# 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 / Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan — 第十八条 (Article 18) - Law: 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 (Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan), 平成三年法律第七十一号 - English title "Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第十八条 (Article 18)（本人の出頭義務と代理人による申請等） — address `art-18` - Text in force since: 2026-06-14 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-18 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-18 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第十八条（本人の出頭義務と代理人による申請等） — (Obligation to Appear in Person and Applying through a Representative) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-18 · https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-18 **第一項** 第四条第一項の許可の申請又は第六条第一項の規定により交付される特別永住許可書の受領は居住地の市町村の事務所に、第五条第一項の許可の申請又は第六条第二項の規定により交付される特別永住許可書の受領は地方出入国在留管理局に、それぞれ自ら出頭して行わなければならない。 art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-18/par-1 Applications for permission under Article 4, paragraph (1), or the receipt of the special permanent residence permit to be issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (1), must be made or take place in person at the office of the municipality in which the place of residence is situated, whilst an application for permission under Article 5, paragraph (1), or the receipt of the special permanent residence permit to be issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (2), must be made or take place in person at the regional immigration services bureau. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Applications for permission under Article 4, paragraph (1), or the receipt of the special permanent resident certificate to be issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (1), must be made or take place in person at the office of the municipality in which the place of residence is situated, whilst an application for permission under Article 5, paragraph (1), or the receipt of the special permanent resident certificate to be issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (2), must be made or take place in person at the regional immigration services bureau." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3705/tb **第二項** 前項に規定する申請又は特別永住許可書の受領をしようとする者が十六歳に満たない場合には、当該申請又は特別永住許可書の受領は、その者の親権を行う者又は未成年後見人が、その者に代わってしなければならない。 art-18/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-18/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-18/par-2 If a person who seeks to make the application or receive the special permanent residence permit as specified in the preceding paragraph is less than 16, the relevant application or the receipt of the special permanent residence permit must be made by or take place through the person who has parental authority over that person or the guardian of that person, on behalf of that person. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If a person who seeks to make the application or receive the special permanent resident certificate as specified in the preceding Article is less than 16, the relevant application or the receipt of the special permanent resident certificate must be made by or take place through the person who has parental authority over that person or the guardian of that person, on behalf of that person." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3705/tb **第三項** 第一項に規定する申請又は特別永住許可書の受領をしようとする者が疾病その他の事由により自ら当該申請又は特別永住許可書の受領をすることができない場合には、これらの行為は、その者の親族又は同居者が、その者に代わってすることができる。 art-18/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-18/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-18/par-3 If the person who seeks to make the application or receive the special permanent residence permit specified in paragraph (1) is, due to illness and other reasons, unable to make the application in person or receive the special permanent residence permit in person, this may be carried out by a relative or a cohabitant of that person, on their behalf. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If the person who seeks to make the application or receive the special permanent resident certificate specified in paragraph (1) is, due to illness and other reasons, unable to make the application in person or receive the special permanent resident certificate in person, this may be carried out by a relative or a cohabitant of that person, on their behalf." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3705/tb **第四項** 前二項の規定により特別永住許可書を代わって受領する者は、その際に、第七条第二項又は第三項の規定により交付される特別永住者証明書を受領しなければならない。 art-18/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-18/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-18/par-4 A person who receives the special permanent residence permit pursuant to the provisions of the two preceding paragraphs must, at the relevant time, take receipt of the special permanent resident certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (2) or paragraph (3). Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "A person who receives the special permanent resident certificate pursuant to the provisions of the two preceding paragraphs must, at the relevant time, take receipt of the special permanent resident certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (2) or paragraph (3)." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3705/tb --- ## Cites - art-18/par-1: 第四条第一項 → 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 第四条第一項 (Article 4, paragraph (1)), art-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-4/par-1 - art-18/par-1: 第六条第一項 → 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 第六条第一項 (Article 6, paragraph (1)), art-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-6/par-1 - art-18/par-1: 第五条第一項 → 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 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-5/par-1 - art-18/par-1: 第六条第二項 → 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 第六条第二項 (Article 6, paragraph (2)), art-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-6/par-2 - art-18/par-2: 前項 → 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 第十八条第一項 (Article 18, paragraph (1)), art-18/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-18/par-1 - art-18/par-3: 第一項 → 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 第十八条第一項 (Article 18, paragraph (1)), art-18/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-18/par-1 - art-18/par-4: 前二項 → 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 第十八条第二項 (Article 18, paragraph (2)), art-18/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-18/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-18/par-2 - art-18/par-4: 前二項 → 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 第十八条第三項 (Article 18, paragraph (3)), art-18/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-18/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-18/par-3 - art-18/par-4: 第七条第二項 → 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 第七条第二項 (Article 7, paragraph (2)), art-7/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-7/par-2 - art-18/par-4: 第三項 → 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 第七条第三項 (Article 7, paragraph (3)), art-7/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-7/par-3 ## Cited by 6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 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 第十八条第二項（本人の出頭義務と代理人による申請等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-18/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-18/par-2 - 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 第十八条第三項（本人の出頭義務と代理人による申請等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-18/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-18/par-3 - 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 第十八条第四項（本人の出頭義務と代理人による申請等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-18/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-18/par-4 - 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 第三十三条第一項（過料） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-33/par-1 - 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施行規則 第二十条第一項（親権者等の証明書類等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control-enforcement-regulation/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423M60000010044/art-20/par-1 - 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施行規則 第二十条第二項（親権者等の証明書類等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control-enforcement-regulation/art-20/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423M60000010044/art-20/par-2 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English 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, written 2026-10-18 - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 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 — the text in force from 2026-06-14 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/403AC0000000071/20260614_507AC0000000039), retrieved 2026-10-18 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3705/tb), retrieved 2026-10-18 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (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), Article 18, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3705/tb), retrieved 2026-10-18 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (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), Article 18, paragraph (2) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3705/tb), retrieved 2026-10-18 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (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), Article 18, paragraph (3) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3705/tb), retrieved 2026-10-18 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (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), Article 18, paragraph (4) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3705/tb), retrieved 2026-10-18 - This site's parser, version 204 — 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 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-18