# 出入国管理及び難民認定法 / Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — 第十九条 (Article 19) - 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: 第十九条 (Article 19)（活動の範囲） — address `art-19` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-19 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19 - 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). 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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第十九条（活動の範囲） — (Scope of Activities) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-19 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-19 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19 **第一項** 別表第一の上欄の在留資格をもつて在留する者は、次項の許可を受けて行う場合を除き、次の各号に掲げる区分に応じ当該各号に掲げる活動を行つてはならない。 art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19/par-1 Any foreign national who is a resident under a status of residence set forth in the left-hand column of the Appended Table I must not engage in the activities set forth in the following items in accordance with the categories identified therein, except for cases in which they engage in the activities with permission prescribed in paragraph (2) of this Article: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 別表第一の一の表、二の表及び五の表の上欄の在留資格をもつて在留する者　当該在留資格に応じこれらの表の下欄に掲げる活動に属しない収入を伴う事業を運営する活動又は報酬（業として行うものではない講演に対する謝金、日常生活に伴う臨時の報酬その他の法務省令で定めるものを除く。以下同じ。）を受ける活動 art-19/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-19/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19/par-1/item-1 a foreign national who is a resident with a status of residence set forth in the left-hand column of the Appended Tables I (1), I (2) and I (5):activities of managing a business involving income not included in those activities set forth in the right-hand column of those tables in accordance with the status of residence or activities for which they receive remuneration (excluding fees for lectures not given on a regular basis, incidental remuneration received in the course of everyday life and other remuneration provided for by Ministry of Justice Order; the same applies hereinafter); or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 別表第一の三の表及び四の表の上欄の在留資格をもつて在留する者　収入を伴う事業を運営する活動又は報酬を受ける活動 art-19/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-19/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19/par-1/item-2 a foreign national who is a resident with a status of residence set forth in the left-hand column of the Appended Tables I (3) and I (4):activities of managing a business involving income or activities for which they receive remuneration. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 出入国在留管理庁長官は、別表第一の上欄の在留資格をもつて在留する者から、法務省令で定める手続により、当該在留資格に応じ同表の下欄に掲げる活動の遂行を阻害しない範囲内で当該活動に属しない収入を伴う事業を運営する活動又は報酬を受ける活動を行うことを希望する旨の申請があつた場合において、相当と認めるときは、これを許可することができる。この場合において、出入国在留管理庁長官は、当該許可に必要な条件を付することができる。 art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19/par-2 If an application has been submitted by a foreign national who is a resident with a status of residence set forth in the left-hand column of the Appended Table I, in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, to engage in activities of managing business involving income or activities for which they receive remuneration to the extent that there is no impediment to the original activities under the status of residence, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may grant permission if the Commissioner finds reasonable grounds to do so. In this case, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may impose conditions necessary for the permission. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 出入国在留管理庁長官は、前項の許可を受けている者が同項の規定に基づき付された条件に違反した場合その他その者に引き続き当該許可を与えておくことが適当でないと認める場合には、法務省令で定める手続により、当該許可を取り消すことができる。 art-19/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-19/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19/par-3 The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may cancel the permission in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order if a foreign national, to whom permission was granted based on the preceding paragraph, violates conditions imposed on the foreign national pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph, or in the event that it is found to be inappropriate to continue granting permission to the foreign national. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第十六条から第十八条までに規定する上陸の許可を受けた外国人である乗員は、解雇により乗員でなくなつても、本邦にある間は、引き続き乗員とみなす。 art-19/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-19/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19/par-4 A foreign crew member who has been granted permission for landing pursuant to the provisions of Articles 16 through 18 continues to be regarded as a crew member, even after ceasing to be a crew member through dismissal, as long as they remain in Japan. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-19/par-1: 別表第一 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 別表第一 (Appended Table 1), appdx-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/appdx-1 - art-19/par-1: 次項 → 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/art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19/par-2 - art-19/par-1/item-1: 別表第一の一 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 別表第一 (Appended Table 1), appdx-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/appdx-1 - art-19/par-1/item-2: 別表第一の三 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 別表第一 (Appended Table 1), appdx-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/appdx-1 - art-19/par-2: 別表第一 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 別表第一 (Appended Table 1), appdx-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/appdx-1 - art-19/par-3: 前項 → 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/art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19/par-2 - art-19/par-4: 第十六条から第十八条まで → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十六条 (Article 16), art-16 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-16 - art-19/par-4: 第十六条から第十八条まで → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十七条 (Article 17), art-17 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-17 - art-19/par-4: 第十六条から第十八条まで → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十八条 (Article 18), art-18 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-18 ## Cited by 24 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 住民基本台帳法 別表第一 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/appdx-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十九条第一項（活動の範囲） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19/par-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十九条第三項（活動の範囲） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-19/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19/par-3 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十九条の四第一項第六号（在留カードの記載事項等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-19-4/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19-4/par-1/item-6 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十四条第一項第三号の四イ（退去強制） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-24/par-1/item-3-4/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-24/par-1/item-3-4/sub-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十四条第一項第四号イ（退去強制） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-24/par-1/item-4/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-24/par-1/item-4/sub-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第四十四条の四第二項第四号（監理措置決定の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-44-4/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-44-4/par-2/item-4 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五十九条の二第一項（事実の調査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-59-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-59-2/par-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第七十条第一項第四号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-70/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-70/par-1/item-4 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第七十三条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-73/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-73/par-1/item-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第七十三条の二第二項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-73-2/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-73-2/par-2/item-2 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 附則第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/suppl-4011-79/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4011-79/par-3 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 附則第二条第二項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-2 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 附則第三条第四項（在留資格に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/suppl-4261-74/art-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4261-74/art-3/par-4 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の特定技能の項の下欄に規定する産業上の分野等を定める省令 附則第二条第二項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/specified-skilled-worker-fields-ordinance/suppl-5049-30/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/431M60000010006/suppl-5049-30/art-2/par-2 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の特定技能の項の下欄に規定する産業上の分野等を定める省令 附則第二条第二項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/specified-skilled-worker-fields-ordinance/suppl-5069-46/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/431M60000010006/suppl-5069-46/art-2/par-2 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条第一項（資格外活動の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19/par-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条第五項（資格外活動の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19/par-5 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条第六項（資格外活動の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19/par-6 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条の二第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-2/par-4 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十九条の三第一項（臨時の報酬等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-19-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-19-3/par-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第六十三条第二項第五号（権限の委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-63/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-63/par-2/item-5 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 附則第十一条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/suppl-4229-9/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/suppl-4229-9/art-11/par-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令 第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/landing-criteria-ordinance/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/402M50000010016/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 in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20261001_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 - This site's parser, version 211 — 出入国管理及び難民認定法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-05