# 旅券法 / Passport Act — 第八条 (Article 8) - Law: 旅券法 (Passport Act), 昭和二十六年法律第二百六十七号 - English title "Passport 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. - Provision: 第八条 (Article 8)（旅券の交付） — address `art-8` - Text in force since: 2026-07-17 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8 - 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. --- ### 第八条（旅券の交付） — (Delivery of Passports) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8 **第一項** 第五条の規定により発行された一般旅券は、国内においては都道府県知事が、国外においては領事官が、外務省令で定めるところにより、当該一般旅券の発給につき第三条第一項の申請をした者（以下この項から第三項までにおいて「申請者」という。）の出頭を求めて当該申請者に交付する。ただし、同条第一項ただし書の規定により直接外務大臣に申請をした場合には、外務大臣が申請者の出頭を求めて当該申請者に交付する。 art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-1 Pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, an ordinary passport issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 is to be delivered to a person who has filed an application referred to in Article 3, paragraph (1) for the issuance of the ordinary passport (referred to as "applicant" below in this paragraph through paragraph (3)) by a prefectural governor when in Japan, or a consular officer when abroad, by requesting their appearance; provided, however, that if the person has filed an application directly with the Minister for Foreign Affairs pursuant to the provisions of the proviso to paragraph (1) of that Article, the Minister is to request the appearance of the applicant and deliver the passport to the applicant. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の一般旅券が第十条第一項又は第十一条の規定に基づき第三条の規定により発給を申請されたものである場合には、申請者は、当該一般旅券の交付の際、現有旅券を返納しなければならない。 art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-2 When an application for the issuance of an ordinary passport referred to in the preceding paragraph has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 based on the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (1), or Article 11, the applicant must return their current passport at the time of delivery of the ordinary passport. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第一項の場合において、病気、身体の障害、交通至難の事情その他の真にやむを得ない理由により申請者の出頭が困難であると認められ、かつ、当該申請者が本人であることが明らかであるときは、都道府県知事、外務大臣又は領事官は、外務省令で定めるところにより、当該申請者の出頭を求めることなく、当該申請者が確実に受領できると認められる最も適当な方法により、一般旅券を交付することができる。この場合において、当該申請者が前項に規定する現有旅券を返納しなければならない者に該当するときは、都道府県知事、外務大臣又は領事官は、外務省令で定めるところにより、当該申請者の現有旅券の返納を受けるものとする。 art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-3 In the case referred to in paragraph (1), when it is found that it would be difficult for the applicant to appear due to a disease, physical disability, difficult traffic situation, or other really unavoidable reasons, and, it is obvious that the applicant is the person concerned, a prefectural governor, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, or a consular officer may deliver the ordinary passport by the method found to be most appropriate for the applicant to receive the passport for certain, without requesting the appearance of the applicant, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In such a case, when the applicant falls under the person who is required to return the current passport prescribed in the preceding paragraph, a prefectural governor, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, or a consular officer is to accept the return of the current passport of the applicant pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第五条の二の規定により発行された公用旅券は、国内においては各省各庁の長を通じて外務大臣が、国外においては領事官が、当該公用旅券の発給を受ける者に交付する。 art-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-4 An official passport issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 5-2 is delivered to a person who is to be issued the official passport by the Minister for Foreign Affairs through the heads of each ministry and agency when in Japan, and by a consular officer when abroad. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 前項の公用旅券が第十条第二項又は第十一条の規定に基づき第四条の規定により発給を請求されたものである場合には、当該公用旅券の発給を受ける者は、当該公用旅券の交付の際、現に所持する公用旅券を返納しなければならない。 art-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-5 When the official passport referred to in the preceding paragraph is a passport whose issuance has been requested pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 based on the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (2), or Article 11, the person who will be issued that official passport must return the official passport they currently possess at the time of the delivery of that official passport. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-8/par-1: 第五条 → 旅券法 第五条 (Article 5), art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-5 - art-8/par-1: 第三条第一項 → 旅券法 第三条第一項 (Article 3, paragraph (1)), art-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-3/par-1 - art-8/par-1: この項 → 旅券法 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-1 - art-8/par-1: 第三項 → 旅券法 第八条第三項 (Article 8, paragraph (3)), art-8/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-3 - art-8/par-2: 前項 → 旅券法 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-1 - art-8/par-2: 第十条第一項 → 旅券法 第十条第一項 (Article 10, paragraph (1)), art-10/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-10/par-1 - art-8/par-2: 第十一条 → 旅券法 第十一条 (Article 11), art-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-11 - art-8/par-2: 第三条 → 旅券法 第三条 (Article 3), art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-3 - art-8/par-3: 第一項 → 旅券法 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-1 - art-8/par-3: 前項 → 旅券法 第八条第二項 (Article 8, paragraph (2)), art-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-2 - art-8/par-4: 第五条の二 → 旅券法 第五条の二 (Article 5-2), art-5-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-5-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-5-2 - art-8/par-5: 前項 → 旅券法 第八条第四項 (Article 8, paragraph (4)), art-8/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-4 - art-8/par-5: 第十条第二項 → 旅券法 第十条第二項 (Article 10, paragraph (2)), art-10/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-10/par-2 - art-8/par-5: 第十一条 → 旅券法 第十一条 (Article 11), art-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-11 - art-8/par-5: 第四条 → 旅券法 第四条 (Article 4), art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-4 ## Cited by 10 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 旅券法 第三条第五項（一般旅券の発給の申請） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-3/par-5 - 旅券法 第八条第一項（旅券の交付） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-1 - 旅券法 第八条第二項（旅券の交付） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-2 - 旅券法 第八条第三項（旅券の交付） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-3 - 旅券法 第八条第五項（旅券の交付） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-8/par-5 - 旅券法 第九条第三項（渡航先の追加） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-9/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-9/par-3 - 旅券法 第十条第四項（記載事項に変更を生じた場合の取扱い） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-10/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-10/par-4 - 旅券法 第十八条第一項第六号（旅券の失効） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-18/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-18/par-1/item-6 - 旅券法 第二十一条の三第一項（事務の区分） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/art-21-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/art-21-3/par-1 - 旅券法 附則第二条第一項（旅券の返納に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/passport-act/suppl-5041-33/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000267/suppl-5041-33/art-2/par-1 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 旅券法 — the text in force from 2026-07-17 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000267/20260717_508AC0000000062), retrieved 2026-09-29 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Passport Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4821/tb), retrieved 2026-09-29 - This site's parser, version 211 — 旅券法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-29