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- An individual staying or residing in Korea who is due to receive an examination or re-examination for enlistment can postpone such examination or re-examination. An individual staying or residing in Korea who has received an examination or re-examination for enlistment can postpone his enlistment or summons (Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 60 of the Military Service Act).

- An individual born overseas or an individual residing overseas after declaring overseas migration can postpone his examination for enlistment, re-examination for enlistment, or enlistment if the facts of his circumstances are verified by the head of an overseas diplomatic office, the head of Korea Immigration Service, or the head of a Korea Immigration Service branch office (Paragraph 2 of Article 128 of the Military Service Act Enforcement Decree).

- An individual whose examination for enlistment, re-examination for enlistment, or enlistment/summons is postponed as specified above and who seeks an examination for enlistment, re-examination for enlistment, or enlistment/summons or whose grounds for postponement have expired is subject to an examination for enlistment, re-examination for enlistment, or enlistment/summon in the current or following year (Paragraph 3 of Article 60 of the Military Service Act).

- If an individual whose enlistment or summons was postponed is enlisted or summoned again, his military service decision can be changed in accordance with the military service decision standards of the year of his enlistment or summons (Paragraph 5 of Article 60 of the Military Service Act).

- An individual whose examination for enlistment, re-examination for enlistment, or enlistment has been postponed in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 128 of the Enforcement Decree of the Military Service Act and who seeks an examination for enlistment, re-examination for enlistment, or enlistment shall submit an application (electronic documents included) for examination for enlistment, re-examination for enlistment, or enlistment to the head of the Regional Military Manpower Administration (Paragraph 1 of Article 128-2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Military Service Act).

- An individual who has submitted an application as specified above and was assigned to active duty, supplementary service duty, or alternative service duty is given priority in enlistment in the current or the following year (Article 128-2(2) of the Enforcement Decree of the Military Service Act).

- Any individual who has received or is scheduled to receive a notice on examination for enlistment, re-examination for enlistment, or enlistment/summons; who was authorized for overseas travel or given an extension for overseas travel, or is under the age of 25, and falls under any of the following categories may postpone the date of his examination for enlistment, re-examination for enlistment or enlistment/summons(Main section of Article 61(1) of the Military Service Act and Subparagraph 6 of Article 129(1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Military Service Act).

- However, the duty execution date of an individual due for examination for enlistment, re-examination for enlistment, active military duty, social service agent duty, or alternative service duty cannot be postponed beyond the age of 30 (proviso of Article 61(1) of the Military Service Act).

- An individual with military service obligation who has been residing overseas from before turning 18 years of age is assumed to have received authorization of overseas travel until the age of 37 if any of the following apply before he turns 25 (Article 149(1) of 「Enforcement Decree of the Military Service Act 」).