出入国在留管理庁長官は、本邦に在留する外国人で難民の認定を受けているものが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、難民旅行証明書を交付するものとする。ただし、出入国在留管理庁長官においてその者が日本国の利益又は公安を害する行為を行うおそれがあると認める場合は、この限りでない。
If a foreign national residing in Japan who has been granted Recognition of Refugee Status seeks to depart from Japan, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency is to issue a refugee travel document based on an application by the foreign national in accordance with the procedures provided by Ministry of Justice Order; provided however, that this does not apply if the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency finds that there is a possibility of the person committing acts detrimental to the interests or public security of Japan.
A foreign national whose refugee travel document in Japan is to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph while possessing a refugee travel document issued by a foreign country must submit the foreign refugee travel document to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency before receiving the Japanese refugee travel document.
第一項の難民旅行証明書の有効期間は、一年以上五年を超えない範囲内において出入国在留管理庁長官が定めるものとする。
The validity period of the refugee travel document set forth in paragraph (1) is to be determined by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency within the range of not less than 1 year and not exceeding 5 years.
A person who has been issued the refugee travel document set forth in paragraph (1) may enter and depart from Japan within the validity period of the refugee travel document. In this case, the re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) will not be required.
前項の場合において、出入国在留管理庁長官が特に必要があると認めるときは、三月以上五年未満の範囲内（当該難民旅行証明書の有効期間内に限る。）で、当該難民旅行証明書により入国することのできる期限を定めることができる。
In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency finds it particularly necessary, the validity period for re-entry with a refugee travel document may be established for 3 months or more and less than 5 years (limited to within the validity period of the refugee travel document).
出入国在留管理庁長官は、第一項の難民旅行証明書の交付を受けて出国した者について、当該証明書の有効期間内に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、一年を超えない範囲内で、当該証明書の有効期間を延長することができる。
If a person who has departed from Japan with the refugee travel document set forth in paragraph (1) has reasonable grounds for not being able to re-enter Japan within the validity period of the refugee travel document, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may extend the validity period of the document by a period not exceeding 1 year based on the application from that person.
The extension set forth in the preceding paragraph is to be stated in the refugee travel document and the administrative work is to be entrusted to a Japanese consular officer, etc.
出入国在留管理庁長官は、第一項の難民旅行証明書の交付を受けている者が日本国の利益又は公安を害する行為を行うおそれがあると認めるときは、その者が本邦にある間において、法務省令で定めるところにより、その者に対して、期限を付して、その所持する難民旅行証明書の返納を命ずることができる。
If the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency finds that there is a possibility of the person who has been issued the refugee travel document set forth in paragraph (1) to commit an act detrimental to the interests or public security of Japan, the Commissioner may order the person, while they are in Japan, to return the refugee travel document by setting a deadline pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.
前項の規定により返納を命ぜられた難民旅行証明書は、その返納があつたときは当該返納の時に、同項の期限までに返納がなかつたときは当該期限を経過した時に、その効力を失う。この場合において、同項の期限までに返納がなかつたときは、出入国在留管理庁長官は、当該難民旅行証明書がその効力を失つた旨を官報に告示する。
The refugee travel document ordered to be returned pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph ceases to be effective when it is returned or on the expiration date set forth in the same paragraph if it is not returned. In this case, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency is to publish in an official gazette the fact that the refugee travel document has ceased to be effective if it is not returned within the deadline set forth in the same paragraph.