Immigration Act Article 55

The operation of immigration services is exclusively reserved for corporate organizations, which shall apply for an operation permit from the National Immigration Agency, register themselves as corporations in accordance with laws, and receive a license from the Agency before they can conduct immigration services. Those who conduct immigration services pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 21 or Article 120 of the Lawyer Act, however, shall apply to the Agency for a license.Branches established by foreign immigration service organizations in the State shall apply for an operation permit from the National Immigration Agency, register themselves in accordance with the Company Act, and receive a license from the Agency before they can conduct immigration services.The immigration service agent corporations stated in the preceding two Paragraphs shall apply to the National Immigration Agency for permission of their changes in their registered items or filing of and future reference of the changes within fifteen (15) days from the next day of the date of the occurrence of the fact; they shall apply to the Agency for a change of their licenses within one (1) month from the next day of the date of the completion of registering changes of corporate information. Those who conduct immigration services pursuant to the exception of Paragraph 1 shall, however, apply to the Agency for a change of their licenses within one (1) month from the next day of the occurrence of the fact that their registered items change.Where the central authority in charge of labor affairs permit private employment service institutions to engage in transnational human resources agent businesses, the institutions shall apply for residence applications for the aliens that they have brokered.