This Act comes into effect as of the day on which 20 days have elapsed from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items.

①A person who, at the time the provisions set forth in item (i) of the preceding Article come into effect, is residing with the status of residence set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table I (5) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act prior to its amendment by the provisions set forth in item (i) of the preceding Article (hereinafter referred to as the "former Act") (hereinafter referred to as the "former status of residence") as a person who engages in any of the activities set forth in the following items among the activities prescribed in Article 25 or 26 of the Act on Special Districts for Structural Reform (Act No. 189 of 2002) prior to its amendment by the provisions of Article 7 of the Supplementary Provisions (hereinafter referred to as the "former Special Districts Act"), is deemed to be a person residing with the status of residence set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table I (5) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by the provisions set forth in item (i) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as the "new Act") (hereinafter referred to as the "new status of residence") as a person who engages in the activities specified in the respective items. In this case, the activities in which a person may engage under the new status of residence are the activities in which the person was able to engage under the former status of residence, and the period of stay accompanying the new status of residence is the period until the day corresponding to the day on which the period of stay accompanying the former status of residence expires.

②If, at the time the provisions set forth in item (i) of the preceding Article come into effect, a person residing with a former status of residence has been granted the permission under Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Former Act, that permission is deemed to be the permission under Article 19, paragraph (2) of the New Act granted with regard to the new status of residence that is deemed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

An application for the issuance of the certificate under Article 7-2, paragraph (1) of the Former Act filed before the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect by a person seeking to engage in former specified research activities, etc., former specified information processing activities, former specified research, etc. family stay activities or former specified information processing family stay activities is deemed to be an application for the issuance of the certificate under Article 7-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act filed by a person seeking to engage in new specified research activities, etc., new specified information processing activities, new specified research, etc. family stay activities or new specified information processing family stay activities, respectively.

If a foreign national has applied for landing under Article 6, paragraph (2) of the new Act by submitting a certificate under Article 7-2, paragraph (1) of the former Act issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (1) or Article 26, paragraph (1) of the former Special Districts Act, with regard to the application of the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1), item (ii) and paragraph (2) of the new Act, the statements in the certificate concerning activities falling under former specified research activities, former specified information processing activities, former specified research, etc. family stay activities or former specified information processing family stay activities are deemed to be statements in the certificate concerning activities falling under new specified research activities, new specified information processing activities that conform to the criteria provided for by Ministry of Justice Order prescribed in paragraph (1), item (ii) of that Article, new specified research, etc. family stay activities or new specified information processing family stay activities, respectively.

An application for permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (2), Article 21, paragraph (2) or Article 22-2, paragraph (2) of the former Act concerning the status of residence of a foreign national set forth in any of the items of Article 25, paragraph (5) of the former Special Districts Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 26, paragraph (3) of the former Special Districts Act), filed before the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect, is, in accordance with the category of the former status of residence as a person seeking to engage in the activities set forth in the following items, deemed to be an application for permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (2), Article 21, paragraph (2) or Article 22-2, paragraph (2) of the new Act concerning the new status of residence as a person seeking to engage in the activities specified in the respective items:

With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.