# 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 — 第三条 (Article 3)

- 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: 第三条 (Article 3)（法定特別永住者） — address `art-3`
- 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-3
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-3
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### 第三条（法定特別永住者） — (Statutory Special Permanent Resident)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-3</sup>

**第一項**  平和条約国籍離脱者又は平和条約国籍離脱者の子孫でこの法律の施行の際次の各号の一に該当しているものは、この法律に定める特別永住者として、本邦で永住することができる。
<sup>art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-3/par-1</sup>
A Person who has lost Japanese nationality under the Treaty of Peace with Japan or who is the child of a person who has lost Japanese nationality under the Treaty of Peace with Japan may, if that person satisfies at least one of the following items, permanently reside in Japan as a special permanent resident provided for in this Act.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**一**  次のいずれかに該当する者
<sup>art-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-3/par-1/item-1</sup>
the person satisfies any one of the following.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **イ**  附則第十条の規定による改正前のポツダム宣言の受諾に伴い発する命令に関する件に基く外務省関係諸命令の措置に関する法律（昭和二十七年法律第百二十六号）（以下「旧昭和二十七年法律第百二十六号」という。）第二条第六項の規定により在留する者
  <sup>art-3/par-1/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-3/par-1/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-3/par-1/item-1/sub-1</sup>
  the person is one who stays in Japan pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (6) of the Act on Measures for Ministry of Foreign Affairs Order Issued pursuant to Imperial Ordinance on Orders Issued Incidental to Acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration (Act No. 126 of 1952) (herein after referred to as the "Old Act No. 126 of 1952") prior to its revision by the provisions of Article 10 of the supplementary provisions.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **ロ**  附則第六条の規定による廃止前の日本国に居住する大韓民国国民の法的地位及び待遇に関する日本国と大韓民国との間の協定の実施に伴う出入国管理特別法（昭和四十年法律第百四十六号）（以下「旧日韓特別法」という。）に基づく永住の許可を受けている者
  <sup>art-3/par-1/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-3/par-1/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-3/par-1/item-1/sub-2</sup>
  the person is one who was granted permission for permanent residence in accordance with the provisions of the Special Act on the Control of Immigration following the Implementation of the Treaty between Japan and the Republic of Korea concerning the Legal Standing and Treatment of Korean Nationals residing in Japan (Act No. 146 of 1965) (hereinafter referred to as the "Old Japan-Korea Special Act") prior to its repeal by the provisions of Article 6 of the supplementary provisions.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **ハ**  附則第七条の規定による改正前の入管法（以下「旧入管法」という。）別表第二の上欄の永住者の在留資格をもって在留する者
  <sup>art-3/par-1/item-1/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-3/par-1/item-1/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-3/par-1/item-1/sub-3</sup>
  the person is one who stays in Japan by virtue of the status of permanent residence as set out in the left-hand column of the Appended Table II of the Immigration Control Act prior to its revision by the provisions of Article 7 of the supplementary provisions (hereinafter referred to as the "Old Immigration Control Act").
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**二**  旧入管法別表第二の上欄の平和条約関連国籍離脱者の子の在留資格をもって在留する者
<sup>art-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/art-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/art-3/par-1/item-2</sup>
the person is one who stays in Japan by virtue of the status of residence of a child of persons who have lost Japanese nationality under the Treaty of Peace with Japan, as set out in the left-hand column of the Appended Table II of the Old Immigration Control Act.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 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 附則第二条第三項（特別永住許可の申請に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/suppl-4031-71/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/suppl-4031-71/art-2/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 附則第三条第一項（退去強制に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-act-on-immigration-control/suppl-4031-71/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000071/suppl-4031-71/art-3/par-1

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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
