# 出入国管理及び難民認定法 / Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — 第六十一条の二の十五 (Article 61-2-15) - 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: 第六十一条の二の十五 (Article 61-2-15)（難民旅行証明書） — address `art-61-2-15` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15 - 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. 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. --- ### 第六十一条の二の十五（難民旅行証明書） — (Refugee Travel Document) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-61-2-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15 **第一項** 出入国在留管理庁長官は、本邦に在留する外国人で難民の認定を受けているものが出国しようとするときは、法務省令で定める手続により、その者の申請に基づき、難民旅行証明書を交付するものとする。ただし、出入国在留管理庁長官においてその者が日本国の利益又は公安を害する行為を行うおそれがあると認める場合は、この限りでない。 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 If a foreign national recognized as a refugee residing in Japan seeks to depart from Japan, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency is to issue a refugee travel document based on an application by the foreign national in accordance with the procedures provided by Ministry of Justice Order; provided however, that this does not apply if the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency finds that there is a possibility of the person committing acts detrimental to the interests or public security of Japan. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定により難民旅行証明書の交付を受ける外国人で、外国の難民旅行証明書を所持するものは、その交付を受ける際に当該外国の難民旅行証明書を出入国在留管理庁長官に提出しなければならない。 art-61-2-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-2 A foreign national whose refugee travel document in Japan is to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph while possessing a refugee travel document issued by a foreign country must submit the foreign refugee travel document to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency before receiving the Japanese refugee travel document. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第一項の難民旅行証明書の有効期間は、一年以上五年を超えない範囲内において出入国在留管理庁長官が定めるものとする。 art-61-2-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-3 The validity period of the refugee travel document set forth in paragraph (1) is to be determined by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency within the range of not less than 1 year and not exceeding 5 years. machine translation, not official **第四項** 第一項の難民旅行証明書の交付を受けている者は、当該証明書の有効期間内は本邦に入国し、及び出国することができる。この場合において、入国については、第二十六条第一項の規定による再入国の許可を要しない。 art-61-2-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-4 A person who has been issued the refugee travel document set forth in paragraph (1) may enter and depart from Japan within the validity period of the refugee travel document. In this case, the re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) will not be required. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 前項の場合において、出入国在留管理庁長官が特に必要があると認めるときは、三月以上五年未満の範囲内（当該難民旅行証明書の有効期間内に限る。）で、当該難民旅行証明書により入国することのできる期限を定めることができる。 art-61-2-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-5 In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency finds it particularly necessary, the validity period for re-entry with a refugee travel document may be established for 3 months or more and less than 5 years (limited to within the validity period of the refugee travel document). machine translation, not official **第六項** 出入国在留管理庁長官は、第一項の難民旅行証明書の交付を受けて出国した者について、当該証明書の有効期間内に入国することができない相当の理由があると認めるときは、その者の申請に基づき、一年を超えない範囲内で、当該証明書の有効期間を延長することができる。 art-61-2-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-6 If a person who has departed from Japan with the refugee travel document set forth in paragraph (1) has reasonable grounds for not being able to re-enter Japan within the validity period of the refugee travel document, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may extend the validity period of the document by a period not exceeding 1 year based on the application from that person. machine translation, not official **第七項** 前項の延長は、難民旅行証明書にその旨を記載して行うものとし、その事務は、日本国領事官等に委任するものとする。 art-61-2-15/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-7 The extension set forth in the preceding paragraph is to be stated in the refugee travel document and the administrative work is to be entrusted to a Japanese consular officer, etc. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第八項** 出入国在留管理庁長官は、第一項の難民旅行証明書の交付を受けている者が日本国の利益又は公安を害する行為を行うおそれがあると認めるときは、その者が本邦にある間において、法務省令で定めるところにより、その者に対して、期限を付して、その所持する難民旅行証明書の返納を命ずることができる。 art-61-2-15/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-8 If the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency finds that there is a possibility of the person who has been issued the refugee travel document set forth in paragraph (1) to commit an act detrimental to the interests or public security of Japan, the Commissioner may order the person, while they are in Japan, to return the refugee travel document by setting a deadline pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第九項** 前項の規定により返納を命ぜられた難民旅行証明書は、その返納があつたときは当該返納の時に、同項の期限までに返納がなかつたときは当該期限を経過した時に、その効力を失う。この場合において、同項の期限までに返納がなかつたときは、出入国在留管理庁長官は、当該難民旅行証明書がその効力を失つた旨を官報に告示する。 art-61-2-15/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-9 The refugee travel document ordered to be returned pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph ceases to be effective when it is returned or on the expiration date set forth in the same paragraph if it is not returned. In this case, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency is to publish in an official gazette the fact that the refugee travel document has ceased to be effective if it is not returned within the deadline set forth in the same paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-61-2-15/par-2: 前項 → 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-61-2-15/par-3: 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-61-2-15/par-4: 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-61-2-15/par-4: 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-61-2-15/par-5: 前項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二の十五第四項 (Article 61-2-15, paragraph (4)), art-61-2-15/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-4 - art-61-2-15/par-6: 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-61-2-15/par-7: 前項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二の十五第六項 (Article 61-2-15, paragraph (6)), art-61-2-15/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-6 - art-61-2-15/par-8: 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-61-2-15/par-9: 前項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二の十五第八項 (Article 61-2-15, paragraph (8)), art-61-2-15/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-8 ## Cited by 27 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六条第一項（上陸の申請） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-6/par-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第七条第一項（入国審査官の審査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-7/par-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第九条第三項（上陸許可の証印） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-9/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-9/par-3 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第九条第八項第一号ロ（上陸許可の証印） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-9/par-8/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-9/par-8/item-1/sub-2 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十六条の二第一項（みなし再入国許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-26-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-26-2/par-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二の十五第二項（難民旅行証明書） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-2 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二の十五第三項（難民旅行証明書） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-3 - 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