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Ministerial Ordinance Amending Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Enforcement Regulations

出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則等の一部を改正する省令

Published: 2026-08-28 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: Scheduled to Take Effect · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-09-17

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

This is a ministerial ordinance (Ministry of Justice Ordinance No. 47 of 2026) partially amending the Enforcement Regulations of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Ministry of Justice Ordinance No. 54 of 1981). According to the metadata, the amending ordinance carries a promulgation date of 2026-08-28 and a stated effective date of 2026-10-01. The specific content of the amendments is not described in the provided metadata.

Business Impact

Organizations involved in immigration, visa, or foreign resident processing may need to review whether the amended enforcement regulations affect their procedures or documentation requirements.

Recommended Action

Consider reviewing the official e-Gov source and the full text of the amending ordinance to confirm the scope and effective date of the changes.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2026-08-28 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則等の一部を改正する省令(令和八年法務省令第四十七号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 (this update) Original Japanese source