# 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 — 第四条の二 (Article 4-2)

- 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: 第四条の二 (Article 4-2)（上陸の拒否の特例） — address `art-4-2`
- 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-4-2
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2
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### 第四条の二（上陸の拒否の特例） — Special Measures for Denial of Landing
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>art-4-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2</sup>

**第一項**  法第五条の二に規定する法務省令で定める場合は、次に掲げる場合とする。
<sup>art-4-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1</sup>
The cases provided for in Ministry of Justice Order as prescribed in Article 5-2 of the Act are the following cases:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**一**  外国人について、次に掲げる場合であつて、当該外国人が在留資格をもつて在留しているとき。
<sup>art-4-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-1</sup>
a foreign national who falls under the following cases that is residing with a status of residence:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **イ**  法第十二条第一項の規定により上陸を特別に許可した場合
  <sup>art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-1</sup>
  if special permission for landing was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 12, paragraph (1) of the Act;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **ロ**  法第二十条第三項の規定により在留資格の変更の許可をした場合
  <sup>art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-2</sup>
  if a change of the status of residence was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (3) of the Act;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **ハ**  法第二十一条第三項の規定により在留期間の更新の許可をした場合
  <sup>art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-3</sup>
  if an extension of the period of stay was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (3) of the Act;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **ニ**  法第二十二条第二項の規定により永住許可をした場合
  <sup>art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-4</sup>
  if permission for permanent residence was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (2) of the Act;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **ホ**  法第二十二条の二第三項（法第二十二条の三において準用する場合を含む。）において準用する法第二十条第三項の規定により在留資格の取得の許可をした場合
  <sup>art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-5</sup>
  if permission for acquisition of a status of residence was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (3), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-2, paragraph (3) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-3 of the Act);
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **ヘ**  法第二十二条の二第四項（法第二十二条の三において準用する場合を含む。）において準用する法第二十二条第二項の規定により永住者の在留資格の取得の許可をした場合
  <sup>art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-6</sup>
  if permission for acquisition of the status of residence of "Permanent Resident" was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (2) of the Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-2, paragraph (4) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-3 of the Act);
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **ト**  法第二十六条第一項の規定により再入国の許可を与えた場合
  <sup>art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-7</sup>
  if re-entry permission was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) of the Act.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **チ**  法第五十条第一項の規定により在留を特別に許可した場合
  <sup>art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-8</sup>
  if special permission to stay was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (1) of the Act;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **リ**  法第六十一条の二の五第一項の規定により在留資格の取得を許可した場合
  <sup>art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-9</sup>
  if permission for acquisition of a status of residence was granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2-5, paragraph (1) of the Act;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **ヌ**  法第六十一条の二の十五第一項の規定により難民旅行証明書を交付した場合
  <sup>art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-10</sup>
  if a refugee travel document was issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2-15, paragraph (1) of the Act;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **ル**  イからヌまでに準ずる場合として法務大臣（法第六十九条の二第一項の規定により法第五条の二に規定する権限の委任を受けた出入国在留管理庁長官及び法第六十九条の二第二項の規定により、出入国在留管理庁長官に委任された当該権限の委任を受けた地方出入国在留管理局長を含む。次号において同じ。）が認める場合
  <sup>art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-11 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-11</sup>
  if it is found by the Minister of Justice (including the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency delegated the authority set forth in Article 5-2 of the Act, pursuant to the provisions of Article 69-2, paragraph (1) of the Act or the director of a regional immigration services bureau delegated the authority by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency as set forth in Article 69-2, paragraph (2) of the Act; the same applies in the following item) to be cases equivalent to sub-items (a) through (j); and
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**二**  外国人に法第七条の二第一項の規定により在留資格認定証明書を交付した場合又は外国人が旅券に日本国領事官等の査証（法務大臣との協議を経たものに限る。）を受けた場合であつて、法第五条第一項第四号、第五号、第七号、第九号又は第九号の二に該当する特定の事由（以下「特定事由」という。）に該当することとなつてから相当の期間が経過していることその他の特別の理由があると法務大臣が認めるとき。
<sup>art-4-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-2</sup>
if a certificate of eligibility was issued to a foreign national pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (1) of the Act or cases where a foreign national received a visa from a Japanese consular officer, etc. (limited to cases where the Minister of Justice was consulted) in their passport, and a reasonable period of time has passed since falling under the reasonable grounds (hereinafter referred to as "specified grounds") prescribed Article 5, paragraph (1), item (iv), (v), (vii), (ix) or (ix)-2 of the Act and where otherwise the Minister of Justice finds that there are special grounds.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  法第五条の二の規定により外国人について特定事由のみによつては上陸を拒否しないこととしたときは、当該外国人に別記第一号様式による通知書を交付するものとする。
<sup>art-4-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-2</sup>
If it is found that landing is not to be denied to the foreign national solely due to the specified grounds pursuant to the provisions of Article 5-2 of the Act, a written notice pursuant to the Appended Form No. 1 is to be issued to the foreign national.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-4-2/par-1: 法第五条の二 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五条の二 (Article 5-2), art-5-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-5-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-5-2
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-1: 法第十二条第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十二条第一項 (Article 12, paragraph (1)), art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-12/par-1
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-2: 法第二十条第三項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十条第三項 (Article 20, paragraph (3)), art-20/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-20/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-20/par-3
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-3: 法第二十一条第三項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十一条第三項 (Article 21, paragraph (3)), art-21/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-21/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-21/par-3
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-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-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-5: 法第二十二条の二第三項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十二条の二第三項 (Article 22-2, paragraph (3)), art-22-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-22-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-22-2/par-3
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-5: 法第二十二条の三 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十二条の三 (Article 22-3), art-22-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-22-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-22-3
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-5: 法第二十条第三項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十条第三項 (Article 20, paragraph (3)), art-20/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-20/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-20/par-3
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-6: 法第二十二条の二第四項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十二条の二第四項 (Article 22-2, paragraph (4)), art-22-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-22-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-22-2/par-4
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-6: 法第二十二条の三 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十二条の三 (Article 22-3), art-22-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-22-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-22-3
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-6: 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-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-7: 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-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-8: 法第五十条第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五十条第一項 (Article 50, paragraph (1)), art-50/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-50/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-50/par-1
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-9: 法第六十一条の二の五第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二の五第一項 (Article 61-2-5, paragraph (1)), art-61-2-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-5/par-1
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-10: 法第六十一条の二の十五第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二の十五第一項 (Article 61-2-15, paragraph (1)), art-61-2-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-1
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-11: 法第六十九条の二第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十九条の二第一項 (Article 69-2, paragraph (1)), art-69-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-69-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-69-2/par-1
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-11: 法第五条の二 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五条の二 (Article 5-2), art-5-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-5-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-5-2
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-11: 法第六十九条の二第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十九条の二第二項 (Article 69-2, paragraph (2)), art-69-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-69-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-69-2/par-2
- art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-11: 次号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第四条の二第一項第二号 (Article 4-2, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-4-2/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-2
- art-4-2/par-1/item-2: 法第七条の二第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第七条の二第一項 (Article 7-2, paragraph (1)), art-7-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-7-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-7-2/par-1
- art-4-2/par-1/item-2: 法第五条第一項第四号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五条第一項第四号 (Article 5, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-5/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-5/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-5/par-1/item-4
- art-4-2/par-1/item-2: 第五号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五条第一項第五号 (Article 5, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-5/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-5/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-5/par-1/item-5
- art-4-2/par-1/item-2: 第七号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五条第一項第七号 (Article 5, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-5/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-5/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-5/par-1/item-7
- art-4-2/par-1/item-2: 第九号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五条第一項第九号 (Article 5, paragraph (1), item (ix)), art-5/par-1/item-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-5/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-5/par-1/item-9
- art-4-2/par-1/item-2: 第九号の二 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五条第一項第九号の二 (Article 5, paragraph (1), item (ix-2)), art-5/par-1/item-9-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-5/par-1/item-9-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-5/par-1/item-9-2
- art-4-2/par-2: 法第五条の二 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五条の二 (Article 5-2), art-5-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-5-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-5-2
- art-4-2/par-2: 別記第一号様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第一 (Appended Note 1), note-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-1

## Cited by

3 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 第四条の二第一項第一号ル（上陸の拒否の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-4-2/par-1/item-1/sub-11
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 附則第二条第一項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/suppl-4229-9/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/suppl-4229-9/art-2/par-1
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 附則第二条第一項（第一条の規定による出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/suppl-4239-43/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/suppl-4239-43/art-2/par-1

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## Sources

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- claude-opus-5-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation-20260922T203209-001, 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