# 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 — 第二十二条 (Article 22)

- 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: 第二十二条 (Article 22)（永住許可） — address `art-22`
- 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-22
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22
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### 第二十二条（永住許可） — (Permission for Permanent Residence)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-22 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22</sup>

**第一項**  法第二十二条第一項の規定により永住許可を申請しようとする外国人は、別記第三十四号様式による申請書一通、写真一葉並びに次の各号に掲げる書類（日本人、永住許可を受けている者又は特別永住者の配偶者又は子にあつては第一号及び第二号に掲げる書類を除き、国際連合難民高等弁務官事務所その他の国際機関が保護の必要性を認めた者で第四項の要件に該当するもの又は法第六十一条の二第一項の規定により難民の認定を受けている者若しくは同条第二項若しくは第三項の規定により補完的保護対象者の認定を受けている者にあつては第二号に掲げる書類を除く。）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。
<sup>art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-1</sup>
A foreign national who seeks to apply for permission for permanent residence pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (1) of the Act must submit a copy of the written application pursuant to the Appended Form No. 34, a photograph and a copy of each of the documents listed in the following items (excluding the documents listed in items (i) and (ii) for the spouse or child of a Japanese national, of a person who has received permission for permanent residence or of a special permanent resident, and excluding the document listed in item (ii) for a person whose need for protection has been recognized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or any other international organization and who meets the requirements of paragraph (4), or for a person who has received recognition of refugee status pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2, paragraph (1) of the Act or recognition as a person eligible for complementary protection pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) or (3) of the same Article), 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.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**一**  素行が善良であることを証する書類
<sup>art-22/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-1/item-1</sup>
document proving that the foreign national's behavior and conduct are good;
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**二**  独立の生計を営むに足りる資産又は技能があることを証する書類
<sup>art-22/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-1/item-2</sup>
document proving that the foreign national has sufficient assets or skills to earn an independent living; and
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**三**  本邦に居住する身元保証人の身元保証書
<sup>art-22/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-1/item-3</sup>
letter of guarantee by the foreign national's personal guarantor residing in Japan.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の場合において、前項の申請が一歳に満たない者に係るものであるときは、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。
<sup>art-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-2</sup>
In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the application set forth in the preceding paragraph is an application for a person under one year of age, the submission of a photograph is not required; provided however, that this does not apply to cases in which the director of a regional immigration services bureau requires its submission.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第三項**  第二十条第四項の規定は、第一項の申請について準用する。
<sup>art-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-3</sup>
The provisions of Article 20, paragraph (4) apply mutatis mutandis to the application set forth in paragraph (1).
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  法第二十二条第二項ただし書に規定する法務省令で定める要件は、次の各号のいずれかに該当することとする。
<sup>art-22/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4</sup>
The requirements prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as provided for in the proviso to Article 22, paragraph (2) of the Act are that the person falls under any of the following items:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**一**  次のイ及びロのいずれにも該当する者として上陸の許可を受けたものであつて、その後引き続き本邦に在留するものであること。
<sup>art-22/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4/item-1</sup>
the person has received permission for landing as a person who falls under both of the following sub-items (a) and (b), and has continued to reside in Japan thereafter; or
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **イ**  インド、インドネシア、カンボジア、シンガポール、スリランカ、タイ、大韓民国、中華人民共和国、ネパール、パキスタン、バングラデシュ、東ティモール、フィリピン、ブータン、ブルネイ、ベトナム、マレーシア、ミャンマー、モルディブ、モンゴル又はラオス国内に一時滞在している者であつて、国際連合難民高等弁務官事務所が我が国に対してその保護を推薦しているもの
  <sup>art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-1</sup>
  a person who is temporarily staying in India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Republic of Korea, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Timor-Leste, the Philippines, Bhutan, Brunei, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Maldives, Mongolia or Laos, and whose protection has been recommended to Japan by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; and
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **ロ**  次のいずれかに該当する者
  <sup>art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-2</sup>
  a person who falls under any of the following:
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **（１）**  日本社会への適応能力があり、生活を営むに足りる職に就くことが見込まれる者
    <sup>art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-2/sub2-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-2/sub2-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-2/sub2-1</sup>
    a person who has the ability to adapt to Japanese society and is expected to obtain employment sufficient to make a living;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **（２）**  （１）に該当する者の配偶者
    <sup>art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-2/sub2-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-2/sub2-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-2/sub2-2</sup>
    the spouse of a person who falls under (1); or
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **（３）**  （１）若しくは（２）に該当する者の子、父若しくは母又は未婚の兄弟姉妹
    <sup>art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-2/sub2-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-2/sub2-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4/item-1/sub-2/sub2-3</sup>
    a child, father or mother, or unmarried sibling of a person who falls under (1) or (2).
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**二**  次のイからハまでのいずれにも該当する者として上陸の許可を受けたものであつて、その後引き続き本邦に在留するものであること。
<sup>art-22/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4/item-2</sup>
the person has received permission for landing as a person who falls under all of the following sub-items (a) through (c), and has continued to reside in Japan thereafter.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **イ**  前号に該当する者の親族
  <sup>art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-1</sup>
  a relative of a person who falls under the preceding item;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **ロ**  前号イに該当する者
  <sup>art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-2</sup>
  a person who falls under sub-item (a) of the preceding item; and
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **ハ**  親族間での相互扶助が可能である者
  <sup>art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-3</sup>
  a person who is capable of mutual support among relatives.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-22/par-1: 法第二十二条第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十二条第一項 (Article 22, paragraph (1)), art-22/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-22/par-1
- art-22/par-1: 別記第三十四号様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第八十二 (Appended Note 82), note-82 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-82 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-82
- art-22/par-1: 第一号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十二条第一項第一号 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-22/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-1/item-1
- art-22/par-1: 第二号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十二条第一項第二号 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-22/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-1/item-2
- art-22/par-1: 第四項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十二条第四項 (Article 22, paragraph (4)), art-22/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4
- art-22/par-1: 法第六十一条の二第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二第一項 (Article 61-2, paragraph (1)), art-61-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2/par-1
- art-22/par-1: 同条第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二第二項 (Article 61-2, paragraph (2)), art-61-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2/par-2
- art-22/par-1: 第三項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二第三項 (Article 61-2, paragraph (3)), art-61-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2/par-3
- art-22/par-2: 前項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十二条第一項 (Article 22, paragraph (1)), art-22/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-1
- art-22/par-3: 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-22/par-3: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十二条第一項 (Article 22, paragraph (1)), art-22/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-1
- art-22/par-4: 法第二十二条第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十二条第二項 (Article 22, paragraph (2)), art-22/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-22/par-2
- art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-1: 前号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十二条第四項第一号 (Article 22, paragraph (4), item (i)), art-22/par-4/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4/item-1
- art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-2: 前号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十二条第四項第一号 (Article 22, paragraph (4), item (i)), art-22/par-4/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4/item-1

## Cited by

13 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 第六条の二第二項（在留資格認定証明書） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-6-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-6-2/par-2
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条の六第二項第六号（在留カードの記載事項等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-6/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-6/par-2/item-6
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条の六第八項第一号（在留カードの記載事項等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-6/par-8/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-6/par-8/item-1
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十二条第一項（永住許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-1
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十二条第二項（永住許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-2
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十二条第三項（永住許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-3
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十二条第四項第二号イ（永住許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-1
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十二条第四項第二号ロ（永住許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-22/par-4/item-2/sub-2
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十五条第一項（永住者の在留資格の取得） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-25/par-1
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 附則第二項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/suppl-4169-85/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/suppl-4169-85/par-2
- 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 附則第七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/suppl-4239-43/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/suppl-4239-43/art-7/par-1
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別表第七 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/appdx-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/appdx-7

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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 in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/356M50000010054/20261001_508M60000010047), retrieved 2026-10-05
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- claude-opus-5-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation-20260922T203209-005, translated 2026-09-23
- 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