No. 14408
Promulgation Date 2016-12-20
Ministry of Justice
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Prohibition of Compulsory Repatriation)
Article 4 (Application of Other Acts)
CHAPTER II APPLICATION, SCREENING, ETC. FOR REFUGEE STATUS
Article 5 (Application for Refugee Status)
Article 6 (Application Filed at Ports of Entry and Departure)
Article 7 (Posting of Matters Necessary for Application for Refugee Status)
Article 8 (Refugee Status Screening)
Article 9 (Collection of Materials Favorable to Refugee Applicants)
Article 10 (Fact-Finding Investigation)
Article 11 (Cooperation of Relevant Administrative Agencies, etc.)
Article 12 (Right to Receive Assistance from Attorneys-at-Law)
Article 13 (Accompanied by Trusted Persons)
Article 14 (Interpretation)
Article 15 (Confirmation of Refugee Interview Protocols)
Article 16 (Reading and Reproduction of Materials, etc.)
Article 17 (Prohibition of Disclosure of Personal Information, etc.)
Article 18 (Recognition, etc. of Refugee Status)
Article 19 (Restriction on Recognition of Refugee Status)
Article 20 (Detention for Identification)
Article 21 (Objections)
Article 22 (Cancellation, etc. of Decision to Recognize Refugee Status)
Article 23 (Non-Disclosure of Deliberation)
Article 24 (Accommodation of Refugees Desiring Resettlement)
CHAPTER III REFUGEE COMMITTEE, ETC.
Article 25 (Establishment and Organization of Refugee Committee)
Article 26 (Appointment of Members)
Article 27 (Refugee Investigators)
Article 28 (Operation of Refugee Committee)
Article 29 (Exchanges and Cooperation with UN Refugee Agency)
CHAPTER IV TREATMENT OF RECOGNIZED REFUGEES, ETC.
Section 1 Treatment of Recognized Refugees
Article 30 (Treatment of Recognized Refugees)
Article 31 (Social Security)
Article 32 (Basic Living Security)
Article 33 (Assurance of Education)
Article 34 (Social Adaptation Education, etc.)
Article 35 (Recognition of School Career)
Article 36 (Recognition of Qualifications)
Article 37 (Permission for Entry of Spouses, etc.)
Article 38 (Exclusion from Application of Reciprocity for Recognized Refugees)
Section 2 Treatment of Humanitarian Sojourners
Article 39 (Treatment of Humanitarian Sojourners)
Section 3 Treatment of Refugee Applicants
Article 40 (Subsidization of Living Costs, etc.)
Article 41 (Provision of Residential Facilities)
Article 42 (Provision of Medical Services)
Article 43 (Assurance of Education)
Article 44 (Restriction on Treatment of Specific Refugee Applicants)
CHAPTER V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 45 (Operation, etc. of Refugee Support Facilities)
Article 46 (Delegation of Authority)
Article 46-2 (Legal Fiction in Application of Penalty Provisions to Public Officials)
CHAPTER VI PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 47 (Penalty Provisions)
ADDENDA
ADDENDA <Act No. 12421, Mar. 18, 2014>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 14408, Dec. 20, 2016>