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Article 4Special Permission for Permanent Residence

第四条(特別永住許可)

A person who is the child of persons who have lost Japanese nationality under the Treaty of Peace with Japan, and who, due to birth and other reasons, is set to stay in Japan without going through the procedures for landing specified in Chapter III of the Immigration Control Act may, with the permission of the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency, permanently reside in Japan as a special permanent resident as provided for in this Act.

平和条約国籍離脱者の子孫で出生その他の事由により入管法第三章に規定する上陸の手続を経ることなく本邦に在留することとなるものは、出入国在留管理庁長官の許可を受けて、この法律に定める特別永住者として、本邦で永住することができる。

If a person as specified in the preceding paragraph applies for permission under that paragraph within 60 days due to birth or any other relevant reason, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency is to grant such permission.

出入国在留管理庁長官は、前項に規定する者が、当該出生その他の事由が生じた日から六十日以内に同項の許可の申請をしたときは、これを許可するものとする。

An application for permission under paragraph (1) must, in accordance with the Ministry of Justice Order, be made to the mayor of the municipality (including special wards, and wards or administratively consolidated wards in the designated cities prescribed in ) in which the place of residence is situated, by producing the application for special permission for permanent residence and other documents.

第一項の許可の申請は、法務省令で定めるところにより、居住地の市町村(特別区を含むものとし、の指定都市にあっては、区又は総合区。以下同じ。)の長に、特別永住許可申請書その他の書類を提出して行わなければならない。

The mayor of municipality must, if documents are submitted under the preceding paragraph, verify whether the person seeking to receive the permission under paragraph (1) resides in the place of residence declared in the application, and the truthfulness of the submitted documents, and then forward those documents to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.

市町村の長は、前項の書類の提出があったときは、第一項の許可を受けようとする者が申請に係る居住地に居住しているかどうか、及び提出された書類の成立が真正であるかどうかを審査した上、これらの書類を、出入国在留管理庁長官に送付しなければならない。

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