A foreign national residing with a status of residence in Japan (excluding those persons set forth in Article 19-3, items (i) and (ii)) who possess (for mid- to long-term residents, limited to those who possess a residence card) a valid passport (except for the refugee travel document provided for in Article 61-2-15, paragraph (1)), if they depart from Japan by expressing the intention of re-entering Japan pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order to an immigration inspector, is deemed to have been granted the re-entry permission set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, notwithstanding the provisions of the same paragraph; provided, however, that this does not apply to those persons who fall under the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order as persons who are required to acquire re-entry permission for the purpose of impartial control over immigration.
The validity period of the re-entry permission deemed to have been granted to the foreign national pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is to be for one year from the date of departure from Japan (if the expiration date of the period of stay comes prior to the date one year has elapsed from the date of departure from Japan, the period until the expiration of the period of stay), notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article.
The provisions of paragraph (5) of the preceding Article do not apply to the re-entry permission deemed to have been granted to the foreign national pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1).
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(Mid- to Long-Term Residents)
a person who has been granted a period of stay of not more than 3 months;
三月以下の在留期間が決定された者
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a person who has been granted the status of residence of "Temporary Visitor";
短期滞在の在留資格が決定された者
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A foreign national residing with a status of residence in Japan (excluding those persons set forth in Article 19-3, items (i) and (ii)) who possess…
本邦に在留資格をもつて在留する外国人（第十九条の三第一号及び第二号に掲げる者を除く。）で有効な旅券（第六十一条の二の十五第一項に規定する難民旅行証明書を除く。）を所持するもの（中長期在留者にあつては、在留カードを所持するものに限る。）が、法務省令で定めるところにより、入国審査官に対し…
Open this provision(Re-entry Permission)
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…
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…
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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。
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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…
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。
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If a foreign national recognized as a refugee residing in Japan seeks to depart from Japan, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency is to issue a refugee travel document based on an…
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。
Open this provisionforeign national
「外国人」
Anyone who does not hold Japanese nationality.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
passport
「旅券」
A passport, refugee travel document or other document in place of a passport (including a travel certificate from a Japanese consular officer) issued by the Japanese government, a foreign government Japan recognizes or a competent international organization, or an equivalent document from a competent authority of a region designated by Cabinet Order.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (v)· applies throughout the law
immigration inspector
「入国審査官」
The immigration official provided for in Article 61-3, who examines people landing in Japan and cases for deportation, among other duties.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (x)· applies throughout the law
period of staymachine translation
「在留期間」
How long a foreign national may stay in Japan under a status of residence; the lengths are set by Ministry of Justice Order and, for most statuses, cannot exceed five years.
Short name set inArticle 2-2, paragraph (3)
mid- to long-term residents
「中長期在留者」
A foreign national residing in Japan with a status of residence who is issued a residence card: everyone except those granted a stay of three months or less, Temporary Visitors, holders of Diplomat or Official status, and others specified by Ministry of Justice Order.
Short name set inArticle 19-3, paragraph (1)