# 日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法 / Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan — 第十五条 (Article 15)

- Law: 日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法 (Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan), 平成三年法律第七十一号
- English title "Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan": 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: 第十五条 (Article 15)（特別永住者証明書の失効） — address `art-15`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-14
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-15
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### 第十五条（特別永住者証明書の失効） — (Loss of Validity of Special Permanent Resident Certificates)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-15</sup>

**第一項**  特別永住者証明書は、次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、その効力を失う。
<sup>art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-15/par-1</sup>
special permanent resident certificates will lose their validity if any one of the following applies:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**一**  特別永住者証明書の交付を受けた特別永住者が特別永住者でなくなったとき。
<sup>art-15/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-15/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-15/par-1/item-1</sup>
the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate ceases to be a special permanent resident.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**二**  特別永住者証明書の有効期間が満了したとき。
<sup>art-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-15/par-1/item-2</sup>
the period of validity of the special permanent resident certificate has expired.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**三**  特別永住者証明書の交付を受けた特別永住者（入管法第二十六条第一項の規定により再入国の許可を受けている者（第二十三条第二項において準用する入管法第二十六条の二第一項の規定により再入国の許可を受けたものとみなされる者を含む。以下同じ。）を除く。）が、入管法第二十五条第一項の規定により、出国する出入国港において、入国審査官から出国の確認を受けたとき。
<sup>art-15/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-15/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-15/par-1/item-3</sup>
the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate (excluding those who are granted re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act (including those who are deemed be granted re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26-2, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act, as applied mutatis mutandis to Article 23, paragraph (2); hereinafter the same)) has, in accordance with the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act, received confirmation of departure from an immigration inspector at the port of entry of departure used for departure.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**四**  特別永住者証明書の交付を受けた特別永住者であって、入管法第二十六条第一項の規定により再入国の許可を受けている者が出国し、再入国の許可の有効期間内に再入国をしなかったとき。
<sup>art-15/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-15/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-15/par-1/item-4</sup>
the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate, being a person who was granted re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1), has departed from Japan and failed to re-enter Japan within the period of validity for re-entry.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**五**  特別永住者証明書の交付を受けた特別永住者が新たな特別永住者証明書の交付を受けたとき。
<sup>art-15/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-15/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-15/par-1/item-5</sup>
the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate has been issued with a new special permanent resident certificate.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**六**  特別永住者証明書の交付を受けた特別永住者が死亡したとき。
<sup>art-15/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-15/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-15/par-1/item-6</sup>
the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate has died.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-15/par-1/item-3: 入管法第二十六条第一項 → 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-15/par-1/item-3: 第二十三条第二項 → 日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法 第二十三条第二項 (Article 23, paragraph (2)), art-23/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-23/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-23/par-2
- art-15/par-1/item-3: 入管法第二十六条の二第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十六条の二第一項 (Article 26-2, paragraph (1)), art-26-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-26-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-26-2/par-1
- art-15/par-1/item-3: 入管法第二十五条第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十五条第一項 (Article 25, paragraph (1)), art-25/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-25/par-1
- art-15/par-1/item-4: 入管法第二十六条第一項 → 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

## Cited by

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- 日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法 第十六条第一項（特別永住者証明書の返納） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-16/par-1
- 日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法 第十六条第二項（特別永住者証明書の返納） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-16/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-16/par-2
- 日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法 第十六条第三項（特別永住者証明書の返納） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-16/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-16/par-3
- 日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法 第十六条第四項（特別永住者証明書の返納） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-16/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-16/par-4
- 日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法 第十六条第五項（特別永住者証明書の返納） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-16/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-16/par-5
- 日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法 附則第二十八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/suppl-4211-79/art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/suppl-4211-79/art-28/par-1
- 行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律 第十八条の五第十項（特定在留カード等の交付に伴う措置等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/my-number-act/art-18-5/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/425AC0000000027/art-18-5/par-10

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法 — the text in force from 2026-06-14 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/403AC0000000071/20260614_507AC0000000039), retrieved 2026-10-18
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3705/tb), retrieved 2026-10-18
- This site's parser, version 204 — 日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-18
