This Ministerial Order comes into effect as of the date on which the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Act No. 88 of 2016; hereinafter referred to as the "amending Act") come into effect; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items.

With regard to the application prescribed in Article 4 of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act, even before the date on which this Ministerial Order comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as "the effective date"), a written application in Appended Form No. 6-3 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") is to be submitted, and the provisions of Appended Table III (limited to the part pertaining to the row for "Nursing Care") and Appended Table IV (limited to the part pertaining to the row for the activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Nursing Care" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Nursing Care)) of the new Regulation apply.

An application for issuance of a certificate of eligibility, an application for permission for a change of status of residence or an application for permission for extension of the period of stay that has actually been filed at the time this Ministerial Order comes into effect using a form prescribed in the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act prior to the amendment by this Ministerial Order (referred to as "the former Regulation" in the following Article) is deemed, except in cases where the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article apply, to be an application for issuance of a certificate of eligibility, an application for permission for a change of status of residence or an application for permission for extension of the period of stay, respectively, using a form prescribed in the new Regulation.

A written application for issuance of a certificate of eligibility in Appended Form No. 6-3, a written application for permission for a change of status of residence in Appended Form No. 30 or a written application for permission for extension of the period of stay in Appended Form No. 30-2 prescribed in the former Regulation is deemed, except in cases where the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions apply, for the time being, even after the effective date, to be a written application for issuance of a certificate of eligibility in Appended Form No. 6-3, a written application for permission for a change of status of residence in Appended Form No. 30 or a written application for permission for extension of the period of stay in Appended Form No. 30-2, respectively, prescribed in the new Regulation.

If the date on which the Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Ministry of Justice Order No. 39 of 2016) comes into effect (August 1, 2017) falls after the date specified in Article 1, item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions, the phrase "Articles 63 through 66" in Article 2 is deemed to be replaced with "Articles 64 through 66", and the provision of that Ministerial Order amending Article 63 is deemed to be replaced with "Article 63 is deleted."