Article 15Applications, etc. under Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act
第十五条（改正法附則第十六条第一項の申請等）
An application under Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act must be made by submitting one written application in the format of Appended Form No. 4 and one photograph.
改正法附則第十六条第一項の規定による申請は、別記第四号様式による申請書一通及び写真一葉を提出して行わなければならない。
When making the application under the preceding paragraph, the following documents must be presented. In this case, a mid- to long-term resident who is unable to present a passport or a certificate of status of residence must submit one document stating the reason.
in the case of a person who has been issued a permit to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted, that permit.
資格外活動許可書の交付を受けている者にあっては、当該資格外活動許可書
When an application under paragraph (1) is made for a mid- to long-term resident under 16 years of age, submission of a photograph is not required; provided, however, that this does not apply where the Minister of Justice has determined that submission is required.
The provisions of laws and regulations specified by Ministry of Justice Order prescribed in Article 19-4, paragraph (3) of the Immigration Control Act, with respect to a residence card to be issued pursuant to Article 16, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act on the basis of an application deemed to be an application under paragraph (1) of that Article pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article, are Article 3, paragraph (1) and Article 7, paragraph (1) of the former Alien Registration Act.
改正法附則第十六条第二項の規定により同条第一項の規定による申請とみなされる申請に基づき同条第三項の規定により交付する在留カードに係る入管法第十九条の四第三項に規定する法務省令で定める法令の規定は、旧外国人登録法第三条第一項及び第七条第一項とする。
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(Required Information on the Residence Card)
Except where the age of the person on the date of issuance is under the age provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, the residence card is to display a photograph of the mid- to long-term resident…
在留カードには、交付の日において本人の年齢が法務省令で定める年齢に満たない場合を除き、法務省令で定めるところにより、中長期在留者の写真を表示するものとする。この場合において、出入国在留管理庁長官は、第六条第三項の規定その他法務省令で定める法令の規定により当該中長期在留者から提供された写真を利用することができる。
Open this provisionApplications, etc. under Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act
An application under Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act must be made by submitting one written application in the format of Appended Form No. 4 and one…
改正法附則第十六条第一項の規定による申請は、別記第四号様式による申請書一通及び写真一葉を提出して行わなければならない。
Open this provisionImmigration Control Actmachine translation
「入管法」
Short name, used in this Ministerial Order (省令) from Article 11 on, for the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951).
Short name set inArticle 11, paragraph (1)
amending Actmachine translation
「改正法」
Short name, used in this Ministerial Order (省令) from Article 11 on, for the 2009 Act (Act No. 79 of 2009) amending the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act and the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan, which came into effect on 9 July 2012; this Ministerial Order was made for that Act's coming into effect.
Short name set inArticle 11, paragraph (1)
passportmachine translation
「旅券」
A passport, refugee travel document or other document in place of a passport (including a travel certificate from a Japanese consular officer) issued by the Japanese government, a foreign government Japan recognizes or a competent international organization, or an equivalent document from a competent authority of a region designated by Cabinet Order.
Defined inArticle 11, paragraph (1)
mid- to long-term residentmachine translation
「中長期在留者」
A foreign national residing in Japan with a status of residence who is issued a residence card: everyone except those granted a stay of three months or less, Temporary Visitors, holders of Diplomat or Official status, and others specified by Ministry of Justice Order.
Defined inArticle 11, paragraph (2)
residence cardmachine translation
「在留カード」
The residence card that the Immigration Services Agency issues to a mid- to long-term resident under Article 19-3 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.
Defined inArticle 11, paragraph (2)
certificate of status of residencemachine translation
「在留資格証明書」
A certificate of status of residence under Article 20, paragraph (4) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act: a certificate stating a new status of residence (在留資格) and period of stay, issued when a change of status of residence is permitted to a foreign national who is not to be a mid- to long-term resident (中長期在留者) and holds no passport, or the new status and period entered on one already issued.
Defined inArticle 12, paragraph (2)
former Alien Registration Actmachine translation
「旧外国人登録法」
The Alien Registration Act (外国人登録法) as it stood before Article 4 of the 2009 amending law (Act No. 79 of 2009) abolished it.
Short name set inArticle 12, paragraph (2), item (ii)
permit to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously grantedmachine translation
「資格外活動許可書」
A permit, issued under Article 19, paragraph (4) of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, allowing a foreign national to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence (在留資格) previously granted.
Short name set inArticle 12, paragraph (2), item (iii)