(1) If it is deemed necessary in connection with the issuance of a visa or a visa issuance certificate, entry permission, conditional entry permission, any permission for stay, detention of an alien, extradition of an immigration offender, etc., the Minister of Justice may require the person who has invited an alien or any other related person to provide personal reference of such alien (hereinafter referred to as "guaranteed alien").
(2) The Minister of Justice may require a person who provides an alien’s personal reference (hereinafter referred to as "referee") under paragraph (1) to fully or partially bear expenses incurred in relation to the alien’s stay and detention in and departure from the Republic of Korea.
(3) Where expenses are borne by the National Treasury due to a referee’s failure to fulfill his or her obligation to guarantee an alien under paragraph (2), the Minister of Justice may exercise the right to indemnity against the referee.
(4) Where a referee is unlikely to bear expenses under paragraph (2), or the provision of personal reference alone is insufficient to achieve the purpose of guarantee, the Minister of Justice may require the referee to deposit bonds not exceeding three million won per guaranteed alien.
(5) The qualifications of referees, period of guarantee and other matters necessary for providing personal references shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice.[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]