Where a mid- to long-term resident who has been issued with a residence card no longer has the residence card in their possession due to loss, theft, destruction or any other cause, they must file an application to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency for the reissuance of the residence card in accordance with the procedures provided for in Ministry of Justice Order within 14 days of the date of becoming aware of that fact (in case the mid-to long-term resident was out of Japan when they became aware of that fact, the first day they entered Japan upon return).
在留カードの交付を受けた中長期在留者は、紛失、盗難、滅失その他の事由により在留カードの所持を失つたときは、その事実を知つた日（本邦から出国している間に当該事実を知つた場合にあつては、その後最初に入国した日）から十四日以内に、法務省令で定める手続により、出入国在留管理庁長官に対し、在留カードの再交付を申請しなければならない。
The provisions of Article 19-10, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which the application was filed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.