The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method of a terminal in a wireless communication system according to the disclosure includes receiving, from a first base station, a message including a command of handover from a first base station to a second base station through radio resource control (RRC) signaling; identifying the message includes information indicating dual protocol stack handover; and receiving data until a cell of the first base station is released.