Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

A foreign national who has the intention of departing Japan and who seeks to appear voluntarily at an immigration services office before the commencement of an investigation into violations pursuant to the provisions of Article 27 of the Act in order to receive a departure order pursuant to the provisions of Article 55-85, paragraph (1) of the Act must appear at an immigration services office during office hours, except on the holidays of administrative organs prescribed in Article 1, paragraph (1) of the Act on Holidays of Administrative Organs (Act No. 91 of 1988).

In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, an official of the immigration services office where the foreign national has appeared is to issue them a written confirmation of appearance pursuant to the Appended Form No. 71-2.

An immigration inspector or immigration control officer who has received, from a foreign national falling under Article 24-3, item (i), (b) of the Act, the expression of intention to depart prescribed in item (i), (b) of that Article is to issue the foreign national a written confirmation of intention to depart pursuant to the Appended Form No. 71-2-2.

The restrictions on residence and scope of activities and other conditions found necessary pursuant to the provisions of Article 55-85, paragraph (3) of the Act are to be pursuant to the following items:

a residence where the suspect plans to reside until departing from Japan pursuant to a written departure order is to be designated; 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 prefecture where the designated residence is located and the route to be followed in transit is decided according to the route to the port of entry or departure from which the foreign national intends to depart, except for cases in which the supervising immigration inspector finds that there are special reasons and has decided otherwise;

when the obligation to appear is imposed, the request for appearance is to be made by designating the time and date, and place to appear; and

beyond what is provided for in the preceding three items, the supervising immigration inspector prohibits the foreign national to engage in activities of managing a business involving income, activities for which they receive a remuneration, and any other activities other than those necessary for the procedures for departure, and imposes other conditions found particularly necessary.

The format of the written departure order prescribed in Article 55-86 of the Act is to follow that of the Appended Form No. 71-3.

A foreign national who seeks to apply for extension of the deadline for departure pursuant to the provisions of Article 55-87 of the Act must appear at the immigration services office where they were issued the written departure order and submit a written request pursuant to the Appended Form No. 71-4 by the date the deadline for departure expires; provided, however, that when the foreign national is unable to appear at the immigration services office for unavoidable circumstances, they may appear at another immigration services office (limited to those where a supervising immigration inspector is assigned) instead and submit the written request.

In cases of extending the deadline for departure pursuant to the provisions of Article 55-87 of the Act, a supervising immigration inspector is to state the new deadline for departure in the written departure order.

If a supervising immigration inspector has revoked a departure order pursuant to the provisions of Article 55-88 of the Act, the inspector is to notify the fact to the foreign national through a written notice of revocation of departure order pursuant to the Appended Form No. 71-5 and have the written departure order possessed by the foreign national returned.

A captain of a vessel or aircraft entering Japan or a carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft must cooperate with the immigration inspector in executing the duties related to immigration inspections and other duties as provided in the following items pursuant to the provisions of Article 56 of the Act:

notifying the immigration inspector at the port of entry or departure where the vessel or aircraft is scheduled to arrive the expected time of arrival of the vessel or aircraft, the number of foreign national passengers and crew members, the scheduled period of stay of the vessel or aircraft, and other necessary particulars by an appropriate means at least 24 hours before arrival for a vessel and at least 90 minutes before arrival for an aircraft;

notifying the immigration inspector of the port of entry or departure where the vessel or aircraft has arrived the time of arrival of the vessel or aircraft and other necessary particulars within 24 hours of arrival for a vessel and immediately after arrival for an aircraft;

when a vessel or aircraft is to depart from the port of entry or departure, to notify the immigration inspector at the port of entry or departure the scheduled time of departure of the vessel or aircraft and other necessary particulars in advance;

providing necessary accommodation to the immigration inspector in executing their duties, such as duties on board the vessel;

pay sufficient attention and exercise sufficient supervision to prevent a person that has not received a seal of verification for landing or has had information recorded pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (4) of the Act, or has not received landing permission, from landing; and

beyond what is provided for in the preceding items, to observe the instructions from an immigration inspector, if any, on particulars that require specific cooperation for the execution of the inspector's duties, such as immigration inspections.