Supplementary Provisions

This Ministerial Order comes into effect as of November 1, 2012.

As for the criteria for an application, filed before the effective date, for a change to the status of residence of "Technical Intern Training" (limited to that pertaining to item (ii), sub-item (a) or (b) of the right-hand column in the row for "Technical Intern Training" in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act; the same applies in the following Article) under the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Act, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

With regard to the criteria under Article 20-2, paragraph (2) of the Act pertaining to an application for a change to the status of residence of "Technical Intern Training" under the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Act, the provisions of Article 1, items (xiii), (xiv) and (xvi) and Article 2, items (xiv), (xv), (xvii), (xix), (xx), (xxii), (xxiv), (xxv) and (xxvii) of the Ministerial Order to Provide for Criteria Pursuant to Article 20-2, Paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by the provisions of Article 3 (referred to as the "New Ministerial Order for Change of Status Criteria" in the following Article) do not apply to a fraudulent act of neglecting to make the relevant report, where the fraudulent act that is to be reported to the regional immigration bureau or the supervising organization in sub-item (k) of item (xviii) of the right-hand column in the row for the activities listed in item (i), sub-item (a) of the right-hand column in the row for "Technical Intern Training" in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act, in sub-item (l) or (p) of item (xvi) of the right-hand column in the row for the activities listed in item (i), sub-item (b) of the right-hand column in the row for "Technical Intern Training" in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act, or in sub-item (j) of item (x) of the right-hand column in the row for "Trainee" in the Appended Table I (4) of the Act, in the table of the Ministerial Order for criteria provided for in those provisions, was committed before the effective date.

For the purpose of the application of the provisions of Article 1, item (xiv) and Article 2, items (xv), (xx) and (xxv) of the New Ministerial Order for Change of Status Criteria, the case where, before the effective date, a person received guidance from the regional immigration bureau to take the improvement measures prescribed in Article 1, item (xiv) and Article 2, items (xv), (xx) and (xxv) of the Ministerial Order to Provide for Criteria Pursuant to Article 20-2, Paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act prior to its amendment by this Ministerial Order is deemed, respectively, to be the case where a person received guidance from the regional immigration bureau to take the improvement measures prescribed in Article 1, item (xiv) and Article 2, items (xv), (xx) and (xxv) of the New Ministerial Order for Change of Status Criteria.