Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
出入国管理及び難民認定法
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Anyone who does not hold Japanese nationality.
入管法第二条第一号に規定する外国人
An immigration detention center established under Article 30 of the Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Justice.
法務省設置法（平成十一年法律第九十三号）第三十条に定める入国者収容所
The immigration official provided for in Article 61-3, who examines people landing in Japan and cases for deportation, among other duties.
第六十一条の三に定める入国審査官
難民
A refugee to whom the Refugee Convention applies under Article 1 of the Convention or Article 1 of the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees.
難民の地位に関する条約（以下「難民条約」という。）第一条の規定又は難民の地位に関する議定書第一条の規定により難民条約の適用を受ける難民
The immigration official provided for in Article 61-3-2, who investigates violations and detains, escorts and removes people, among other duties.
第六十一条の三の二に定める入国警備官
在留カード
The residence card that the Immigration Services Agency issues to a mid- to long-term resident under Article 19-3 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.
入管法第十九条の三に規定する在留カード
在留カード
The residence card that the Immigration Services Agency issues to a mid- to long-term resident under Article 19-3 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.
出入国管理及び難民認定法（第三項において「入管法」という。）第十九条の三に規定する在留カード
被収容者
A person held in an immigration detention center or other immigration detention facility.
入国者収容所等に収容されている者
被収容者
A person held in an immigration detention center or other immigration detention facility.
第二条改正後入管法第五十五条の四第一項に規定する被収容者
A senior immigration inspector designated by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.
上級の入国審査官で出入国在留管理庁長官が指定するもの
Short name for the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, used in the wording this paragraph substitutes into the Administrative Complaint Review Act when that Act is applied to a request for review (審査請求) of a refugee or complementary protection decision under Article 61-2-12, paragraph (1).
The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by Act No. 86 of 1981, the amending law these supplementary provisions (附則) belong to.
Short name for the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, used in the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 79 of 2009, which amended it.
Short name for the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, used in the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 56 of 2023, which amended it.
Short name for the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, used in the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 59 of 2024, which amended it.
Short name for the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, used in the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 60 of 2024, which amended it.
Short name for the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, used in the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 32 of 2026, which amended it.
The director of an immigration detention center or the director of a regional immigration services bureau.
The date Act No. 86 of 1981, the amending Act these supplementary provisions (附則) belong to, comes into effect.
The date Act No. 79 of 2009, the amending Act these supplementary provisions (附則) belong to, comes into effect.
The date Act No. 74 of 2014, the amending Act these supplementary provisions (附則) belong to, comes into effect.
The date the amending law or ordinance these supplementary provisions belong to comes into effect.
The date Act No. 102 of 2018, the amending Act these supplementary provisions (附則) belong to, comes into effect.
The date Act No. 56 of 2023, the amending Act these supplementary provisions (附則) belong to, comes into effect.
The date Act No. 59 of 2024, the amending Act these supplementary provisions (附則) belong to, comes into effect.
The date Act No. 60 of 2024, the amending Act these supplementary provisions (附則) belong to, comes into effect.
A foreign national residing in Japan with a status of residence who is issued a residence card: everyone except those granted a stay of three months or less, Temporary Visitors, holders of Diplomat or Official status, and others specified by Ministry of Justice Order.
A foreign national residing in Japan with a status of residence who is issued a residence card: everyone except those granted a stay of three months or less, Temporary Visitors, holders of Diplomat or Official status, and others specified by Ministry of Justice Order.
入管法第十九条の三に規定する中長期在留者
A foreign national residing in Japan with a status of residence who is issued a residence card: everyone except those granted a stay of three months or less, Temporary Visitors, holders of Diplomat or Official status, and others specified by Ministry of Justice Order.
入管法第十九条の三に規定する中長期在留者
An immigration detention center, or a detention facility set up at a regional immigration services bureau under Article 55-3(1).
入国者収容所又は第五十五条の三第一項の規定により設けられる収容場
Letting a foreign national in deportation proceedings, or under a deportation order, live outside detention under the oversight of a supervisor (監理人) chosen by the supervising immigration inspector.
次条に規定する監理人による監理に付する措置
Letting a foreign national in deportation proceedings, or under a deportation order, live outside detention under the oversight of a supervisor (監理人) chosen by the supervising immigration inspector.
次条に規定する監理人による監理に付する措置
容疑者
A foreign national whom an immigration control officer believes falls under one of the grounds for deportation in Article 24, and who may therefore be investigated.
旅券
A passport, refugee travel document or other document in place of a passport (including a travel certificate from a Japanese consular officer) issued by the Japanese government, a foreign government Japan recognizes or a competent international organization, or an equivalent document from a competent authority of a region designated by Cabinet Order.
次に掲げる文書
在留期間
How long a foreign national may stay in Japan under a status of residence; the lengths are set by Ministry of Justice Order and, for most statuses, cannot exceed five years.
A member of the crew of a ship or aircraft.
船舶又は航空機（以下「船舶等」という。）の乗組員
A foreign national placed under supervision measures, living outside detention under the oversight of a supervisor (監理人).
監理措置に付される者
A foreign national placed under supervision measures, living outside detention under the oversight of a supervisor (監理人).
監理措置に付される者
A person who is not a refugee but meets every requirement for refugee status under the Refugee Convention except that the persecution they fear is not for one of the reasons in Article 1A(2) of the Convention.
難民以外の者であつて、難民条約の適用を受ける難民の要件のうち迫害を受けるおそれがある理由が難民条約第一条Ａ（２）に規定する理由であること以外の要件を満たすもの
The Minister of Justice's recognition, on the application of a foreign national in Japan, that the person is a refugee.
A record made in electronic, magnetic or any other form people cannot perceive directly, for use in computer processing.
電磁的方式（電子的方式、磁気的方式その他人の知覚によつては認識することができない方式をいう。以下同じ。）で作られる記録であつて、電子計算機による情報処理の用に供されるもの
This Act as amended by Article 3 of Act No. 66 of 2005.
The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by Article 2 of Act No. 79 of 2009, the amending law these supplementary provisions (附則) belong to.
This Act as amended by Article 1 of Act No. 74 of 2014.
This Act as amended by Article 1 of Act No. 102 of 2018.
This Act as amended by the amending law these supplementary provisions belong to.
The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by Article 1 of Act No. 60 of 2024, the amending law these supplementary provisions (附則) belong to.
A supervising immigration inspector's decision to place a foreign national under supervision measures instead of detention, or to release a detained person and place them under those measures.
第一項又は前項の決定
A supervising immigration inspector's decision to place a foreign national under supervision measures instead of detention, or to release a detained person and place them under those measures.
第一項又は前項の決定
The Minister of Justice's recognition, on the application of a foreign national in Japan, that the person is eligible for complementary protection.
The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by the amending law these supplementary provisions belong to.
The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by the amending law these supplementary provisions belong to.
This Act as amended by Act No. 136 of 2001.
The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by the amending law these supplementary provisions belong to.
The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by the amending law these supplementary provisions belong to.
A seaport or airport, designated by Ministry of Justice Order, through which foreign nationals must enter and leave Japan.
外国人が出入国すべき港又は飛行場で法務省令で定めるもの
A foreign resident's main place of residence in Japan.
本邦における主たる住居の所在地
A foreign resident's main place of residence in Japan.
本邦における主たる住居の所在地
This Act as amended by Article 2 of the 2023 amending law (Act No. 56 of 2023).
運送業者
A business that carries people or goods by ship or aircraft between Japan and places outside Japan.
本邦と本邦外の地域との間において船舶等により人又は物を運送する事業を営む者
An immigration inspector designated by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency to hold oral hearings.
口頭審理を行わせるため出入国在留管理庁長官が指定する入国審査官
特定在留カード
A residence card that also works as an Individual Number Card (the My Number card), with that function added under the procedure in Article 18-5 of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Act No. 27 of 2013).
この条の規定及び行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律（平成二十五年法律第二十七号。以下この条及び第十九条の十五の四において「番号利用法」という。）第十八条の五の規定に定める手続により個人番号カード（番号利用法第二条第七項に規定する個人番号カードをいう。第十九条の十五の四において同じ。）としての機能を付加するための措置が講じられた在留カード
A foreign national living in Japan with the Specified Skilled Worker status of residence (在留資格).
特定技能の在留資格をもつて本邦に在留する外国人
The Act as it stood before the amendment these supplementary provisions deal with.
This Act as it stood before Act No. 136 of 2001 amended it.
This Act as it stood before Article 2 of Act No. 73 of 2004 amended it.
The Act as it stood before the amendment these supplementary provisions deal with.
The Act as it stood before the amendment these supplementary provisions deal with.
Electronic, magnetic or any other form that people cannot perceive directly with their senses.
電子的方式、磁気的方式その他人の知覚によつては認識することができない方式
A detainee's written request to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency to review certain measures taken by the director of the detention facility, such as refusing medical treatment or stopping letters.
A foreign national in Japan who holds no status of residence (在留資格): anyone other than a person staying under a status in Appended Table I or II, a person whose landing permission for temporary refuge has not yet run out, or a special permanent resident.
別表第一又は別表第二の上欄の在留資格をもつて本邦に在留する者、一時庇護のための上陸の許可を受けた者で当該許可書に記載された期間を経過していないもの及び特別永住者以外の者
This Act as it stood before Article 2 of the 2023 amending law (Act No. 56 of 2023) amended it.
A foreign national in Japan who holds no status of residence (在留資格): anyone other than a person staying under a status in Appended Table I or II, a person whose landing permission for temporary refuge has not yet run out, or a special permanent resident.
入管法第六十一条の二の二第一項に規定する在留資格未取得外国人
An investigation by an immigration control officer into a possible breach of the rules on foreign nationals' entry, landing or residence.
入国警備官が行う外国人の入国、上陸又は在留に関する違反事件の調査
一号特定技能外国人支援
Support with working life, daily life and social life that a public or private organization in Japan gives a foreign national it employs under the specified skilled worker (特定技能) status of residence (在留資格), item (i), so that the person can carry on that work steadily and smoothly.
Fingerprints, a photograph or other information that can identify an individual, as specified by Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令).
指紋、写真その他の個人を識別することができる情報として法務省令で定めるもの
The information recorded electronically on a residence card under Article 19-4(5).
A person or organization registered with the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency to carry out, under contract, support plans for Specified Skilled Workers.
This Act as it stood before the amending law these supplementary provisions belong to.
This Act as it stood before Article 1 of Act No. 74 of 2014 amended it.
許可状
A warrant issued in advance by a judge that lets an immigration control officer inspect premises, search or seize things in a violation investigation.
Conditions such as limits on where a person lives and moves and a duty to appear when summoned, imposed on a foreign national placed under a supervisor instead of being detained.
Conditions such as limits on where a person lives and moves and a duty to appear when summoned, imposed on a foreign national placed under a supervisor instead of being detained.
A seafarer's identity book issued by a competent authority, or a similar document for crew members.
権限のある機関の発行した船員手帳その他乗員に係るこれに準ずる文書
A special permanent resident: a person who lost Japanese nationality under the Treaty of Peace with Japan, or a descendant of such a person, who may live permanently in Japan under the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (特例法).
An alien registration certificate (外国人登録証明書) issued under the former Alien Registration Act (旧外国人登録法), which counts as a residence card (在留カード) for the provisions listed when held by a mid- to long-term resident (中長期在留者).
The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
The policy the Minister of Justice sets jointly with the responsible ministers for running the Specified Skilled Worker status of residence in each industrial field short of workers.
A contract of employment that a foreign national seeking to do the work of the specified skilled worker (特定技能) status of residence, item (i) or (ii), makes with a public or private organization in Japan, and which must meet criteria set by a Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令).
The Japanese public or private organization that is the other party to a Specified Skilled Worker's employment contract.
第十九条の十八第一項に規定する特定技能所属機関
在留資格認定証明書
A certificate the Minister of Justice issues in advance, on application, stating that a foreign national planning to come to Japan meets the conditions for landing; not issued to those coming as Temporary Visitors.
The Japanese public or private organization that is the other party to a Specified Skilled Worker's employment contract.
支援業務
Carrying out, under contract, the whole of a support plan for a Specified Skilled Worker (i).
基本方針
The government's basic policy on running the Specified Skilled Worker status of residence.
特例法
Short name for the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (Act No. 71 of 1991).
委員会
The Visiting Committee for Immigration Detention Centers, etc., set up at immigration offices designated by Ministry of Justice Order.
特例法
Short name for the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (Act No. 71 of 1991).
特例法
Short name for the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (Act No. 71 of 1991).