April 7, 2006
CRITERIA
OF VISA ISSUANCE
In principle, Japanese visa will be issued
to an applicant, when he/she fills all of the following requirements and the
issuance is regarded as reasonable.
a.
The applicant possesses a valid passport and is entitled for
the re-entry to a country of which he/she is a national or citizen or a country
of his/her residence.
b.
All submitted documents shall be authentic, completed and
satisfactory.
c.
The activities to be engaged in while in Japan, or the civil
status or the position of the applicant, and the period of stay shall meet the
requirements for the status of residence and the period of stay stipulated in
the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.
(Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951, hereinafter referred to as “the Act”)
d.
The applicant shall not fall under any of the items of
Article 5, Paragraph 1 of the Act.
IMMIGRATION CONTROL AND REFUGEE
RECOGNITION ACT
Article 5.
Any alien who falls within any one of the following items shall be denied
permission for landing in
(1)
Any invalid to whom the Epidemic Prevention Law (Law No. 36
of 1897) is applicable;
(2)
Any person who is mentally defective as prescribed by the Law
Concerning Mental Health and Welfare For the Mental Disabled (Law No. 123 of
1950);
(3)
Any person who is a pauper, vagrant, etc., and
is likely to become a charge on the Japanese Government or a local public
entity because of inability to make a living;
(4)
Any person who has been convicted of a violation of any law
or regulation of Japan, or of any other country, and sentenced to penal
servitude or imprisonment for one year or more, or to a penalty equivalent
thereto except for those convicted of a political offense;
(5)
Any person who has been convicted of a violation of any law
or regulation of Japan or of any other country relating to control of narcotics,
marijuana, opium, stimulants or psychotropic substances and sentenced to a
penalty;
(6)
Any person who unlawfully possesses any narcotics or
psychotropic substances as provided for by the Narcotics and Psychotropic
Substances Control Law (Law No. 14 of 1953), or marijuana as provided for by the
Marijuana Control Law (Law No. 124 of 1948), or poppy, opium or poppy plant as
provided for by the Opium Law (Law No. 71 of 1954), or stimulants or raw
materials used for stimulants as provided for by the Stimulants Control Law (Law
No. 252 of 1951), or any other paraphernalia used for smoking or eating opium;
(7)
Any person who engages or has engaged in prostitution, or
procuring prostitutes for other persons or solicitation or furnishing a place
for prostitution, or any other business directly connected with prostitution;
(8)
Any person who unlawfully possesses firearms or swords, etc.
provided for by the Law for Controlling the Possession, etc. of Firearms,
Swords, etc. (Law No. 6 of 1958) or explosives provided for by the Explosives
Control Law (Law No. 149 of 1950);
(9)
Any person who has been denied landing for coming under the
provision of either Item (6) or the preceding item and one year has not yet
elapsed from the date of the denial, or any alien who has been deported from
Japan for coming under any one of the items of Article 24 (except for Item (4),
Sub-items (1) to (o)) and one year has not elapsed from the date of the
deportation;
(10)
Any person who has been deported from
(11)
Any person who attempts or advocates the overthrow of the
Constitution of Japan or the Government formed thereunder by means of force or
violence, or who organizes or is a member of a political party or any
organization which attempts or advocates the same;
(12)
Any person who organizes, or is a member of, or is closely
affiliated with any of the following
political parties or organizations:
a.
Any political party or organization that encourages acts of
violence or assaulting, killing, or injuring of officials of the Government or
local public entities for the reason of their being such officials;
b.
Any political party or organization that encourages the
unlawful damage or destruction of public installations or facilities;
c.
Any political party or organization that encourages an act of
dispute such as to stopping or preventing normal maintenance or operation of
security equipment of a plant or place of work.
(13)
Any person who attempts to prepare, distribute, or display
printed matters, motion pictures, or any other documents or drawings to attain
the objectives of any political party or organization provided for in Item (11)
or the preceding item;
(14)
Any person except those coming under the preceding items who
the Minister of Justice has sufficient reason to believe may commit an act which
could be detrimental to the interests or public security of