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Immigration Act — Article 88-2 (Relationship between alien registration certificates and resident registration cards)

출입국관리법 제88조의2

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 a resident registration card, or the certified or abridged copy of the resident registration certificate, is required to execute various procedures, transactions, etc. prescribed in the statutes or regulations, an alien registration certificate (including a mobile alien registration certificate), or a certificate of fact on alien registration shall substitute for it. <Amended on Jun. 13, 2023>

(2) Any alien registration and report on change of place of stay filed under this Act shall substitute for any resident registration and moving-in report, respectively.

(3) Where it is necessary to verify the real alien registration certificate or the name, photograph, alien registration number, etc. stated on the alien registration certificate, verification of a mobile alien registration certificate under this Act or other statutes may take the place of verification. <Added on Jun. 13, 2023>[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]

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