入国審査官は、船舶等に乗つている外国人で、本邦を経由して本邦外の地域に赴こうとするもの（乗員を除く。）が、その船舶等の寄港した出入国港から出国するまでの間七十二時間の範囲内で当該出入国港の近傍に上陸することを希望する場合において、その者につき、その船舶等の長又はその船舶等を運航する運送業者の申請があつたときは、当該外国人に対し寄港地上陸を許可することができる。ただし、第五条第一項各号のいずれかに該当する者（第五条の二の規定の適用を受ける者にあつては、同条に規定する特定の事由のみによつて第五条第一項各号のいずれかに該当する場合を除く。以下同じ。）に対しては、この限りでない。
An immigration inspector may grant a foreign national (except for crew members) aboard a vessel or aircraft permission for landing at a port of call if the foreign national seeks to go to an area outside of Japan via Japan and wishes to land and stay for not more than 72 hours in an area in the vicinity of the port of entry or departure upon an application from the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft; provided, however, that this does not apply to a foreign national who falls under any of the items of Article 5, paragraph (1) (this excludes the case in which the provisions of Article 5-2 apply to a foreign national who falls under any of the items of Article 5, paragraph (1) based on the specific grounds set forth in Article 5-2 and no other grounds; the same applies hereinafter).
If the immigration inspector finds it necessary for an examination pertaining to the permission set forth in the preceding paragraph, the inspector may require the foreign national to provide their personal identification information in an electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.
In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1), the immigration inspector must affix a seal of verification for landing at the port of call in the passport possessed by the foreign national.
In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1), the immigration inspector may impose restrictions on the foreign national's period of landing, scope of activities and other conditions found necessary pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.