# 出入国管理及び難民認定法 / Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — 第六章の二 (Chapter 6-2) - Law: 出入国管理及び難民認定法 (Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act), 昭和二十六年政令第三百十九号 - English title "Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — 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. - Issued as a Cabinet Order and given the force of an Act, which is why its number says 政令: Some rules made during the Allied occupation were issued as Cabinet Orders, as orders implementing Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration, and an Act passed in 1952 gave them the force of an Act. They keep the Cabinet Order number they were issued under, which is why e-Gov lists the law as an Act while its number says 政令 (Cabinet Order). The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法) is one: it was promulgated in 1951 as the Immigration Control Order (出入国管理令), Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951, has had the force of an Act under Article 4 of Act No. 126 of 1952, took its present title on 1 January 1982, and every amendment on e-Gov's record of it was made by an Act. - Provision: 第六章の二 (Chapter 6-2) — address `ch-6-2` - Text: the text as amended with effect from 2029-03-31 (On a day set by Cabinet Order, no later than 31 March 2029. The exact day is not fixed yet.) — NOT yet in force (revision 20290331_508AC0000000032) - URL (this text's page, at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-6-2 - The same address in the text in force (its wording there may differ): https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/ch-6-2 - Every provision below carries its address and its place on this text's page on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. The Ministry's English is given only where this text's Japanese is a wording the Ministry translated — the same as the text in force, or for a text not yet in force, a wording it translated ahead; every other paragraph's English is machine translation. --- ## 第六章の二　事実の調査 — Chapter VI-2 Inquiry into Facts heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-6-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-6-2 ### 第五十九条の二（事実の調査） — (Inquiry into Facts) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-59-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-6-2#art-59-2 **第一項** 法務大臣又は出入国在留管理庁長官は、第四条、第七条の二若しくは第十五条の二の認証、在留資格認定証明書の交付、第九条第八項若しくは第十九条の二十三第一項の規定による登録（第九条第八項の規定による登録にあつては、同項第一号ハに該当する者に係るものに限る。）、第十二条第一項、第十九条第二項、第二十条第三項本文（第二十二条の二第三項（第二十二条の三において準用する場合を含む。）において準用する場合を含む。）、第二十一条第三項、第二十二条第二項（第二十二条の二第四項（第二十二条の三において準用する場合を含む。）において準用する場合を含む。）、第二十六条第一項、第六十一条の二の五第一項若しくは第六十一条の二の十四の規定による許可又は第十九条の三十二第一項の規定による登録の取消しに関する処分を行うため必要がある場合には入国審査官に、第二十二条の四第一項の規定による在留資格の取消しに関する処分又は第五十条第一項の規定による許可に関する処分を行うため必要がある場合には入国審査官又は入国警備官に、それぞれ事実の調査をさせることができる。 art-59-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-6-2#art-59-2/par-1 If necessary, the Minister of Justice or the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may have an immigration inspector inquire into facts in order to conduct dispositions regarding the certification under Article 4, Article 7-2 or Article 15-2, the issuance of a certificate of eligibility, the registration pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (8) or Article 19-23, paragraph (1) (in the case of the registration pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (8), limited to those pertaining to persons that fall under item (i), sub-item (c) of the same paragraph), permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 12, paragraph (1), Article 19, paragraph (2), the main clause of Article 20, paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-2, paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-3)), Article 21, paragraph (3), Article 22, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-2, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-3)), Article 26, paragraph (1), Article 61-2-5, paragraph (1), or Article 61-2-14, or cancellation of registration pursuant to the provisions of Article 19-32, paragraph (1), or have an immigration inspector or immigration control officer inquire into the facts in order to conduct dispositions regarding revocation of the status of residence pursuant to the provisions of Article 22-4, paragraph (1) or dispositions regarding permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (1). machine translation, not official **第二項** 入国審査官又は入国警備官は、前項の調査のため必要があるときは、外国人その他の関係人に対し出頭を求め、質問をし、又は文書若しくは電磁的記録の提示を求めることができる。 art-59-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-6-2#art-59-2/par-2 If necessary, the immigration inspector or immigration control officer may require a foreign national and other persons concerned to appear, ask them questions, or request them to present documents or electronic or magnetic records for the inquiry set forth in the preceding paragraph. machine translation, not official **第三項** 法務大臣、出入国在留管理庁長官、入国審査官又は入国警備官は、第一項の調査について、公務所又は公私の団体に照会して必要な事項の報告を求めることができる。 art-59-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-6-2#art-59-2/par-3 The Minister of Justice, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency, an immigration inspector or an immigration control officer may make inquiries to public offices or public or private organizations and request them to make reports on the facts necessary for the inquiry set forth in paragraph (1). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-59-2/par-1: 第四条 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第四条 (Article 4), art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-2#art-4 - art-59-2/par-1: 第七条の二 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第七条の二 (Article 7-2), art-7-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-3/from-art-6#art-7-2 - art-59-2/par-1: 第十五条の二 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十五条の二 (Article 15-2), art-15-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-3/from-art-15-2#art-15-2 - art-59-2/par-1: 第九条第八項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第九条第八項 (Article 9, paragraph (8)), art-9/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-3/from-art-9#art-9/par-8 - art-59-2/par-1: 第十九条の二十三第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十九条の二十三第一項 (Article 19-23, paragraph (1)), art-19-23/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-4/from-art-19-17#art-19-23/par-1 - art-59-2/par-1: 同項第一号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第九条第八項第一号 (Article 9, paragraph (8), item (i)), art-9/par-8/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-3/from-art-9#art-9/par-8/item-1 - art-59-2/par-1: 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/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-3/from-art-9#art-12/par-1 - art-59-2/par-1: 第十九条第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十九条第二項 (Article 19, paragraph (2)), art-19/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-4/from-art-19#art-19/par-2 - art-59-2/par-1: 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/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-4/from-art-20#art-20/par-3 - art-59-2/par-1: 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/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-4/from-art-20#art-22-2/par-3 - art-59-2/par-1: 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/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-4/from-art-20#art-22-3 - art-59-2/par-1: 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/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-4/from-art-20#art-21/par-3 - art-59-2/par-1: 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/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-4/from-art-20#art-22/par-2 - art-59-2/par-1: 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/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-4/from-art-20#art-22-2/par-4 - art-59-2/par-1: 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/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-4/from-art-24-2#art-26/par-1 - art-59-2/par-1: 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/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7-2/from-art-61-2-5#art-61-2-5/par-1 - art-59-2/par-1: 第六十一条の二の十四 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二の十四 (Article 61-2-14), art-61-2-14 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-7-2/from-art-61-2-12#art-61-2-14 - art-59-2/par-1: 第十九条の三十二第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十九条の三十二第一項 (Article 19-32, paragraph (1)), art-19-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-4/from-art-19-26#art-19-32/par-1 - art-59-2/par-1: 第二十二条の四第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十二条の四第一項 (Article 22-4, paragraph (1)), art-22-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-4/from-art-22-4#art-22-4/par-1 - art-59-2/par-1: 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/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-5/from-art-49#art-50/par-1 - art-59-2/par-2: 前項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五十九条の二第一項 (Article 59-2, paragraph (1)), art-59-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-6-2#art-59-2/par-1 - art-59-2/par-3: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五十九条の二第一項 (Article 59-2, paragraph (1)), art-59-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032/text/ch-6-2#art-59-2/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 — the text as 令和八年法律第三十二号 leaves it, from a date not yet fixed (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20290331_508AC0000000032), retrieved 2026-10-05 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3624/tb), retrieved 2026-09-13 - claude-opus-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch immigration-control-act-20260913T134912-027, translated 2026-09-13 - claude-opus-5[1m] — Machine translation of amended wording, batch immigration-control-act-amendments-20260914T134322-001, translated 2026-09-14 - 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