# Article 6, paragraph (1), its wordings — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/history/art-6/par-1. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. How the wording of Article 6, paragraph (1) (第六条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change. - Law: Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act - Provision: Article 6, paragraph (1) (第六条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-6/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/immigration-control-act/art-6/par-1) - The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments - 2 wordings, oldest first. ## 1. Before Act No. 32 of 2026 - State: In force Japanese: > 本邦に上陸しようとする外国人（乗員を除く。以下この節において同じ。）は、有効な旅券で日本国領事官等の査証を受けたものを所持しなければならない。ただし、国際約束若しくは日本国政府が外国政府に対して行つた通告により日本国領事官等の査証を必要としないこととされている外国人の旅券、第二十六条第一項の規定により再入国の許可を受けている者（第二十六条の二第一項又は第二十六条の三第一項の規定により再入国の許可を受けたものとみなされる者を含む。以下同じ。）の旅券又は第六十一条の二の十五第一項の規定により難民旅行証明書の交付を受けている者の当該証明書には、日本国領事官等の査証を要しない。 English (Machine translation, not official): > Any foreign national (except for a crew member; hereinafter the same applies in this Section) who seeks to land in Japan must possess a valid passport with a visa issued by a Japanese consular officer, etc.; provided, however, that a visa is not required for the passport of a foreign national for whom a visa issued by a Japanese consular officer, etc. is unnecessary pursuant to an international agreement or through notification to that effect from the Japanese Government to a foreign government for the passport of a person for whom re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) (including those persons who are deemed to have been granted re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26-2, paragraph (1) or Article 26-3, paragraph (1); the same applies hereinafter) has been granted or for the refugee travel document of a person who has been issued a document pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2-15, paragraph (1). ## 2. By 31 March 2029 — Act No. 32 of 2026 - State: Not yet in force - Takes effect: By 31 March 2029 - The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 32 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032 Japanese: > 本邦に上陸しようとする外国人（乗員を除く。以下この節において同じ。）は、有効な旅券で査証を受けたものを所持しなければならない。ただし、国際約束若しくは日本国政府が外国政府に対して行つた通告により査証を必要としないこととされている外国人（次条第一項第五号及び第七条の二において「査証免除対象者」という。）の旅券、第二十六条第一項の規定により再入国の許可を受けている者の旅券又は第六十一条の二の十五第一項の規定により難民旅行証明書の交付を受けている者の当該証明書には、査証を要しない。 English (Machine translation, not official): > Any foreign national (except for a crew member; hereinafter the same applies in this Section) who seeks to land in Japan must possess a valid passport with a visa; provided, however, that a visa is not required for the passport of a foreign national for whom a visa is unnecessary pursuant to an international agreement or through notification to that effect from the Japanese Government to a foreign government (referred to as a "visa-exempt person" in paragraph (1), item (v) of the following Article and Article 7-2) for the passport of a person for whom re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) has been granted or for the refugee travel document of a person who has been issued a document pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2-15, paragraph (1). --- ## Sources - The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319) - English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3624/tb) - English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI - The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20281031_508AC0000000032) - The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20290331_508AC0000000032)