This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 3 years 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.

The provisions of Article 24, item (iii) of the Immigration Control Act apply to a person who, on or after the date on which the provisions set forth in item (iii) of the preceding Article come into effect (hereinafter referred to as the "item (iii) Effective Date"), has engaged in the acts prescribed in Article 24, item (iii) of the Immigration Control Act, or incited or aided them, and with regard to the deportation of a person who engaged in the acts prescribed in Article 24, item (iii) of the Immigration Control Act prior to its amendment by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Immigration Control Act") before the item (iii) Effective Date, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

The provisions of Article 24, item (iii)-4 of the Immigration Control Act apply to a person who, on or after the item (iii) Effective Date, has engaged in any of the acts set forth in item (iii)-4, sub-items (a) through (c) of that Article, or incited or aided them.

The provisions of Article 24, item (iv), sub-item (f) of the Immigration Control Act apply to a person who, on or after the item (iii) Effective Date, has been sentenced to imprisonment for the crime under Article 73 of the Immigration Control Act.

①A foreign national who landed in Japan with a decision on the status of residence of "Trainee" set forth in Appended Table I (4) of the Former Immigration Control Act before the item (iii) Effective Date and who has continued to reside in Japan thereafter may, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 20-2, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act as amended by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Amended Immigration Control Act"), have their status of residence changed to "Technical Intern Training" (limited to the status pertaining to item (ii), sub-item (a) or (b) in the right-hand column under "Technical Intern Training" of Appended Table I (2) of the Amended Immigration Control Act). In this case, the phrase "sub-item (a) of the preceding item" in item (ii), sub-item (a) and the phrase "sub-item (b) of the preceding item" in sub-item (b) of that item, in the right-hand column under "Technical Intern Training" of Appended Table I (2) of the Amended Immigration Control Act, are replaced with "the right-hand column under 'Trainee' of (4)".

②A foreign national who landed in Japan with a decision on the status of residence of "Pre-college Student" set forth in Appended Table I (4) of the Former Immigration Control Act before the item (iii) Effective Date and who has continued to reside in Japan thereafter is deemed to be residing with the status of residence of "Student" set forth in Appended Table I (4) of the Amended Immigration Control Act. In this case, the period of stay accompanying that status of residence is the period until the day corresponding to the day on which the period of stay accompanying that status of residence of "Pre-college Student" expires.

If an advance application is filed by a foreign national who seeks to land in Japan on or after the item (iii) Effective Date and who seeks to engage in the activities set forth in item (i), sub-item (a) or (b) in the right-hand column under "Technical Intern Training" of Appended Table I (2) of the Amended Immigration Control Act, the Minister of Justice may, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, issue to that foreign national, before that date, a certificate of eligibility for the status of residence of "Technical Intern Training" (limited to the status pertaining to item (i), sub-item (a) or (b) in the right-hand column under "Technical Intern Training" of that Table).

①For the time being, if the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency cannot immediately issue, to a mid- to long-term resident (meaning a mid- to long-term resident prescribed in Article 19-3 of the Immigration Control Act; the same applies hereinafter) who has been granted a seal of verification for landing or permission prescribed in Article 19-6 of the Immigration Control Act, at the port of entry or departure where that seal of verification for landing or permission was granted, a residence card (meaning a residence card prescribed in Article 19-3 of the Immigration Control Act; the same applies hereinafter) pursuant to the provisions of Article 19-6 of the Immigration Control Act, the Commissioner is to have an immigration inspector, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, make a notation in the passport of that mid- to long-term resident to the effect that a residence card will be issued at a later date.

②With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 19-7, paragraphs (1) and (3) and Article 19-9, paragraphs (1) and (3) of the Immigration Control Act to a mid- to long-term resident who has received in their passport a notation to the effect that a residence card will be issued at a later date pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (excluding a person who has been issued a residence card), the phrase "upon submitting their residence card" in those provisions is replaced with "upon presenting their passport bearing the notation that a residence card will be issued at a later date".

③With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 26-2 of the Immigration Control Act to a mid- to long-term resident prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the phrase "who possesses a residence card" in paragraph (1) of that Article is replaced with "who has received in that passport a notation to the effect that a residence card will be issued at a later date".

The provisions of Article 19-7 of the Immigration Control Act as amended by the provisions of Article 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "New Immigration Control Act") apply to a person who, on or after the date on which this Act comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as the "Effective Date"), has become a mid- to long-term resident upon being granted a seal of verification for landing or permission prescribed in Article 19-6 of the New Immigration Control Act.

The provisions of Article 19-8 of the New Immigration Control Act apply to a person who, on or after the Effective Date, has newly become a mid- to long-term resident upon being granted permission under the provisions of the New Immigration Control Act prescribed in paragraph (1) of that Article.

The provisions of Article 19-9 of the New Immigration Control Act do not apply to the mid- to long-term residents prescribed in Article 17, paragraph (1) and Article 18, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding a person who has filed a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) or Article 18, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions with regard to their place of residence (meaning the location of their principal residence in Japan; the same applies hereinafter)).

The provisions of Article 19-10 of the New Immigration Control Act do not apply to a mid- to long-term resident prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions who has not filed an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Alien Registration Act prior to its repeal by the provisions of Article 4 (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Alien Registration Act") (excluding a person who has filed an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions).

The provisions of Article 19-16 of the New Immigration Control Act apply to a mid- to long-term resident who, on or after the Effective Date, has been granted a seal of verification for landing or permission prescribed in Article 19-6 of the New Immigration Control Act, or permission pursuant to the provisions of the main clause of Article 20, paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-2, paragraph (3) of the New Immigration Control Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-3 of the New Immigration Control Act)), Article 21, paragraph (3), Article 22, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-2, paragraph (4) of the New Immigration Control Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-3 of the New Immigration Control Act)), Article 50, paragraph (1) or Article 61-2-2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the New Immigration Control Act.