It is an object of the invention to provide a wireless communication terminal and wireless communication method in which, even when moved outside the wireless area during communication, communication between terminals can be continued without requiring an operation of previously registering identification information or key information. A wireless communication terminal (101) has: a terminal identifier storage (12) for storing a terminal identifier of an external terminal (110); a link disconnection detecting unit (13) which detects disconnection of a communication link; a network searching unit (15) which searches a wireless network; and a wireless control unit (14) which, in the case where a network identifier of a found network coincides with the stored identifier of the external terminal (110), connects the wireless communication terminal to the wireless network. According to the configuration, without requiring an operation by the user, a connection between terminals can be automatically established, and the communication can be continued.