# 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 / Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — 別表第四 (Appended Table 4)
- Law: 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 (Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act), 昭和五十六年法務省令第五十四号
- English title "Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: MinisterialOrdinance — 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: 別表第四 (Appended Table 4) — address `appdx-4`
- Text: the text as amended with effect from 2027-04-01 — NOT yet in force (revision 20270401_507M60000010045)
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## 別表第四 （第六条の二関係）
appdx-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments/20270401_507M60000010045/text/appdx-4
本邦に上陸しようとする者（以下「本人」という。）が本邦において行おうとする活動 代理人
法別表第一の一の表の外交の項の下欄に掲げる活動（外交） 一 本人又は本人と同一の世帯に属することとなる家族の構成員が構成員となる外交使節団、領事機関等の職員
二 本人と同一の世帯に属することとなる家族の構成員
法別表第一の一の表の公用の項の下欄に掲げる活動（公用） 一 本人又は本人と同一の世帯に属することとなる家族の構成員が公務に従事する外国政府又は国際機関の本邦駐在機関の職員
二 本人と同一の世帯に属することとなる家族の構成員
法別表第一の一の表の教授の項の下欄に掲げる活動（教授） 本人が所属して教育を行うこととなる本邦の機関の職員
法別表第一の一の表の芸術の項の下欄に掲げる活動（芸術） 本人と契約を結んだ本邦の機関又は本人が所属して芸術上の活動を行うこととなる本邦の機関の職員
法別表第一の一の表の宗教の項の下欄に掲げる活動（宗教） 本人を派遣する外国の宗教団体の支部その他の本邦にある関係宗教団体の職員
法別表第一の一の表の報道の項の下欄に掲げる活動（報道） 本人と契約を結んだ外国の報道機関の本邦駐在機関又は本人が所属して報道上の活動を行うこととなる本邦の機関の職員
法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄に掲げる活動（高度専門職） 一 法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄第一号イ又はロに掲げる活動を行おうとする場合 本人と契約を結んだ本邦の機関の職員
二 法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄第一号ハに掲げる活動を行おうとする場合 本人が経営を行い又は管理に従事する事業の本邦の事業所の職員
法別表第一の二の表の経営・管理の項の下欄に掲げる活動（経営・管理） 一 本人が経営を行い又は管理に従事する事業の本邦の事業所の職員
二 本人が経営を行い又は管理に従事する事業の本邦の事業所を新たに設置する場合にあつては、当該本邦の事業所の設置について委託を受けている者（法人である場合にあつては、その職員）
法別表第一の二の表の法律・会計業務の項の下欄に掲げる活動（法律・会計業務） 本人が契約を結んだ本邦の機関の職員又は本人が所属して法律・会計業務を行うこととなる機関の職員
法別表第一の二の表の医療の項の下欄に掲げる活動（医療） 本人が契約を結んだ本邦の医療機関又は本人が所属して医療業務を行うこととなる本邦の医療機関の職員
法別表第一の二の表の研究の項の下欄に掲げる活動（研究） 一 本人と契約を結んだ本邦の機関の職員
二 本人が転勤する本邦の事業所の職員
法別表第一の二の表の教育の項の下欄に掲げる活動（教育） 本人が所属して教育を行うこととなる本邦の機関の職員
法別表第一の二の表の技術・人文知識・国際業務の項の下欄に掲げる活動（技術・人文知識・国際業務） 本人と契約を結んだ本邦の機関の職員
法別表第一の二の表の企業内転勤の項の下欄に掲げる活動（企業内転勤） 本人が転勤する本邦の事業所の職員
法別表第一の二の表の介護の項の下欄に掲げる活動（介護） 本人と契約を結んだ本邦の機関の職員
法別表第一の二の表の興行の項の下欄に掲げる活動（興行） 興行契約機関（興行契約機関がないときは、本人を招へいする本邦の機関）又は本人が所属して芸能活動を行うこととなる本邦の機関の職員
法別表第一の二の表の技能の項の下欄に掲げる活動（技能） 本人と契約を結んだ本邦の機関の職員
法別表第一の二の表の特定技能の項の下欄に掲げる活動（特定技能） 本人と特定技能雇用契約を結んだ本邦の機関の職員
法別表第一の二の表の育成就労の項の下欄に掲げる活動（育成就労） 一 認定育成就労計画に基づいて行わせようとする育成就労が育成就労法第二条第二号に規定する単独型育成就労である場合 同条第八号に規定する単独型育成就労実施者の職員
二 認定育成就労計画に基づいて行わせようとする育成就労が育成就労法第二条第三号に規定する監理型育成就労である場合 同条第九号に規定する監理支援機関の職員
法別表第一の三の表の文化活動の項の下欄に掲げる活動（文化活動） 一 本人が所属して学術上又は芸術上の活動を行うこととなる本邦の機関の職員
二 本人を指導する専門家
三 本邦に居住する本人の親族
法別表第一の四の表の留学の項の下欄に掲げる活動（留学） 一 本人が教育を受ける本邦の機関の職員
二 本人が基準省令の留学の項の下欄第一号イ又はロに該当する活動を行う場合は、次に掲げる者
ア 本人に対して奨学金を支給する機関その他の本人の学費又は滞在費を支弁する機関の職員
イ 本人の学費又は滞在費を支弁する者
ウ 本邦に居住する本人の親族
三 本人が基準省令の留学の項の下欄第一号ハに該当する活動を行う場合は、次に掲げる者
ア 本人が交換学生である場合における学生交換計画を策定した機関の職員
イ 本人が高等学校（中等教育学校の後期課程を含む。）、中学校（義務教育学校の後期課程及び中等教育学校の前期課程を含む。）若しくは特別支援学校の中学部又は小学校（義務教育学校の前期課程を含む。）若しくは特別支援学校の小学部において教育を受けようとする場合にあつては本邦に居住する本人の親族
法別表第一の四の表の研修の項の下欄に掲げる活動（研修） 受入れ機関の職員
法別表第一の四の表の家族滞在の項の下欄に掲げる活動（家族滞在） 一 本邦において本人を扶養することとなる者又は本邦に居住する本人の親族
二 本人を扶養する者の在留資格認定証明書の交付の申請の代理人となつている者
法別表第一の五の表の特定活動の項の下欄に掲げる活動（特定活動） 本人が所属して法務大臣が指定した活動を行うこととなる機関の職員、本人を雇用する者又は法務大臣が指定する活動に則して法務大臣が告示をもつて定める者
法別表第二の日本人の配偶者等の項の下欄に掲げる身分を有する者としての活動（日本人の配偶者等） 本邦に居住する本人の親族
法別表第二の永住者の配偶者等の項の下欄に掲げる身分又は地位を有する者としての活動（永住者の配偶者等） 本邦に居住する本人の親族
法別表第二の定住者の項の下欄に掲げる地位を有する者としての活動（定住者） 本邦に居住する本人の親族
Activities in which a person who seeks to land in Japan (hereinafter referred to as "the person themselves") seeks to engage in Japan Agent
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Diplomat" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (Diplomat) (i) Official of the diplomatic mission, consular office, etc. to which the person themselves or their family member who is to belong to the same household is to become a member;
(ii) Family member who is to belong to the same household as the person themselves.
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Official" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (Official) (i) Official of the resident office in Japan of the foreign government or international organization at which the person themselves or their family member who is to belong to the same household is to engage in public service;
(ii) The family member who is to belong to the same household as the person themselves
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Professor" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (Professor) Staff member of the institution in Japan which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in education
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Artist" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (Artist) Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves or of the organization which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in artistic activities
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Religious Activities" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (Religious Activities) Staff member of the Japanese branch of the foreign religious organization that sends the person themselves or of other affiliated religious organizations in Japan
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Journalist" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (Journalist) Staff member of the resident office in Japan of the foreign news media which signed a contract with the person themselves or the organization in Japan which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in journalistic activities
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Highly Skilled Professional) (i) Cases in which the person themselves seeks to engage in the activities listed in item (i), sub-item (a) or (b) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves
(ii) Cases in which the person themselves seeks to engage in the activities listed in item (i), sub-item (c) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: staff member of the business office in Japan which the person themselves is operating or managing.
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Business Manager" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Business Manager) (i) Staff member of the business office in Japan whose business the person themselves is to operate or manage;
(ii) In cases of newly establishing a business office in Japan whose business the person themselves is to operate or manage, the person entrusted with the establishment of that business office in Japan (in cases of a corporation, its staff member)
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Legal/Accounting Services" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Legal/Accounting Services) Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves or which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in legal/accounting services
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Medical Services" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Medical Services) Staff member of the medical organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves or which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in medical services
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Researcher" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Researcher) (i) Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves
(ii) Staff member of the business office in Japan which the person themselves is to transfer to
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Instructor" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Instructor) Staff member of the institution in Japan which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in education
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services) Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Intra-Company Transferee" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Intra-Company Transferee) Staff member of the business office in Japan which the person themselves is to transfer to
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Nursing Care" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Nursing Care) Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Entertainer" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Entertainer) Staff member of the contracting organization of the entertainer (when there is no contracting organization of the entertainer, the organization in Japan that invites the person themselves) or of an organization which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in show business
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Skilled Labor" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Skilled Labor) Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Specified Skilled Worker" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Specified Skilled Worker) Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed an employment contract for a specified skilled worker with the person themselves
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Employment for Skill Development" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Employment for Skill Development) (i) Cases in which the employment for skill development to be conducted based on the accredited employment for skill development plan is individual-type employment for skill development prescribed in Article 2, item (ii) of the Employment for Skill Development Act: staff member of the implementing organization of individual-type employment for skill development prescribed in item (viii) of the same Article;
(ii) Cases in which the employment for skill development to be conducted based on the accredited employment for skill development plan is supervised-type employment for skill development prescribed in Article 2, item (iii) of the Employment for Skill Development Act: staff member of the supervising and supporting organization prescribed in item (ix) of the same Article
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Cultural Activities" specified in the Appended Table I (3) of the Act (Cultural Activities) (i) Staff member of the organization in Japan which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in academic or artistic activities;
(ii) Expert who is to instruct the person themselves;
(iii) Relative of the person themselves residing in Japan
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Student" specified in the Appended Table I (4) of the Act (Student) (i) Staff member of the institution in Japan where the person themselves is to receive education;
(ii) The following persons in cases where the person themselves is to engage in the activities that fall under item (i), sub-item (a) or (b) of the right-hand column of the "Student" section in the Ministerial Order on Criteria:
a. Staff member of the organization granting a scholarship to the person themselves or of other organizations that is to pay their school expenses or living expenses;
b. A person who is to pay the school expenses or living expenses for the person themselves;
c. Relative of the person themselves residing in Japan
(iii) The following persons in cases where the person themselves is to engage in the activities that fall under item (i), sub-item (c) of the right-hand column of the "Student" section in the Ministerial Order on Criteria:
a. Staff member of the organization that formulated the student exchange plan when the person themselves is an exchange student;
b. Relative of the person themselves who resides in Japan when the person themselves seeks to receive education at a senior high school (including the second half of the course at a school for secondary education), a junior high school (including the second half of the course at a compulsory education school and the first half of the course at a school for secondary education) or a junior high school course of a special needs school, or an elementary school (including the first half of the course at a compulsory education school) or an elementary school course of a special needs school;
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Trainee" specified in the Appended Table I (4) of the Act (Trainee) Staff member of the receiving organization
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Dependent" specified in the Appended Table I (4) of the Act (Dependent) (i) A person who is to support the person themselves in Japan or a relative of the person themselves residing in Japan;
(ii) Person acting as agent in applying for issuance of the certificate of eligibility of a person who is to support the person themselves
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Designated Activities" specified in the Appended Table I (5) of the Act (Designated Activities) Staff member of the organization which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in the activities designated by the Minister of Justice, a person who is to employ the person themselves, or a person specified in public notice by the Minister of Justice in accordance with the activities designated by the Minister of Justice
Activities as a person with a status listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Spouse or Child of Japanese National" specified in the Appended Table II of the Act (Spouse or Child of Japanese National) Relative of the person themselves residing in Japan
Activities as a person with a status or position listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident" specified in the Appended Table II of the Act (Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident) Relative of the person themselves residing in Japan
Activities as a person with a position listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Long-Term Resident" specified in the Appended Table II of the Act (Long-Term Resident) Relative of the person themselves residing in Japan
machine translation, not official
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## Cites
- appdx-4: 法別表第一の一 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 別表第一 (Appended Table 1), appdx-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/appdx-1
- appdx-4: 法別表第二 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 別表第二 (Appended Table 2), appdx-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/appdx-2
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## Sources
- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 — the text as 令和七年法務省令第四十五号 leaves it, from 2027-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/356M50000010054/20270401_507M60000010045), retrieved 2026-10-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4180/tb), retrieved 2026-09-27
- claude-opus-5-5[1m] — Machine translation of amended wording, batch immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation-amendments-20260922T210734-006, translated 2026-09-23
- This site's parser, version 210 — 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-05