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Article 3Entry of a Foreign National

第三条(外国人の入国)

A foreign national who falls under any of the following items must not enter Japan:

次の各号のいずれかに該当する外国人は、本邦に入つてはならない。

a person who does not possess a valid passport (excluding a crew member who possess a valid crew member's pocket-ledger); or

有効な旅券を所持しない者(有効な乗員手帳を所持する乗員を除く。)

a person who seeks to land in Japan without receiving a seal of verification for landing or undergoing the recording of the prescribed data pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (4), or without obtaining authorized permission for landing (hereinafter referred to as "permission for landing, etc."), from an immigration inspector (except for those set forth in the preceding item).

入国審査官から上陸許可の証印若しくは第九条第四項の規定による記録又は上陸の許可(以下「上陸の許可等」という。)を受けないで本邦に上陸する目的を有する者(前号に掲げる者を除く。)

A foreign national who becomes a crew member in Japan is deemed to be a crew member with regard to the application of the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

本邦において乗員となる外国人は、前項の規定の適用については、乗員とみなす。

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