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Framework Act on Treatment of Foreigners Residing in Korea

재한외국인 처우 기본법

Article 2 (Definitions)

제2조 정의

Ministry
법무부
In force
2025-01-31
Articles
25
Original (Korean)
  1. 1. "재한외국인"이란 대한민국의 국적을 가지지 아니한 자로서 대한민국에 거주할 목적을 가지고 합법적으로 체류하고 있는 자를 말한다.

  2. 2. "재한외국인에 대한 처우"란 국가 및 지방자치단체가 재한외국인을 그 법적 지위에 따라 적정하게 대우하는 것을 말한다.

  3. 3. "결혼이민자"란 대한민국 국민과 혼인한 적이 있거나 혼인관계에 있는 재한외국인을 말한다.

The definitions of terms used in this Act are as follows. 1. "Foreigner residing in Korea" means a person who does not have Korean nationality and is lawfully staying in the Republic of Korea with the intention of residing therein. 2. "Treatment of foreigners residing in Korea" means the appropriate treatment of foreigners residing in Korea by the State and local governments in accordance with their legal status. 3. "Marriage immigrant" means a foreigner residing in Korea who has been married to a national of the Republic of Korea or is in a marital relationship with a national of the Republic of Korea.

Translation

Machine translation. The Korean text is authoritative.

Statute text is reproduced from 법제처 국가법령정보센터. This is information, not legal advice.