens: Criminal history records, investigation records, information about penalty payment, information about administrative fine payment, information about passports issued or resident registration, information about aliens' registration of motor vehicles, information about a business entity's temporary or permanent closure of business, tax payment certificates, information about aliens’ default of taxes, information about aliens' default related to national health insurance and long-term care insurance, information about aliens' default of administrative fines, computerized information about registration of family relationship, information about the current status of international marriage brokers and administrative dispositions, the current status of accommodations, the current status of tourist accommodations, the current status of urban home stay facilities for foreign tourists, the current status of hanok experience facilities, information about deceased aliens, or information about the income of aliens prescribed by Presidential Decree;
4. Investigation of criminals related to departure or entry: Criminal history records, investigation records, dispositions taken against aliens' crimes, customs-related crimes, information about passports issued or resident registration; information about aliens' registration of motor vehicles; tax payment certificates; computerized information about registration of family relationship; information about the status of international marriage brokers and administrative dispositions; the current status of accommodations; the current status of tourist accommodations; the current status of urban home stay facilities for foreign tourists; the current status of hanok experience facilities, or information about deceased aliens;
5. Issuance of certificates of fact: Information about passports issued or resident registration, or computerized information about registration of family relationship.
(3) No related agency or organization shall reject a request for cooperation under paragraph (1) or a request for information under paragraph (2), without justifiable ground. <Amended on Mar. 29, 2016>
(4) The materials submitted under paragraph (1) or the information provided under paragraph (2) shall be kept and managed in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act. <Added on Mar. 29, 2016>[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]