Article 7-2Registration of a Foreign National Who Wishes to Have Their Information Recorded
第七条の二（記録を希望する外国人のための登録）
In the event that a foreign national who wishes to have their information recorded pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (4) of the Act at the port of entry or departure at which they seek to land, seeks to have their information registered pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (8) of the same Article (hereinafter referred to as "user registration of the Automated Gates"), the foreign national must apply to register as a user by submitting a written application pursuant to the Appended Form No. 7-5 in the case of a person who comes under item (i), sub-item (a) or (b) of the same paragraph and seeks to be registered as a user; or the Appended Form No. 7-6 in the case of a person who comes under item (i), sub-item (c) of the same paragraph and seeks to be registered as a user (in the case of a person specified by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency in public notice, the format specified in the public notice), and must appear at the immigration services office designated by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and present the following documents:
a passport (including re-entry permit; the same applies in paragraph (8));
旅券（再入国許可書を含む。第八項において同じ。）
a residence card in the case of a mid- to long-term resident; and
中長期在留者にあつては、在留カード
a special permanent resident certificate (hereinafter simply referred to as "special permanent resident certificate") pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, Inter Alia, Those Who Have Lost Japanese Nationality Pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (Act No. 71 of 1991; hereinafter referred to as "Special Act"), in the case of a special permanent resident prescribed in the Special Act.
日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法（平成三年法律第七十一号。以下「特例法」という。）に定める特別永住者にあつては、特例法第七条第一項に規定する特別永住者証明書（以下単に「特別永住者証明書」という。）
The number of times prescribed in Ministry of Justice Order pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (8), item (i), sub-item (c) (2) of the Act is to be as follows:
法第九条第八項第一号ハ（２）に規定する法務省令で定める回数は、次に掲げるとおりとする。
a person who falls under item (ii), sub-item (a), (b) or (d) of the following paragraph: one time within one year prior to the day of the appearance pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph;
a person specified by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency in public notice as provided for in the preceding paragraph, or a person who falls under item (ii), sub-item (c) of the following paragraph: two times within one year prior to the day of the appearance pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
The requirements prescribed in Ministry of Justice Order pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (8), item (i), sub-item (c)(4) of the Act are to meet all of the following requirements (excluding items (i) and (ii) in the case of the persons specified in the public notice provided for in paragraph (1)):
法第九条第八項第一号ハ（４）に規定する法務省令で定める要件は、次の各号（第一項に規定する告示をもつて定める者にあつては、第一号及び第二号を除く。）のいずれにも該当することとする。
if a foreign national for whom a visa issued by a Japanese consular officer, etc. is considered unnecessary pursuant to laws or regulations, an international agreement or through notification to that effect from the Japanese Government to a foreign government, possession of a passport issued by a country, region (meaning the region provided for in Article 2, item (v), sub-item (b) of the Act; the same applies hereinafter in the following item (ii), sub-item (a)) or administrative district (meaning the administrative district granted authority to issue passports by a state; hereinafter the same applies in the following item (ii), sub-item (a)) specified by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency in public notice.
the foreign national falls under any of the following sub-items:
次のいずれかに該当すること。
a person who is in the position of an officer or full-time staff member of any of the following public or private organizations:
次のいずれかの公私の機関の役員又は常勤の職員の地位にある者であること。
the Japanese government or a local government, or an organization in which either of them is the principal investor;
我が国の政府若しくは地方公共団体又はこれらが主たる出資者となつている機関
the government or a local government of the country, region or administrative district provided for in the preceding item, or an organization in which either of them is the principal investor;
前号に規定する国、地域若しくは行政区画の政府若しくは地方公共団体又はこれらが主たる出資者となつている機関
an international organization;
国際機関
a stock company that issues shares listed on a financial instruments exchange (meaning a financial instruments exchange prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (16) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948); the same applies in (5)), or its subsidiary company (meaning a subsidiary company prescribed in Article 2, item (iii) of the Companies Act (Act No. 86 of 2005));
金融商品取引所（金融商品取引法（昭和二十三年法律第二十五号）第二条第十六項に規定する金融商品取引所をいう。（５）において同じ。）に上場されている株式を発行している株式会社又はその子会社（会社法（平成十七年法律第八十六号）第二条第三号に規定する子会社をいう。）
a stock company that issues shares listed on an exchange similar to a financial instruments exchange that is located in the country, region or administrative district provided for in the preceding item;
金融商品取引所に類する取引所であつて、前号に規定する国、地域又は行政区画に所在するものに上場されている株式を発行している株式会社
a corporation of Japan or of the country, region or administrative district provided for in the preceding item, whose amount of the stated capital or total amount of the contribution is 500 million yen or more.
我が国又は前号に規定する国、地域若しくは行政区画の法人であつて、資本金の額又は出資の総額が五億円以上のもの
a person who has a business relationship with the organization (including the Japanese government or local governments; hereinafter the same applies in this item) provided for in sub-item (a)(1) or the company provided for in sub-item (a)(4), and for whom a request has been received from that organization or company to have the person register as a user on the understanding that it is necessary for that person to repeatedly land in Japan for that business.
the foreign national possesses a credit card sufficient to find that they have sufficient financial resources and creditworthiness;
十分な資力信用があることを認めるに足りるクレジットカードを所持していること。
the foreign national is the spouse, or a minor and unmarried child, of a person who has received registration pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (8) of the Act as a person falling under any of sub-items (a) through (c).
イからハまでのいずれかに該当する者として法第九条第八項の規定による登録を受けた者の配偶者又は未成年で未婚の子であること。
the foreign national has not been sentenced to a punishment of a fine or a greater punishment or an equivalent punishment (except for cases of a punishment imposed due to a political offense) for having violated the laws and regulations of Japan or a country other than Japan;
日本国又は日本国以外の国の法令に違反して、罰金以上の刑又はこれに相当する刑に処せられたこと（政治犯罪により刑に処せられた場合を除く。）がないこと。
there are no circumstances considered to be particularly inappropriate in terms of impartial immigration control.
出入国の公正な管理上特に不適当と認められる事情がないこと。
A person that falls under Article 9, paragraph (8), item (i), sub-item (c) of the Act who seeks to be registered as a user must attach a photograph and materials proving the fact of corresponding to item (ii) of the preceding paragraph (a photograph in the case of the persons prescribed by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency in public notice who are provided for in paragraph (1)) and other materials to be used as reference to the written application set forth under paragraph (1).
法第九条第八項第一号ハに該当するものとして希望者登録を受けようとする者は、第一項の申請書に、写真一葉及び前項第二号に該当することを証する資料（第一項に規定する出入国在留管理庁長官が告示をもつて定める者にあつては、写真一葉）その他参考となるべき資料を添付しなければならない。
The director of the regional immigration services bureau exercising jurisdiction over the area where the immigration services office provided for in paragraph (1) is located (hereinafter referred to as "director with jurisdiction") may register the foreign national set forth under paragraph (1) for user registration of the Automated Gates only if they find that the foreign national as set forth in the preceding paragraph wishes to depart from Japan with the intention of returning and falls under all of the items of Article 9, paragraph (8) of the Act (excluding item (iii) in the case of a special permanent resident).
The foreign national who seeks to provide their fingerprints pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (8), item (ii) of the Act must provide them by having the fingerprint imaging data of both of their first fingers be taken by a computer designated by the director with jurisdiction; provided, however, that when they are unable to provide the fingerprints of the fingers due to having lost them or for other grounds, they must provide, for each of their hands, the fingerprint of one of the other fingers in the following order of priority:
法第九条第八項第二号の規定により指紋を提供しようとする外国人は、両手のひとさし指の指紋の画像情報を所管局長が指定する電子計算機に受信させる方法により提供しなければならない。ただし、指が欠損していることその他の事由によりこれらの指の指紋を提供することが不能である場合には、それぞれ次に掲げる順序に従い、いずれかの指の指紋を提供しなければならない。
the second finger;
中指
the third finger;
薬指
the fourth finger; and
小指
the thumb.
おや指
The foreign national who seeks to provide their photograph pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (8), item (ii) of the Act must provide it by having their facial imaging data sent to a computer designated by the director with jurisdiction.
法第九条第八項第二号の規定により写真を提供しようとする外国人は、顔の画像情報を所管局長が指定する電子計算機に受信させる方法により提供しなければならない。
If a foreign national who has made a user registration of the Automated Gates falls under any of the following items, the director with jurisdiction must delete the user registration and erase the fingerprint imaging data and photograph provided by the foreign national pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) of the preceding Article, the two preceding paragraphs and Article 27, paragraph (6):
it becomes clear that the foreign national did not fall under one of the items of Article 9, paragraph (8) of the Act (excluding item (iii) in the case of a special permanent resident) at the time they have made a user registration of the Automated Gates;
the foreign national ceases to fall under Article 9, paragraph (8), item (i) or (iii) of the Act (item (i) in the case of a special permanent resident) after the user registration of the Automated Gates;
希望者登録を受けた後に法第九条第八項第一号又は第三号（特別永住者にあつては、第一号）に該当しなくなつたとき。
the passport presented pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) becomes invalid or has expired;
第一項の規定により提示した旅券がその効力を失い、又は当該旅券に記載された有効期間が満了したとき。
the validity period of the re-entry permission entered in the passport presented pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) and the validity period of the residence card or the special permanent resident certificate presented pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph have expired;
the validity period of the registered user card has expired;
特定登録者カードの有効期間が満了したとき。
the foreign national has submitted a written request for deletion of the user registration of the Automated Gates; or
書面により、希望者登録の抹消を求めたとき。
the director with jurisdiction finds that it is not appropriate to maintain the user registration of the Automated Gates due to the foreign national's death or for any other grounds.
Article 7-3Information to State on the Registered User Card
第七条の三（特定登録者カードの記載事項等）
The name provided for in Article 9-2, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Act is to written in Roman characters.
法第九条の二第二項第一号に規定する氏名は、ローマ字により表記するものとする。
The nationality or region provided for in Article 9-2, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Act for a foreign national with two or more nationalities other than the nationality of Japan is to state the nationality of the country which issued the passport presented pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or the region provided for in Article 2, item (v), sub-item (b) of the Act to which the organization belongs in the case of a registered user card issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the same Article, or the country or region stated in the registered user card which is to lose its validity through the issuance in the case of a registered user card issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 9-2, paragraph (8) of the Act.
The number of the registered user card pursuant to the provisions of Article 9-2, paragraph (2), item (ii) of the Act is to be specified using a combination of four Roman characters and eight numbers.
法第九条の二第二項第二号に規定する特定登録者カードの番号は、ローマ字四文字及び八桁の数字を組み合わせて定めるものとする。
The photograph to be displayed pursuant to the provisions of Article 9-2, paragraph (3) of the Act is to be either the photograph submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of the preceding Article or paragraph (1) of the following Article, or the photograph which may be used pursuant to the provisions of the second sentence of Article 9-2, paragraph (3) of the Act.
The format of the registered user card pursuant to the provisions of Article 9-2, paragraph (4) of the Act is to be pursuant to the Appended Form No. 7-7.
In addition to the particulars given in each of the items of Article 9-2, paragraph (2), the registered user card is to indicate the status of residence and period of stay decided pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) of the same Article, the expiration date of the period of stay, the date of the decision, and the name of the port of entry or departure at which the foreign national landed on the back of the card upon each occasion the information is recorded pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (4) of the Act for persons possessing the registered user card.
In the case there is not enough blank space to state the information pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph on the back of the registered user card, the foreign national possessing the registered user card may have the information rewritten at the immigration services office provided for in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.
The record of information pursuant to the provisions of Article 9-2, paragraph (5) of the Act is to be recorded on a semiconductor integrated circuit incorporated in the registered user card that includes the particulars listed in the items of paragraph (2) of the same Article and the photograph pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the same Article.
Article 7-4Re-issuance of the Registered User Card
第七条の四（特定登録者カードの再交付）
The application pursuant to the provisions of Article 9-2, paragraph (7) of the Act must be filed by appearing at the immigration services office provided for in Article 7-2, paragraph (1) and submitting the written application pursuant to the Appended Form No. 7-8, a photograph, and a set of materials proving the loss of the registered user card, or submitting the noticeably damaged or soiled registered user card or the registered user card whose record pursuant to the provisions of Article 9-2, paragraph (5) of the Act has been damaged.
When filing the application set forth in the preceding paragraph, the foreign national must present their passport.
前項の申請に当たつては、旅券を提示しなければならない。
Article 8Request for the Appearance of Witnesses and Their Oath
第八条（証人の出頭要求及び宣誓）
A request for the appearance of witnesses pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (5) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 48, paragraph (5) of the Act) is to be made by a written notice pursuant to the Appended Form No. 8.
The oath pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (5) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 48, paragraph (5) of the Act) is to be a written oath.
The written oath set forth in the preceding paragraph is to state that the witness will speak the truth, conceal nothing, and add nothing in accordance with their conscience.
前項の宣誓書には、良心に従つて真実を述べ、何事も隠さないこと及び何事も付け加えないことを誓う旨を記載するものとする。
Article 8-2Provision of Fingerprints and Photograph to the Special Inquiry Officer
第八条の二（特別審理官に対する指紋及び写真の提供）
The provisions of Article 5, paragraphs (8) and (10) apply mutatis mutandis to cases where fingerprints and a photograph are provided to a special inquiry officer pursuant to the proviso to Article 10, paragraph (7) of the Act.