Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

The exclusion order pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (7) or (11) or Article 11, paragraph (6) of the Act is to be given in the format of a written exclusion order pursuant to the Appended Form No. 11.

The notice to the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft pursuant to the provision of Article 10, paragraph (7) or (11) or Article 11, paragraph (6) of the Act is to be provided in the format of a written notice of exclusion order pursuant to the Appended Form No. 12.

An objection pursuant to the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (1) of the Act must be filed by submitting a copy of written objection pursuant to the Appended Form No. 13.

The format of the provisional landing permit prescribed in Article 13, paragraph (2) of the Act is to follow that of the Appended Form No. 14.

Restrictions on residence and scope of activities, the obligation to obey summons, and other conditions pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (3) of the Act are to be pursuant to the following items:

the residence is designated within the area of the municipality where the port of entry or departure at which the foreign national arrived is located (for special wards in Tokyo, within the area of the ward at which the foreign national arrived; the same applies hereinafter); provided, however, that this does not apply when the supervising immigration inspector finds that there are special reasons;

the scope of activities is to be within the area of the municipality where the designated residence is located, except for cases where the supervising immigration inspector finds that there are special reasons and decides otherwise;

a request for appearance is made with a designation of the time, date and place of the appearance; and

beyond what is provided for in the preceding items, a supervising immigration inspector prohibits activities other than those necessary for the landing procedures and other conditions the inspector finds particularly necessary.

The supervising immigration inspector decides the amount of the deposit pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (3) of the Act by taking into consideration the amount of money possessed by the foreign national, necessary expenses during their provisional landing, and other circumstances within 2 million yen; provided, however, that the amount of the deposit for a minor is to be an amount not exceeding 1 million yen.

If the deposit has been paid by a foreign national, the supervising immigration inspector has an accounting official with money in custody issue a certificate of receipt for money in custody pursuant to the Appended Form No. 15.

Except for cases where a foreign national granted permission for provisional landing has fled or failed to appear at summons without legitimate grounds, when a foreign national has violated other conditions imposed on their provisional landing, the supervising immigration inspector may confiscate part of the foreign national's deposit not exceeding half of its amount, depending on circumstances.

If the supervising immigration inspector has confiscated the deposit pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (5) of the Act, the inspector is to issue a written notice of confiscation of deposit pursuant to the Appended Form No. 16.

The format of the detention order prescribed in Article 13, paragraph (6) of the Act is to follow that of the Appended Form No. 16-2.

The facilities provided for in Ministry of Justice Order as prescribed in Article 13-2, paragraph (1) of the Act are as follows:

the facilities listed in Appended Table V;

facilities established for the purpose of serving as places where a person who has been issued an exclusion order may stay (excluding the facilities listed in the preceding item); and

facilities other than the facilities listed in the preceding two items, in the case where the facilities listed in the preceding two items are not located in the vicinity of the port of entry or departure concerned, or in the case where there are reasonable grounds sufficient for the special inquiry officer or the supervising immigration inspector to find that it is not appropriate for the person who has been issued an exclusion order to stay at the facilities listed in the preceding two items.

The notice to a foreign national who has been issued an exclusion order and to the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft as prescribed in Article 13-2, paragraph (2) of the Act are provided in the form of a written exclusion order pursuant to the Appended Form No. 11 and in the form of a written notice of exclusion order pursuant to the Appended Form No. 12, respectively.

The application for permission to land at a port of call pursuant to the provisions of Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Act must be filed by the foreign national wishing to land at a port of call by submitting a written application pursuant to the Appended Form No. 17 and a copy of the document pursuant to the Appended Form No. 6 to an immigration inspector.

A foreign national who wishes to land at a port of call as prescribed in Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Act must possess the ticket necessary for traveling after departing from Japan to their travel destination or a letter of guarantee in lieu of the ticket, and a valid passport by which they may enter their travel destination after departing from Japan.

The provisions of Article 5, paragraphs (8) and (10) apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which fingerprints and a photograph are to be provided pursuant to the provisions of Article 14, paragraph (2) of the Act.

The format of the seal of verification for landing at a port of call prescribed in Article 14, paragraph (3) of the Act is to follow that of the Appended Form No. 18 or No. 18-2.

Restrictions on the landing period scope of activities, and other restrictions under the provisions of Article 14, paragraph (4) of the Act are to be pursuant to the following items:

the landing period is established for a period of under 72 hours;

the scope of activities is to be within the area of the municipality where the port of entry or departure at which the foreign national arrived is located, except for cases in which the immigration inspector finds that there are special reasons and has decided otherwise; and

beyond what is provided for in the preceding items, an immigration inspector prohibits activities for which the foreign national receives a remuneration and imposes other restrictions the inspector finds particularly necessary.

The application for landing permission for cruise ship tourists pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Act must be filed by submitting to an immigration inspector a copy of the written application pursuant to the Appended Form No. 17-2.

The provisions of Article 5, paragraphs (8) and (10) apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which fingerprints and a photograph are to be provided pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph (3) or paragraph (7) of the same Article of the Act.

The format of the landing permit for cruise ship tourists prescribed in Article 14-2, paragraph (4) of the Act is to follow that of the Appended Form No. 17-3.

The restrictions on the landing period, scope of activities, and other restrictions pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph (5) of the Act are to be pursuant to the following items:

the landing period is to be established in accordance with the route listed in the following sub-item (a) or (b), within the period of time provided for in those items;

the number of ports of call in Japan is one:seven days;

the number of ports of call in Japan is two or more:30 days;

the scope of activities is to be specified by designating the prefecture or municipality; and

beyond what is provided for in the preceding items, the immigration inspector prohibits activities for which the foreign national receives a remuneration and imposes other restrictions the inspector finds particularly necessary.

If an immigration inspector has revoked the permission set forth in Article 14-2, paragraph (2) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "multiple landing permission for cruise ship tourists") pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (8) or (9) of the same Article, the inspector is to notify the person who received the permission pursuant to the Appended Form No. 17-4 and the captain of the designated passenger ship or the carrier who applied for permission pursuant to the Appended Form No. 17-5 to that effect, respectively.

In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the immigration inspector is to have the relevant person's landing permit for cruise ship tourists pertaining to the revoked multiple landing permission for cruise ship tourists returned.

The application for permission for landing in transit pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraphs (1) or (2) of the Act must be filed by submitting to an immigration inspector a written application pursuant to the Appended Form No. 17 and a copy of the document pursuant to the Appended Form No. 6 written by the foreign national wishing to land in transit .

The provisions of Article 13, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to a foreign national who wishes to land in transit as prescribed in Article 15, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Act.

The provisions of Article 5, paragraphs (8) and (10) apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which fingerprints and a photograph are to be provided pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (3) of the Act.

The format of the seal of verification for landing in transit prescribed in Article 15, paragraph (4) of the Act is to follow that of the Appended Form No. 19 or No. 19-2.

Restrictions on the landing period route to be followed in transit, and other restrictions pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (5) of the Act pertaining to the permission for landing in transit under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the same Article are to be pursuant to the following items:

a landing period not exceeding 15 days is to be established;

the route to be followed while in transit is established according to the route to the port of entry or departure where the vessel to which the foreign national intends to return is located, except for cases in which the immigration inspector finds that there are special reasons and has decided otherwise; and

beyond what is provided for in the preceding items, an immigration inspector prohibits activities for which the foreign national receives a remuneration and imposes other restrictions the inspector finds particularly necessary.

Restrictions on the landing period route to be followed while in transit, and other restrictions pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (5) of the Act pertaining to the permission for landing in transit pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the same Article are to be pursuant to the following items:

a landing period not exceeding 3 days is to be established;

the route to be followed while in transit is established according to the route to the port of entry or departure where the vessel or aircraft which the foreign national seeks to board for departure from Japan is located, except for the cases in which the immigration inspector finds that there are special reasons and has decided otherwise; and

beyond what is provided for in the preceding items, an immigration inspector prohibits activities for which the foreign national receives a remuneration and imposes other restrictions the inspector finds particularly necessary.