# 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 — 第二十一条 (Article 21) - 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: 第二十一条 (Article 21)（在留期間の更新） — address `art-21` - 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-21 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21 - 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). 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第二十一条（在留期間の更新） — (Extension of Period of Stay) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-21 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21 **第一項** 法第二十一条第二項の規定により在留期間の更新を申請しようとする外国人は、在留期間の満了する日までに、別記第三十号の二様式による申請書一通を提出しなければならない。 art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21/par-1 A foreign national who seeks to apply for an extension of the period of stay pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (2) of the Act must submit a copy of the written application pursuant to the Appended Form No. 30-2 by the date of expiration of the period of stay. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の申請に当たつては、写真一葉並びに申請に係る別表第三の七の上欄に掲げる在留資格に応じ、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる資料及びその他参考となるべき資料各一通を提出しなければならない。ただし、地方出入国在留管理局長がその資料の一部又は全部の提出を省略しても支障がないと認めるときは、この限りでない。 art-21/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21/par-2 When filing the application set forth in the preceding paragraph, the foreign national must submit a photograph and a copy of each of the materials listed in the right-hand column of Appended Table III (7) in accordance with the status of residence pertaining to the application listed in the left-hand column of the same Table, and a copy of each of any other materials to be used as reference; provided, however, that this does not apply if the director of the regional immigration services bureau finds that there is no risk of causing hindrance if submission of all or some of the materials is omitted. machine translation, not official **第三項** 第一項の申請が次に掲げる者に係るものであるときは、前項本文の規定にかかわらず、写真の提出を要しない。ただし、地方出入国在留管理局長が提出を要するとした場合は、この限りでない。 art-21/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21/par-3 The submission of a photograph is not required if the application set forth in paragraph (1) is an application pertaining to the following persons, notwithstanding the provisions of the main clause of the preceding paragraph; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases in which the director of the regional immigration services bureau requires its submission: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 一歳に満たない者 art-21/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21/par-3/item-1 a person who is under one year of age; machine translation, not official **二** 中長期在留者でない者 art-21/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21/par-3/item-2 a person who is not a mid- to long-term resident; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 三月以下の在留期間の決定を受けることを希望する者 art-21/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21/par-3/item-3 a person who wishes to be subject to a decision for a period of stay of three months or less. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第二十条第四項、第五項及び第九項の規定は、第一項の申請について準用する。この場合において、同条第九項中「第五項」とあるのは「第二十一条第四項において準用する第二十条第五項」と読み替えるものとする。 art-21/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21/par-4 The provisions of paragraphs (4), (5) and (9) of Article 20 apply mutatis mutandis to the application set forth in paragraph (1). In this case, the term "paragraph (5)" in paragraph (9) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 20, paragraph (5), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 21, paragraph (4)." Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 法第二十一条第四項において準用する法第二十条第四項第二号及び第三号に規定する旅券又は在留資格証明書への新たな在留期間の記載は、別記第三十三号様式又は別記第三十三号の二様式による証印によつて行うものとする。 art-21/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21/par-5 The entry of a new period of stay in the passport or the certificate of status of residence as prescribed in Article 20, paragraph (4), items (ii) and (iii), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 21, paragraph (4) of the Act is to be made by affixing the seal of verification pursuant to the Appended Form No. 33 or No. 33-2. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 法第二十一条第四項において準用する法第二十条第四項に規定する在留資格証明書の様式は、別記第三十二号様式による。 art-21/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21/par-6 The format of the certificate of status of residence prescribed in Article 20, paragraph (4), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 21, paragraph (4) of the Act is to follow that of the Appended Form No. 32. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-21/par-1: 法第二十一条第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十一条第二項 (Article 21, paragraph (2)), art-21/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-21/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-21/par-2 - art-21/par-1: 別記第三十号の二様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第七十三 (Appended Note 73), note-73 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-73 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-73 - art-21/par-2: 前項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十一条第一項 (Article 21, paragraph (1)), art-21/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21/par-1 - art-21/par-2: 別表第三の七 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別表第三の七 (Appended Table 3-7), appdx-3-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/appdx-3-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/appdx-3-7 - art-21/par-3: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十一条第一項 (Article 21, paragraph (1)), art-21/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21/par-1 - art-21/par-3: 前項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十一条第二項 (Article 21, paragraph (2)), art-21/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21/par-2 - art-21/par-4: 第二十条第四項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十条第四項 (Article 20, paragraph (4)), art-20/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-20/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-20/par-4 - art-21/par-4: 第五項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十条第五項 (Article 20, paragraph (5)), art-20/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-20/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-20/par-5 - art-21/par-4: 第九項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十条第九項 (Article 20, paragraph (9)), art-20/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-20/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-20/par-9 - art-21/par-4: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十一条第一項 (Article 21, paragraph (1)), art-21/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21/par-1 - art-21/par-4: 第二十一条第四項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十一条第四項 (Article 21, paragraph (4)), art-21/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21/par-4 - art-21/par-5: 法第二十一条第四項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十一条第四項 (Article 21, paragraph (4)), art-21/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-21/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-21/par-4 - art-21/par-5: 法第二十条第四項第二号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十条第四項第二号 (Article 20, paragraph (4), item (ii)), art-20/par-4/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-20/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-20/par-4/item-2 - art-21/par-5: 第三号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十条第四項第三号 (Article 20, paragraph (4), item (iii)), art-20/par-4/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-20/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-20/par-4/item-3 - art-21/par-5: 別記第三十三号様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第八十 (Appended Note 80), note-80 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-80 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-80 - art-21/par-5: 別記第三十三号の二様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第八十一 (Appended Note 81), note-81 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-81 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-81 - art-21/par-6: 法第二十一条第四項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十一条第四項 (Article 21, paragraph (4)), art-21/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-21/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-21/par-4 - art-21/par-6: 法第二十条第四項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十条第四項 (Article 20, paragraph (4)), art-20/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-20/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-20/par-4 - art-21/par-6: 別記第三十二号様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第七十九 (Appended Note 79), note-79 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-79 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-79 ## Cited by 24 provisions cite this one. 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