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Immigration Act — Article 97 (Penalty provisions)

출입국관리법 제97조

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.

Any of the following persons shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five million won: <Amended on Mar. 29, 2016; Dec. 12, 2017>

1. A person who arranges or solicits the employment of an alien not granted status of stay that entitles the alien to engage in job-seeking activities, in violation of Article 18(4) (excluding a person engaged in it as his or her business);

2. A person who arranges the employment of an alien who fails to obtain permission to change or add his or her workplace, in violation of Article 21(2) (excluding a person engaged in it as his or her business);

3. A person who enters a ship, etc. or a place of immigration inspection without obtaining permission, in violation of Article 72 (including cases to which the aforementioned Article shall apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 70(1) and (2));

4. A person who breaches the obligation to submit or give notice under Article 74 (including cases to which the aforementioned Article shall apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 70(1) and (2));

5. A person who breaches the obligation to report or take measures for prevention under Article 75(4) (including cases to which the aforementioned paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 70(1) and (2)), or (5) (including cases to which the aforementioned paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 70(1) and (2));

6. A person who breaches the obligation to repatriate under Article 76(1) (including cases to which the aforementioned Article shall apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 70(1) and (2));

7. A person who fails to surrender his or her certificate of refugee status recognition or refugee travel document, in violation of Article 76-6(1), or a person who violates an order to surrender his or her refugee travel document under Article 76-6(2).[This Article Wholly Amended on May 14, 2010]

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