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GETs wishing to leave Korea during their stay for vacation, etc. must obtain a re-entry permit. A foreigner who leaves Korea without having obtained a re-entry permit will, while overseas, have to get a new entry visa and, after returning, go through the process of alien registration all over again. A foreigner who enters Korea with a multiple-entry visa may leave Korea and return a limitless number of times. There are two types of re-entry permits: A Multiple Re-Entry Permit, which allows one to leave and return numerous times, and a Single Re-Entry Permit, which may only be used once. Apply for re-entry permits at the immigration office in your hometown. One may apply for a re-entry permit at the airport immigration offices at Incheon and Gimhae, but you can only receive a re-entry permit this way once.

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