This Ministerial Order comes into effect as of the date (July 1, 2010) on which the provisions listed in Article 1, item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially 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, and Other Matters (Act No. 79 of 2009; hereinafter referred to as "the amending Act") come into effect; provided, however, that the provisions amending the row for "Dependent" in Appended Table II of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Regulation"), the provisions amending the crew member's landing permit (reverse side) (2) pursuant to Appended Form No. 21, the multiple landing permit for crew members (reverse side) (1) pursuant to Appended Form No. 22-3, the certificate of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-4 and the written application for recognition of refugee status pursuant to Appended Form No. 74 of the Regulation, and the provisions of Articles 2 and 3 and Articles 9 through 12 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of the date (January 1, 2010) on which the provisions listed in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act come into effect.

With regard to the issuance of a certificate of eligibility prescribed in Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act, the provisions of Articles 64 through 66 of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by this Ministerial Order (hereinafter referred to as "the new Regulation") apply even before the effective date of this Ministerial Order (hereinafter referred to as "the effective date").

With regard to the applications prescribed in Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act, even before this Ministerial Order comes into effect, a written application pursuant to Appended Form No. 6-3 of the new Regulation is to be submitted, and the provisions of the row for "Technical Intern Training" in Appended Table III and of the row for the activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Technical Intern Training" in Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Technical Intern Training) in Appended Table IV of the new Regulation apply.

With regard to that part of the application of Article 6 of the new Regulation to persons who received the issuance of a certificate of eligibility or received a visa before the effective date (limited to cases falling under any of the items of Article 3 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Ministerial Order to Provide for the Criteria Pursuant to Article 7, Paragraph (1), Item (ii) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Ministry of Justice Order No. 50 of 2009)) and persons who received the issuance of a certificate of eligibility after the effective date (limited to cases in which the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of that Article), and who filed the application set forth in Article 6, paragraph (2) of the Act after the effective date, which pertains to the status of residence of "Trainee" in Appended Table I (4) of the Act before the amending Act came into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

With regard to applications for permission for a change of status of residence that a foreign national who, at the time this Ministerial Order comes into effect, is residing with the status of residence of "Trainee" in Appended Table I (4) of the Act or of "Designated Activities" in Appended Table I (5) (limited to a status of residence for which activities for the purpose of technical intern training have been designated), and who seeks to engage in the activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Technical Intern Training" in Appended Table I (2) of the Act on or after the effective date of this Ministerial Order, files in advance before that date, a written application pursuant to Appended Form No. 30 of the new Regulation is to be submitted, and the provisions of the row for "Technical Intern Training" in Appended Table III of the new Regulation apply.

Materials that, at the time this Ministerial Order comes into effect, have been submitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, Article 6-2, paragraph (2), Article 20, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 24, paragraph (3)), Article 21, paragraph (2) or Article 21-2, paragraph (7) of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act prior to the amendment (hereinafter referred to as "the former Regulation") are, except in cases where the provisions of Article 3 of the Supplementary Provisions apply and in cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of the Supplementary Provisions, deemed to be, respectively, materials submitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, Article 6-2, paragraph (2), Article 20, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 24, paragraph (3)), Article 21, paragraph (2) or Article 21-2, paragraph (7) of the new Regulation.

Applications for issuance of a certificate of eligibility, applications for permission to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted, applications for issuance of a certificate of authorization for employment, applications for permission for a change of status of residence, applications for permission for extension of the period of stay, proposals to change the content of an application, applications for permission for permanent residence, applications for permission for acquisition of status of residence or applications for re-entry permission that are being made, at the time this Ministerial Order comes into effect, using the forms prescribed in the former Regulation are, except in cases where the provisions of Article 3 of the Supplementary Provisions apply and in cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of the Supplementary Provisions, deemed to be, respectively, applications for issuance of a certificate of eligibility, applications for permission to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted, applications for issuance of a certificate of authorization for employment, applications for permission for a change of status of residence, applications for permission for extension of the period of stay, proposals to change the content of an application, applications for permission for permanent residence, applications for permission for acquisition of status of residence or applications for re-entry permission made using the forms prescribed in the new Regulation.

The written application for issuance of a certificate of eligibility pursuant to Appended Form No. 6-3 (excluding For applicant, part 2 Q ("Trainee") and For applicant, part 3 Q ("Trainee")), the written application for permission to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted pursuant to Appended Form No. 28, the written application for issuance of a certificate of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-3, the written application for permission for a change of status of residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 30 (excluding For applicant, part 2 Q ("Trainee"), For applicant, part 3 Q ("Trainee") and For applicant, part 2 S ("Designated Activities" [Technical Intern Training])), the written application for permission for extension of the period of stay pursuant to Appended Form No. 30-2 (excluding For applicant, part 2 Q ("Trainee"), For applicant, part 3 Q ("Trainee") and For applicant, part 2 S ("Designated Activities" [Technical Intern Training])), the written proposal to change the content of the application pursuant to Appended Form No. 30-3, the written application for permission for permanent residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 34, the written application for permission for acquisition of status of residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 36 or the written application for re-entry permission pursuant to Appended Form No. 40 under the provisions of the former Regulation is, except in cases where the provisions of Article 3 of the Supplementary Provisions apply, for the time being even after this Ministerial Order comes into effect, deemed to be, respectively, the written application for issuance of a certificate of eligibility pursuant to Appended Form No. 6-3, the written application for permission to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted pursuant to Appended Form No. 28, the written application for issuance of a certificate of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-3, the written application for permission for a change of status of residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 30, the written application for permission for extension of the period of stay pursuant to Appended Form No. 30-2, the written proposal to change the content of the application pursuant to Appended Form No. 30-3, the written application for permission for permanent residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 34, the written application for permission for acquisition of status of residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 36 or the written application for re-entry permission pursuant to Appended Form No. 40 under the provisions of the new Regulation.

Applications for recognition of refugee status that, at the time the provisions prescribed in the proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions (hereinafter referred to as "the January 2010 amending provisions") come into effect, are being made using the forms prescribed in the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act prior to the amendment by those provisions (hereinafter referred to as "the Regulation before the January 2010 amendment") are deemed to be applications for recognition of refugee status made using the forms prescribed in the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by those provisions (hereinafter referred to as "the Regulation as amended in January 2010").

The written application for recognition of refugee status pursuant to Appended Form No. 74 under the provisions of the Regulation before the January 2010 amendment is, for the time being even after the January 2010 amending provisions come into effect, deemed to be the written application for recognition of refugee status pursuant to Appended Form No. 74 under the provisions of the Regulation as amended in January 2010.

The forms of the crew member's landing permit pursuant to Appended Form No. 21 and the forms of the multiple landing permit for crew members pursuant to Appended Form No. 22-3 under the provisions of the Regulation before the January 2010 amendment are, for the time being even after the January 2010 amending provisions come into effect, deemed to be, respectively, the forms of the crew member's landing permit pursuant to Appended Form No. 21 and the forms of the multiple landing permit for crew members pursuant to Appended Form No. 22-3 under the provisions of the Regulation as amended in January 2010.

With regard to the validity of the crew member's landing permit pursuant to Appended Form No. 21, the multiple landing permit for crew members pursuant to Appended Form No. 22-3 and the certificate of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-4 delivered, before the January 2010 amending provisions come into effect, pursuant to the provisions of the Regulation before the January 2010 amendment, the provisions then in force continue to govern.