# 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 — 第二十九条 (Article 29)

- 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: 第二十九条 (Article 29)（再入国の許可） — address `art-29`
- 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-29
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29
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### 第二十九条（再入国の許可） — (Re-Entry Permission)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-29 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29</sup>

**第一項**  法第二十六条第一項の規定により再入国の許可を申請しようとする外国人は、別記第四十号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。
<sup>art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-1</sup>
A foreign national who seeks to apply for re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) of the Act must appear at a regional immigration services bureau and submit a copy of the written application pursuant to the Appended Form No. 40.
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**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、旅券を提示することができない者にあつては、旅券を取得することができない理由を記載した書類一通を提出しなければならない。
<sup>art-29/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-2</sup>
When filing the application set forth in the preceding paragraph, the foreign national must present the documents listed in the following items. In this case, a foreign national who is unable to present their passport must submit a document stating the reasons for their inability to acquire a passport.
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**一**  旅券
<sup>art-29/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-2/item-1</sup>
passport;
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**二**  在留資格証明書の交付を受けた者にあつては、在留資格証明書
<sup>art-29/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-2/item-2</sup>
certificate of status of residence in the case of a person who has been issued with a certificate of status of residence;
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**三**  中長期在留者にあつては、在留カード
<sup>art-29/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-2/item-3</sup>
residence card in the case of a mid- to long-term resident;
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**四**  特別永住者にあつては、特別永住者証明書
<sup>art-29/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-2/item-4</sup>
special permanent resident certificate in the case of a special permanent resident; and
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**五**  一時庇護のための上陸の許可を受けた者にあつては、一時庇護許可書
<sup>art-29/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-2/item-5</sup>
landing permit for temporary refuge in the case of a person who has received landing permission for temporary refuge;
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**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「第二十九条第一項」と、「前項」とあるのは「第二十九条第二項」と読み替えるものとする。
<sup>art-29/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-3</sup>
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 29, paragraph (1)" and the term "the preceding paragraph" is deemed to be replaced with "Article 29, paragraph (2)," respectively.
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**第四項**  第二十一条の三第五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、第二十一条の三第五項中「第一項の規定」とあるのは「第二十九条第一項の規定」と、「第一項に定める申出書及び第三項に定める資料の提出並びに第四項において準用する第二十条第四項に定める手続」とあるのは、「第二十九条第一項に定める申請書の提出及び同条第三項に定める手続」と読み替えるものとする。
<sup>art-29/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-4</sup>
The provisions of Article 21-3, paragraph (5) apply mutatis mutandis to the application set forth in paragraph (1). In this case, the term "the provisions of paragraph (1)" in Article 21-3, paragraph (5) is deemed to be replaced with "the provisions of Article 29, paragraph (1)", the term "submit the written request provided for in paragraph (1) and the materials provided for in paragraph (3), and carry out the procedures provided for in Article 20, paragraph (4), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (4)" is deemed to be replaced with "submit the written application provided for in Article 29, paragraph (1) and carry out the procedures provided for in paragraph (3) of the same Article," respectively.
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**第五項**  第一項の規定にかかわらず、地方出入国在留管理局長において相当と認める場合には、外国人は、地方出入国在留管理局に出頭することを要しない。この場合においては、当該外国人から依頼を受けた旅行業者で地方出入国在留管理局長が適当と認めるものが、第一項に定める申請書の提出及び第二項に定める手続を行うものとする。
<sup>art-29/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-5</sup>
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), a foreign national is not required to appear at a regional immigration services bureau in the event that the director of the regional immigration services bureau finds the nonappearance reasonable. In this case, a travel agent who has been commissioned by the foreign national and whom the director of the regional immigration services bureau finds appropriate is to submit the written application provided for in paragraph (1) and carry out the procedures provided for in paragraph (2).
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**第六項**  法第二十六条第二項に規定する再入国の許可の証印の様式は、別記第四十一号様式又は別記第四十一号の二様式による。
<sup>art-29/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-6</sup>
The format of the seal of verification for re-entry prescribed in Article 26, paragraph (2) of the Act is pursuant to the format of the Appended Form No. 41 or No. 41-2.
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**第七項**  法第二十六条第二項に規定する再入国許可書の様式は、別記第四十二号様式による。
<sup>art-29/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-7</sup>
The format of the re-entry permit prescribed in Article 26, paragraph (2) of the Act is pursuant to the format of the Appended Form No. 42.
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**第八項**  法第二十六条第五項の規定による再入国許可の有効期間延長許可の申請書の様式は、別記第四十三号様式による。
<sup>art-29/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-8</sup>
The format of the written application for permission for extension of the valid period of re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (5) of the Act is pursuant to the format of the Appended Form No. 43.
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**第九項**  法第二十六条第七項の規定により再入国の許可を取り消したときは、その旨を別記第四十四号様式による再入国許可取消通知書によりその者に通知するとともに、その者が所持する旅券に記載された再入国の許可の証印を抹消し、又はその者が所持する再入国許可書を返納させるものとする。
<sup>art-29/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-9</sup>
If re-entry permission has been revoked pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (7) of the Act, the foreign national is to be notified by a written notice of revocation of re-entry permission pursuant to the Appended Form No. 44, and the seal of verification for re-entry affixed in the foreign national's passport is to be deleted or the re-entry permit possessed by the foreign national is to be returned.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-29/par-1: 法第二十六条第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十六条第一項 (Article 26, paragraph (1)), art-26/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-26/par-1
- art-29/par-1: 別記第四十号様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第百六 (Appended Note 106), note-106 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-106 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-106
- art-29/par-2: 前項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十九条第一項 (Article 29, paragraph (1)), art-29/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-1
- art-29/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-29/par-3: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十九条第一項 (Article 29, paragraph (1)), art-29/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-1
- art-29/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-29/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-29/par-3: 第二十九条第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十九条第二項 (Article 29, paragraph (2)), art-29/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-2
- art-29/par-4: 第二十一条の三第五項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十一条の三第五項 (Article 21-3, paragraph (5)), art-21-3/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21-3/par-5
- art-29/par-4: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十九条第一項 (Article 29, paragraph (1)), art-29/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-1
- art-29/par-4: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十一条の三第一項 (Article 21-3, paragraph (1)), art-21-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21-3/par-1
- art-29/par-4: 第三項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十一条の三第三項 (Article 21-3, paragraph (3)), art-21-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21-3/par-3
- art-29/par-4: 第四項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十一条の三第四項 (Article 21-3, paragraph (4)), art-21-3/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-21-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-21-3/par-4
- art-29/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-29/par-4: 同条第三項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十九条第三項 (Article 29, paragraph (3)), art-29/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-3
- art-29/par-5: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十九条第一項 (Article 29, paragraph (1)), art-29/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-1
- art-29/par-5: 第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十九条第二項 (Article 29, paragraph (2)), art-29/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-2
- art-29/par-6: 法第二十六条第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十六条第二項 (Article 26, paragraph (2)), art-26/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-26/par-2
- art-29/par-6: 別記第四十一号様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第百七 (Appended Note 107), note-107 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-107 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-107
- art-29/par-6: 別記第四十一号の二様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第百八 (Appended Note 108), note-108 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-108 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-108
- art-29/par-7: 法第二十六条第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十六条第二項 (Article 26, paragraph (2)), art-26/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-26/par-2
- art-29/par-7: 別記第四十二号様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第百九 (Appended Note 109), note-109 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-109 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-109
- art-29/par-8: 法第二十六条第五項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十六条第五項 (Article 26, paragraph (5)), art-26/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-26/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-26/par-5
- art-29/par-8: 別記第四十三号様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第百十 (Appended Note 110), note-110 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-110 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-110
- art-29/par-9: 法第二十六条第七項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十六条第七項 (Article 26, paragraph (7)), art-26/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-26/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-26/par-7
- art-29/par-9: 別記第四十四号様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第百十一 (Appended Note 111), note-111 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-111 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-111

## Cited by

8 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 第二十九条第二項（再入国の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-2
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十九条第三項（再入国の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-3
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十九条第四項（再入国の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-4
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第二十九条第五項（再入国の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-29/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-29/par-5
- 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十二号（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-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-64/par-1/item-12
- 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

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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
- 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
