ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE PASSPORT ACT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Passport Act and those necessary for its enforcement.

Article 2(Dimensions of passport) #

(1) The dimensions of a passport and a certificate substituted for a passport (hereinafter referred to as "travel certificate") under Article 14 (1) of the Passport Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") shall be 8.8 centimeters wide and 12.5 centimeters long.

(2) A certificate and travel certificate (hereinafter referred to as "passport, etc.") shall indicate the national emblem on the upper right side of its cover and, below the emblem, the name of the Republic of Korea and classification of the passport in Korean and Roman alphabet, respectively; provided, in cases of a passport in which information referred to in Article 7 (1) of the Act is recorded electronically, a mark shall be added to the bottom right side of its cover indicating that information is recorded electronically according to standards determined by the International Civil Aviation Organization. <Amended on Dec. 15, 2020>

(3) The color tone of the cover of a passport, etc. and the number of its pages according to the classification of a passport, etc. shall be as follows: <Amended on Dec. 30, 2009; Jan. 21, 2014; Jan. 12, 2015; Mar. 3, 2020; Dec. 15, 2020; Jul. 6, 2021>

1. Ordinary passport: Indigo (14 pages for a single-use passport and 26 pages or 58 pages for a multiple-use passport); provided, a multiple-use passport of less than five years shall have 26 pages;

2. Official passport: Dark gray (26 or 58 pages);

3. Diplomatic passport: Red (26 or 58 pages);

4. Emergency passport: Blue (12 pages);

5. Travel certificate: Black (12 pages).

Article 3(Information stated in passport and method of stating information) #

(1) The information referred to in the subparagraphs of Article 7 (1) of the Act shall be printed on the page for personal information in the passport and electronically stated in the passport. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2009; Sep. 30, 2011; Jun. 8, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013; Apr. 3, 2018; Dec. 15, 2020; Jan. 30, 2024>

ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE PASSPORT ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Dimensions of passport) #

Article 3(Information stated in passport and method of stating information) #

Article 3-2(Name in roman alphabet on passport) #

Article 3-3(Establishment and operation of integrated passport information management system) #

Article 4(Identification of applicants through comparison of fingerprints) #

Article 4-2(Exceptions to consent of legal representative) #

Article 5(Applications for issuance of ordinary passports) #

Article 6(Effective period of ordinary passport) #

Article 6-2 #

Article 7(Persons entitled to issuance of official passport) #

Article 8(Applications for issuance of official passports) #

Article 9(Effective period of official passport) #

Article 9-2(Status survey of issuance of official passports) #

Article 10(Persons entitled to issuance of diplomatic passports) #

Article 11(Applications for issuance of diplomatic passports) #

Article 12(Effective period of diplomatic passport) #

Article 13 #

Article 14(Application for issuance of single-use passport) #

Article 15(Effective period of single-use passport) #

Article 16(Persons entitled to issuance of travel certificate) #

Article 17(Application for issuance of travel certificate) #

Article 18(Reissuance of passports) #

Article 19 #

Article 20(Provision of information and report as at the time of loss of passport) #

Article 21 #

Article 22(Change of matters stated in passport) #

Article 23(Request for refusal or restriction of passport issuance) #

Article 24(Examination of request for refusal of or restriction on issuance of passport and notification of result thereof) #

Article 25(Re-request for refusal of or restriction on issuance of passport or request for cancellation) #

Article 26(Cancellation of refusal, restriction of issuance of passport) #

Article 26-2 #

Article 26-3(Exceptional issuance of passports due to urgent humanitarian reasons) #

Article 27(Service of decision on return of valid passports) #

Article 28(Dangerous circumstances in locations overseas) #

Article 29(Permission for exceptional use of passport) #

Article 30(Public notification of restriction on use of passport) #

Article 37(Vicarious exercise of authority) #

Article 38(Method for payment of fees) #

Article 39(Fees) #

Article 40(Performance of authority for passport electronic authentication) #

Article 41(Issuance of electronic certificate for passports) #

Article 42(Provision of public key for electronic certificates for passport) #

Article 43(Retention and management of records of certification) #

Article 44(Management of electronic certificates for passports) #

Article 44-2(Establishment and operation of passport information connection system) #

Article 44-3(Direction and supervision of users of passport information connection system) #