The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may grant re-entry permission to a foreign national in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order based on an application filed by the foreign national residing in Japan (excluding a foreign national who has been granted permission for provisional landing and one who has been granted the permission for landing provided for in Articles 14 through 18) who is to depart from Japan with the intention of re-entering Japan prior to the date of expiration of their period of stay (the period within which the foreign national is eligible to stay if they have no fixed period of stay).In this case, the Commissioner may grant multiple re-entry permissions based on an application filed by the foreign national if the Commissioner finds it appropriate to do so.
出入国在留管理庁長官は、本邦に在留する外国人（仮上陸の許可を受けている者及び第十四条から第十八条までに規定する上陸の許可を受けている者を除く。）がその在留期間（在留期間の定めのない者にあつては、本邦に在留し得る期間）の満了の日以前に本邦に再び入国する意図をもつて出国しようとするときは、法務省令で定める手続により、その者の申請に基づき、再入国の許可を与えることができる。この場合において、出入国在留管理庁長官は、その者の申請に基づき、相当と認めるときは、当該許可を数次再入国の許可とすることができる。
The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency, when granting the permission set forth in the preceding paragraph, is to have an immigration inspector affix a seal of verification for re-entry in the passport of the foreign national if the foreign national has their passport in their possession, or issue a re-entry permit pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order if the foreign national does not have their passport in their possession and is unable to acquire one for reason of being without nationality or for any other reason.In this case, the permission becomes effective as of the date stated on the seal of verification or the re-entry permit.
In granting a re-entry permission, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency must set a validity period that does not exceed 5 years from the date on which the permission becomes valid.
出入国在留管理庁長官は、再入国の許可を与える場合には、当該許可が効力を生ずるものとされた日から五年を超えない範囲内においてその有効期間を定めるものとする。
Where an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (2) or Article 21, paragraph (2) has been filed to the Minister of Justice by a foreign national who has been granted re-entry permission, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency can extend the validity period of the permission until the end of the period during which the foreign national may reside pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (6) if the Commissioner finds it appropriate to do so.
The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may grant an extension of the validity period, if the Commissioner finds that a person who has left Japan with the re-entry permission has reasonable grounds for not being able to re-enter within the validity period of the permission based on an application from the foreign national, of up to 1 year and within 6 years from the effective date of the permission.
出入国在留管理庁長官は、再入国の許可を受けて出国した者について、当該許可の有効期間内に再入国することができない相当の理由があると認めるときは、その者の申請に基づき、一年を超えず、かつ、当該許可が効力を生じた日から六年を超えない範囲内で、当該許可の有効期間の延長の許可をすることができる。
The permission set forth in the preceding paragraph is to be stated in the passport or the re-entry permit, and the administrative work is to be entrusted to a Japanese consular officer, etc.
If the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency finds that it is not appropriate to grant further re-entry permission to a foreign national with re-entry permission, the permission may be revoked while the foreign national is in Japan.
出入国在留管理庁長官は、再入国の許可を受けている外国人に対し、引き続き当該許可を与えておくことが適当でないと認める場合には、その者が本邦にある間において、当該許可を取り消すことができる。
The re-entry permit issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) is to be treated as a passport, only in cases of entering Japan based on the re-entry permission pertaining to the re-entry permit.