# 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 — 第五十五条 (Article 55) - 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: 第五十五条 (Article 55)（難民の認定等） — address `art-55` - 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-55 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55 - 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. --- ### 第五十五条（難民の認定等） — Recognition of Refugee Status, etc. caption: machine translation, not official art-55 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55 **第一項** 法第六十一条の二第一項の規定により難民の認定を申請しようとする外国人は、別記第七十四号様式（難民の認定をしない処分又は補完的保護対象者の認定をしない処分を受けたことがある外国人にあつては、別記第七十四号の二様式）による申請書及び難民に該当することを証する資料各一通並びに写真二葉（法第六十一条の二の二第一項に規定する在留資格未取得外国人については、三葉）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-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-1 A foreign national who seeks to apply for recognition of refugee status pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2, paragraph (1) of the Act must appear at a regional immigration services bureau and submit a written application pursuant to the Appended Form No. 74 (Appended Form No. 74-2 when the foreign national has received a disposition of denial of recognition of refugee status or a disposition of denial of recognition as a person eligible for complementary protection in the past), a copy of each of the materials proving that they qualify for refugee status, and two photographs (three photographs for a foreign national without a status of residence prescribed in Article 61-2-2, paragraph (1) of the Act). machine translation, not official **第二項** 法第六十一条の二第二項の規定により補完的保護対象者の認定を申請しようとする外国人は、別記第七十四号様式（難民の認定をしない処分又は補完的保護対象者の認定をしない処分を受けたことがある外国人にあつては、別記第七十四号の二様式）による申請書及び補完的保護対象者に該当することを証する資料各一通並びに写真二葉（法第六十一条の二の二第一項に規定する在留資格未取得外国人については、三葉）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-55/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-2 A foreign national who seeks to apply for recognition as a person eligible for complementary protection pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2, paragraph (2) of the Act must appear at a regional immigration services bureau and submit a written application pursuant to the Appended Form No. 74 (Appended Form No. 74-2 when the foreign national has received a disposition of denial of recognition of refugee status or a disposition of denial of recognition as a person eligible for complementary protection in the past), a copy of each of the materials proving that they qualify as a person eligible for complementary protection, and two photographs (three photographs for a foreign national without a status of residence prescribed in Article 61-2-2, paragraph (1) of the Act). machine translation, not official **第三項** 前二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、旅券又は在留資格証明書を提示することができない者にあつては、その理由を記載した書類一通を提出しなければならない。 art-55/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-3 When filing the applications set forth in the preceding two paragraphs, 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 or certificate of status of residence must submit a copy of the document stating the reasons therefor: machine translation, not official **一** 中長期在留者にあつては、旅券及び在留カード art-55/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-3/item-1 passport and residence card in the case of a mid- to long-term resident; machine translation, not official **二** 特別永住者にあつては、旅券及び特別永住者証明書 art-55/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-3/item-2 passport and special permanent resident certificate in the case of a special permanent resident; machine translation, not official **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-55/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-3/item-3 passport or certificate of status of residence in the case of persons other than mid- to long-term residents and special permanent residents; or machine translation, not official **四** 法第三章第三節及び第四節に定める上陸の許可書の交付を受けている者にあつては、当該許可書 art-55/par-3/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-3/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-3/item-4 in the case of a foreign national who has been issued a landing permit as provided in Chapter III, Sections 3 and 4 of the Act, the permit. machine translation, not official **第四項** 第一項又は第二項の申請をしようとする外国人であつて、無筆、身体の故障その他申請書を作成することができない特別の事情がある者にあつては、申請書の提出に代えて申請書に記載すべき事項を陳述することができる。 art-55/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-4 A foreign national who seeks to file the application set forth in paragraph (1) or (2) and who is unable to prepare a written application due to illiteracy, physical disorder, or any other special circumstances may state the particulars to be entered in the written application in lieu of submitting the application. machine translation, not official **第五項** 第一項又は第二項の場合において、外国人が十六歳に満たない者であるとき又は疾病その他の事由により自ら出頭することができないときは、当該外国人の父若しくは母、配偶者、子又は親族がその者に代わつて申請を行うことができる。 art-55/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-5 In the case referred to in paragraph (1) or (2), when the foreign national is under 16 years of age or is unable to appear due to disease or for other grounds, the father, mother, spouse, child, or a relative of the foreign national may file the application on behalf of the foreign national. machine translation, not official **第六項** 法務大臣は、法第六十一条の二第一項の規定により難民の認定の申請を行つた外国人又は同条第二項の規定により補完的保護対象者の認定の申請を行つた外国人に関し、難民の地位に関する条約第一条Ｆ（ｂ）に掲げる行為の有無について国家公安委員会に照会するものとする。 art-55/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-6 The Minister of Justice is to make inquiries to the National Public Safety Commission as to whether the foreign national who has applied for recognition of refugee status pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2, paragraph (1) of the Act or the foreign national who has applied for recognition as a person eligible for complementary protection pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the same Article has committed any acts listed in Article 1, item F-(b) of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. machine translation, not official **第七項** 法第六十一条の二第四項に規定する難民認定証明書の様式は、別記第七十五号様式による。 art-55/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-7 The format of the certificate of refugee status prescribed in Article 61-2, paragraph (4) of the Act is to follow that of the Appended Form No. 75. machine translation, not official **第八項** 法第六十一条の二第四項の規定による難民の認定をしない旨の通知は、別記第七十六号様式による通知書によつて行うものとする。 art-55/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-8 The notice on the denial of recognition of refugee status pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2, paragraph (4) of the Act is to be made by the written notice pursuant to the Appended Form No. 76. machine translation, not official **第九項** 法第六十一条の二第五項に規定する補完的保護対象者認定証明書の様式は、別記第七十六号の二様式による。 art-55/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-9 The format of the certificate of recognition as a person eligible for complementary protection prescribed in Article 61-2, paragraph (5) of the Act is to follow that of the Appended Form No. 76-2. machine translation, not official **第十項** 法第六十一条の二第五項の規定による補完的保護対象者の認定をしない旨の通知は、別記第七十六号の二の二様式による通知書によつて行うものとする。 art-55/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-10 The notice on the denial of recognition as a person eligible for complementary protection pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2, paragraph (5) of the Act is to be made by the written notice pursuant to the Appended Form No. 76-2-2. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-55/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-55/par-1: 別記第七十四号様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第百七十二 (Appended Note 172), note-172 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-172 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-172 - art-55/par-1: 別記第七十四号の二様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第百七十三 (Appended Note 173), note-173 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-173 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-173 - art-55/par-1: 法第六十一条の二の二第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二の二第一項 (Article 61-2-2, paragraph (1)), art-61-2-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-2/par-1 - art-55/par-2: 法第六十一条の二第二項 → 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-55/par-2: 別記第七十四号様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第百七十二 (Appended Note 172), note-172 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-172 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-172 - art-55/par-2: 別記第七十四号の二様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第百七十三 (Appended Note 173), note-173 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-173 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-173 - art-55/par-2: 法第六十一条の二の二第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二の二第一項 (Article 61-2-2, paragraph (1)), art-61-2-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-2/par-1 - art-55/par-3: 前二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十五条第一項 (Article 55, paragraph (1)), art-55/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-1 - art-55/par-3: 前二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十五条第二項 (Article 55, paragraph (2)), art-55/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-2 - art-55/par-4: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十五条第一項 (Article 55, paragraph (1)), art-55/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-1 - art-55/par-4: 第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十五条第二項 (Article 55, paragraph (2)), art-55/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-2 - art-55/par-5: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十五条第一項 (Article 55, paragraph (1)), art-55/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-1 - art-55/par-5: 第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十五条第二項 (Article 55, paragraph (2)), art-55/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-2 - art-55/par-6: 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-55/par-6: 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-55/par-7: 法第六十一条の二第四項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二第四項 (Article 61-2, paragraph (4)), art-61-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2/par-4 - art-55/par-7: 別記第七十五号様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第百七十四 (Appended Note 174), note-174 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-174 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-174 - art-55/par-8: 法第六十一条の二第四項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二第四項 (Article 61-2, paragraph (4)), art-61-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2/par-4 - art-55/par-8: 別記第七十六号様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第百七十五 (Appended Note 175), note-175 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-175 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-175 - art-55/par-9: 法第六十一条の二第五項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二第五項 (Article 61-2, paragraph (5)), art-61-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2/par-5 - art-55/par-9: 別記第七十六号の二様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第百七十六 (Appended Note 176), note-176 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-176 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-176 - art-55/par-10: 法第六十一条の二第五項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二第五項 (Article 61-2, paragraph (5)), art-61-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2/par-5 - art-55/par-10: 別記第七十六号の二の二様式 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別記第百七十七 (Appended Note 177), note-177 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/note-177 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/note-177 ## Cited by 11 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 第五十五条第三項（難民の認定等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-3 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十五条第四項（難民の認定等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-4 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十五条第五項（難民の認定等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-55/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-55/par-5 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十六条の二第七項（仮滞在の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-56-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-56-2/par-7 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十九条第二項（難民旅行証明書） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-59/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-59/par-2 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第五十九条第六項（難民旅行証明書） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-59/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-59/par-6 - 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 - 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 --- ## 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 - claude-opus-5-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation-20260922T203209-017, translated 2026-09-23 - claude-opus-5-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation-20260922T203209-018, 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