PASSPORT ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to prescribe matters necessary for the issuance and validity of a passport that verifies the nationality of the Republic of Korea and the identity of the holder, and other matters regarding passports. <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021>

Article 2(Bearing of passport) #

Any Korean national who desires to travel abroad shall carry a passport issued under this Act.

Article 3(Authority to issue passports) #

Passports shall be issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

Article 4(Types of passports) #

(1) The types of passports shall be as follows: <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021>

1. Ordinary passports;

2. Official passports;

3. Diplomatic passports;

4. Emergency passports (referring to a passport, the issuance of which is deemed urgent and where there is no time to have one issued or re-issued under subparagraphs 1 through 3).

(2) Passports shall be classified into ones available for traveling abroad only once (hereinafter referred to as "single passport") and ones available for traveling abroad without limitation on the number of trips until the term of validity expires (hereinafter referred to as "multiple passport"), and shall be issued in accordance with the following classification: <Added on Jan. 5, 2021>

1. Ordinary passports, official passports, and diplomatic passports: Single passport and multiple passport;

2. Emergency passports: Single passport.