Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

The ports of entry or departure prescribed in Article 2, item (viii) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") are as listed in the following items:

seaports or airports listed in Appended Table I; or

a seaport or airport other than the seaports and airports prescribed in the preceding item that is temporarily designated for a limited period of time by the director of a regional immigration services bureau for the entry into or departure from Japan of the crew members and passengers of a specific vessel or aircraft (hereinafter referred to as "vessel or aircraft").

Deleted

The period of stay prescribed in Article 2-2, paragraph (3) of the Act is as listed in the right-hand column of the Appended Table II corresponding to the status of residence listed in the left-hand column of the same Table.

Those persons provided for by Ministry of Justice Order to assist persons due to a mental disability, are unable to understand right from wrong or whose capacity for understanding is significantly lacking (hereinafter referred to as "person in need of an attendant") in engaging in activities or actions in Japan (hereinafter referred to as "activities, etc.") as prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act are persons listed as follows:

a guardian, curator, spouse, person who exercises parental authority or supporter under duty of a person in need of an attendant, or an equivalent person, and who is a person that has the intention and capacity to assist in the activities, etc. of the person who is in need of an attendant and does not fall under any of the following persons:

a person who is bringing or has brought an action against the person in need of an attendant and a spouse or lineal relative by blood of this person;

a legal representative, curator or assistant who has been replaced by the family court;

a person who is subject to a decision on the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings and has not have their rights restored; or

a minor.

in addition to those persons listed in the preceding item, a person who has reasonable grounds to assist in the activities, etc. of a person in need of an attendant and has the intention and capacity to assist in their activities, etc. (limited to cases where the person in need of an attendant has filed the application set forth in Article 6, paragraph (2) of the Act in order to stay in Japan for a short period and engage in sightseeing, recreation, participation in meetings, or other similar activities).

The cases provided for in Ministry of Justice Order as prescribed in Article 5-2 of the Act are the following cases:

a foreign national who falls under the following cases that is residing with a status of residence:

if special permission for landing was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 12, paragraph (1) of the Act;

if a change of the status of residence was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (3) of the Act;

if an extension of the period of stay was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (3) of the Act;

if permission for permanent residence was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (2) of the Act;

if permission for acquisition of a status of residence was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (3), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-2, paragraph (3) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-3 of the Act);

if permission for acquisition of the status of residence of "Permanent Resident" was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (2) of the Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-2, paragraph (4) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-3 of the Act);

if a certificate of eligibility was issued to a foreign national pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (1) of the Act or cases where a foreign national received a visa from a Japanese consular officer, etc. (limited to cases where the Minister of Justice was consulted) in their passport, and a reasonable period of time has passed since falling under the reasonable grounds (hereinafter referred to as "specified grounds") prescribed Article 5, paragraph (1), item (iv), (v), (vii), (ix) or (ix)-2 of the Act and where otherwise the Minister of Justice finds that there are special grounds.

If it is found that landing is not to be denied to the foreign national solely due to the specified grounds pursuant to the provisions of Article 5-2 of the Act, a written notice pursuant to the Appended Form No. 1 is to be issued to the foreign national.