# 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 — 第十九条の四 (Article 19-4) - 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: 第十九条の四 (Article 19-4)（就労資格証明書） — address `art-19-4` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-4 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-4 - 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. --- ### 第十九条の四（就労資格証明書） — (Certificate of Authorization for Employment) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-19-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-4 **第一項** 法第十九条の二第一項の規定による証明書（以下「就労資格証明書」という。）の交付を申請しようとする外国人は、別記第二十九号の五様式による申請書一通を地方出入国在留管理局に出頭して提出しなければならない。 art-19-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-4/par-1 A foreign national who seeks to apply for issuance of the certificate pursuant to the provisions of Article 19-2, paragraph (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "certificate of authorization for employment") must appear at a regional immigration services bureau and submit a copy of written application pursuant to the Appended Form No. 29-5. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の申請に当たつては、次の各号に掲げる書類を提示しなければならない。この場合において、第十九条第四項の規定による資格外活動許可書の交付を受けている者にあつては、当該資格外活動許可書を提示しなければならない。 art-19-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-4/par-2 When filing the application set forth in the preceding paragraph, the person must present the following documents. In this case, a person who has been issued with a permit to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 19, paragraph (4) must present that permit to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 中長期在留者にあつては、旅券及び在留カード art-19-4/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-4/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-4/par-2/item-1 passport and residence card in the case of a mid- to long-term resident; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 特別永住者にあつては、特別永住者証明書 art-19-4/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-4/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-4/par-2/item-2 special permanent resident certificate in the case of a special permanent resident; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 中長期在留者及び特別永住者以外の者にあつては、旅券又は在留資格証明書 art-19-4/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-4/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-4/par-2/item-3 passport or certificate of status of residence in the case of a person other than mid- to long-term residents or special permanent residents. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第十九条第三項の規定は、第一項の申請について準用する。この場合において、同条第三項中「第一項」とあるのは「第十九条の四第一項」と、「前項」とあるのは「第十九条の四第二項」と読み替えるものとする。 art-19-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-4/par-3 The provisions of Article 19, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the application set forth in paragraph (1). In this case, the term "paragraph (1)" in paragraph (3) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 19-4, paragraph (1)" and the term "preceding paragraph" is deemed to be replaced with "Article 19-4, paragraph (2)." respectively. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 就労資格証明書の様式は、別記第二十九号の六様式による。 art-19-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-4/par-4 The format of the certificate of authorization for employment is to follow that of the Appended Form No. 29-6. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-19-4/par-1: 法第十九条の二第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十九条の二第一項 (Article 19-2, paragraph (1)), art-19-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-19-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19-2/par-1 - art-19-4/par-1: 別記第二十九号の五様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第五十九 (Appended Note 59), note-59 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-59 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-59 - art-19-4/par-2: 前項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条の四第一項 (Article 19-4, paragraph (1)), art-19-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-4/par-1 - art-19-4/par-2: 第十九条第四項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条第四項 (Article 19, paragraph (4)), art-19/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19/par-4 - art-19-4/par-3: 第十九条第三項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条第三項 (Article 19, paragraph (3)), art-19/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19/par-3 - art-19-4/par-3: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条の四第一項 (Article 19-4, paragraph (1)), art-19-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-4/par-1 - art-19-4/par-3: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条第一項 (Article 19, paragraph (1)), art-19/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19/par-1 - art-19-4/par-3: 前項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条第二項 (Article 19, paragraph (2)), art-19/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19/par-2 - art-19-4/par-3: 第十九条の四第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条の四第二項 (Article 19-4, paragraph (2)), art-19-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-4/par-2 - art-19-4/par-4: 別記第二十九号の六様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第六十 (Appended Note 60), note-60 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-60 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-60 ## Cited by 5 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条の四第二項（就労資格証明書） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-4/par-2 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条の四第三項（就労資格証明書） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-4/par-3 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第六十四条第一項第八号（電子情報処理組織による申請等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-64/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-64/par-1/item-8 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 附則第五条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/suppl-4239-43/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/suppl-4239-43/art-5/par-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 附則第五条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/suppl-4239-43/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/suppl-4239-43/art-5/par-3 --- ## 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 in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/356M50000010054/20261001_508M60000010047), 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 - This site's parser, version 211 — 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