(2) A visa application for resettlement in Japan shall be

submitted to a Japanese diplomatic or consular establish-

ment abroad which then refers the case to the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs in Tokyo.

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(3) A local office of the United Nations High Commissioner for

Refugees is asked to take care of visa application procedures

on behalf of each applicant. This does not however proclude

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the applicant himself from making the application.

(4) An application must be accompanied by the following documents

or evidence ( all in duplicate ) in addition to two sheets of

application forms and three passport-size photos.

(a) In case the applicant comes under the category

2-(1) of the preceding paragraph 2:

i. A written statement on the applicant's wish to resettle

in Japan (preferably to be accompanied by its English

translation).

ii. List of the applicant's family members (name, age,

family relationship, address of current residence

and profession).

iii. Personal history of the applicant.

iv. Copy of a document or evidence, if any, which may

V.

serve to clarify the applicant's identity.

Record of medical examinations (inclusive of checks

on leprosy, mental disorder and epidemic disease).

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