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.

①A foreign national residing in Japan with a status of residence who has been registered pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Former Alien Registration Act and whose period of stay (including the period during which the foreign national may stay in Japan pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (5) of the New Immigration Control Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 21, paragraph (4) of the New Immigration Control Act); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and in Article 15, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions) expires on or after the Effective Date, other than the persons set forth below (hereinafter referred to as a "prospective mid- to long-term resident"), may apply to the Minister of Justice for the issuance of a residence card, in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, during the period from the date specified in Article 1, item (iv) of the Supplementary Provisions to the day before the Effective Date:

②The application under the preceding paragraph must be filed by the prospective mid- to long-term resident appearing in person at a regional immigration bureau.

③If a prospective mid- to long-term resident is under 16 years of age or is unable to file the application under paragraph (1) personally due to illness or any other reason, the application must be filed on behalf of the prospective mid- to long-term resident by a person set forth in any of the following items (excluding a person under 16 years of age) who lives with the prospective mid- to long-term resident, in the order of the items:

④With regard to the application under paragraph (1), in addition to the cases prescribed in the preceding paragraph, where a person set forth in any of the items of that paragraph (excluding a person under 16 years of age) who lives with the prospective mid- to long-term resident files the application on behalf of the prospective mid- to long-term resident at the request of the prospective mid- to long-term resident, or in any other case specified by Ministry of Justice Order, the prospective mid- to long-term resident is not required to appear in person to file it, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2).

⑤If a prospective mid- to long-term resident has filed an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (1), Article 6-2, paragraph (1) or (2) or Article 11, paragraph (1) of the Former Alien Registration Act during the period from one month before the Effective Date to the day before the Effective Date, the prospective mid- to long-term resident is deemed to have filed the application under paragraph (1) at that time.

⑥If, on or after the Effective Date, a prospective mid- to long-term resident who has filed the application under paragraph (1) resides in Japan as a mid- to long-term resident, the Minister of Justice is to have an immigration inspector promptly issue a residence card to that person.

①Even before the Effective Date, the Minister of Justice may, when necessary for preparing the issuance of residence cards pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (6) of the preceding Article in relation to applications under paragraph (1) of that Article, have officials of the Ministry investigate the facts.

②An immigration inspector or immigration control officer may, when necessary for the investigation set forth in the preceding paragraph, request the persons concerned to appear, question them, or request them to present documents.

③The Minister of Justice, an immigration inspector or an immigration control officer may make inquiries to public offices or to public or private organizations and request reports on necessary matters with regard to the investigation set forth in paragraph (1).

①An alien registration certificate prescribed in the Former Alien Registration Act (hereinafter referred to as a "registration certificate") possessed by a mid- to long-term resident is deemed to be a residence card for the purpose of applying the provisions of Article 19-9, Article 19-11, paragraphs (1) and (2), Article 19-12, paragraph (1), Article 19-13, paragraphs (1) through (3) (excluding the second sentence of paragraph (1)), Article 19-14, Article 19-15, Article 23, Article 26-2, paragraph (1), Article 61-9-3, paragraph (1), item (i) (limited to the part pertaining to Article 19-9, paragraph (1) of the New Immigration Control Act and Article 19-7, paragraph (2) of the New Immigration Control Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of Article 19-9; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph), and Article 61-9-3, paragraphs (2) and (3) (in both cases, limited to the part pertaining to paragraph (1), item (i) of that Article, and including as these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions) of the New Immigration Control Act, and of Article 17 (limited to the part pertaining to paragraph (1), items (i) and (ii)) and Article 19, paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions and Article 19-7, paragraph (2) of the New Immigration Control Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article) of the Supplementary Provisions (including the penal provisions pertaining to these provisions).

②The validity period of a registration certificate deemed to be a residence card pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is, in accordance with the categories of mid- to long-term residents set forth in the following items, the period until the day specified in the respective items has passed:

③A mid- to long-term resident who possesses a registration certificate deemed to be a residence card pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) may apply to the Minister of Justice for the issuance of a residence card, in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, before its validity period prescribed in the preceding paragraph expires.

④If an application under the preceding paragraph has been filed, the Minister of Justice is to have an immigration inspector issue a residence card to that mid- to long-term resident.

①A mid- to long-term resident who does not possess a registration certificate at the time this Act comes into effect must, except where the mid- to long-term resident has applied for the issuance of a residence card pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, apply to the Minister of Justice for the issuance of a residence card, in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, within 14 days from the Effective Date (if the mid- to long-term resident has departed from Japan as of the Effective Date, the date on which the mid- to long-term resident first enters Japan on or after the Effective Date).

②Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if a mid- to long-term resident prescribed in that paragraph has filed an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) or Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Former Alien Registration Act during the period from one month before the Effective Date to the day before the Effective Date and has not been issued the registration certificate pertaining to that application at the time this Act comes into effect, the mid- to long-term resident is deemed to have filed the application under the preceding paragraph on the Effective Date.

③If an application under paragraph (1) has been filed, the Minister of Justice is to have an immigration inspector issue a residence card to that mid- to long-term resident.

①A mid- to long-term resident who has received registration pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Former Alien Registration Act and whose residential address registered in the original alien registration record provided for in the same paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "original registration record") as of the day before the Effective Date does not constitute a place of residence must, according to the categories of cases set forth in the following items, within 14 days from the date specified in the relevant item, notify the Minister of Justice of their place of residence through the mayor of the municipality of the place of residence (including special wards, and wards or administratively consolidated wards in the designated cities prescribed in Article 252-19, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947); the same applies hereinafter) upon submitting their residence card to the mayor of the municipality of the place of residence, in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order.

②The provisions of Article 19-7, paragraph (2) of the New Immigration Control Act apply mutatis mutandis if a residence card has been submitted pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

③If the mid- to long-term resident provided for in paragraph (1) has filed a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-46 of the Residential Basic Book Act (Act No. 81 of 1967) by submitting their residence card, the notification is deemed to be the notification pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph.

①A mid- to long-term resident who is residing in Japan at the time this Act comes into effect and who has not filed an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Former Alien Registration Act must, within 14 days from the date on which they were issued a residence card pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions (or, if they have no place of residence on that date, the date on which they subsequently settle on a place of residence), notify the Minister of Justice of their place of residence through the mayor of the municipality of the place of residence upon submitting their residence card to the mayor of the municipality of the place of residence, in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order.

②The provisions of Article 19-7, paragraph (2) of the New Immigration Control Act apply mutatis mutandis if a residence card has been submitted pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

③If the mid- to long-term resident provided for in paragraph (1) has filed a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-46 of the Residential Basic Book Act by submitting their residence card, the notification is deemed to be the notification pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph.

①The receipt of a residence card issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (6), Article 15, paragraph (4) or Article 16, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions or an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (3) or Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions must be made by appearing in person at a regional immigration bureau, and a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or the receipt of a residence card returned pursuant to the provisions of Article 19-7, paragraph (2) of the New Immigration Control Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions and paragraph (2) of the preceding Article must be made by appearing in person at the municipal office of the place of residence, respectively.

②The provisions of Article 61-8-3, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the Immigration Control Act apply mutatis mutandis to the procedures for the receipt, application or notification provided for in the preceding paragraph.

The provisions of Article 22-4, paragraph (1), item (v) of the New Immigration Control Act apply to a person who, on or after the Effective Date, has been granted permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (1) or Article 61-2-2, paragraph (2) of the New Immigration Control Act by deceit or other wrongful means.

With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 22-4, paragraph (1), item (vii) of the New Immigration Control Act to a person who, at the time this Act comes into effect, is residing with the status of residence of "Spouse or Child of Japanese National" or the status of residence of "Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident" provided for in the same item and who is residing without continuously engaging in activities as a person with the status of a spouse for six months or more, the phrase "continuously for six months" in the same item is deemed to be replaced with "continuously for six months after 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) comes into effect".

The provisions then in force continue to govern deportation with regard to a person who committed an act in violation of the provisions of the Former Alien Registration Act before the Effective Date and who has been sentenced to imprisonment before or on or after the Effective Date (excluding a person who has been given a suspension of the execution of the entire sentence). In this case, with regard to the application of the provisions of Article 24, item (iv), sub-item (f), (2) of the Amended Immigration Control Act as applied in the case where the provisions then in force continue to govern, the phrase "suspension of execution" in the proviso to sub-item (f), (2) of the same item is deemed to be replaced with "suspension of the execution of the entire sentence".

①If any of the facts set forth in the following items is found with regard to a mid- to long-term resident provided for in Article 17, paragraph (1) or Article 18, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, the Minister of Justice may revoke the status of residence currently held by the mid- to long-term resident:

②The provisions of the New Immigration Control Act apply mutatis mutandis to the procedures for the revocation of status of residence provided for in the preceding paragraph.

①A foreign national who has been sentenced to imprisonment for a crime under Article 37 or Article 39 of the Supplementary Provisions may be deported from Japan.

②The provisions of the Immigration Control Act apply mutatis mutandis to the procedures for deportation provided for in the preceding paragraph.

The mayor of a municipality must send the original registration records kept at the municipal office as of the day before the Effective Date to the Minister of Justice promptly on or after the Effective Date.

A foreign national who is residing in Japan at the time this Act comes into effect (excluding mid- to long-term residents and special permanent residents) and who possesses a registration certificate must return the registration certificate to the Minister of Justice within 3 months from the Effective Date.

The affairs to be processed by municipalities pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, Article 19-7, paragraph (2) of the New Immigration Control Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of the same Article and Article 18, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions, Article 18, paragraph (1), Article 27, paragraphs (1) and (5), Article 28, paragraphs (3) and (4), Article 29, paragraphs (1) and (3) and Article 30, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, Article 10, paragraph (3) of the New Special Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of the same Article and Article 31, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions, and Article 31, paragraph (1) and Article 33 of the Supplementary Provisions are Type 1 statutory entrusted functions prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i) of the Local Autonomy Act.

The provisions then in force continue to govern the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the Effective Date.

A person who falls under any of the following items is punished by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than 200,000 yen:

A person who has failed to notify their place of residence in violation of the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1), Article 18, paragraph (1), Article 30, paragraph (1) or Article 31, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions is punished by a fine of not more than 200,000 yen.

A person who, on or after the Effective Date, has committed an act falling under any of the following items is punished by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than 200,000 yen:

If a person set forth in any of the items of Article 61-8-3, paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions, in violation of the provisions of the same paragraph, has failed to receive a residence card issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (6), Article 15, paragraph (4) or Article 16, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions or returned pursuant to the provisions of Article 19-7, paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (2) and Article 18, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions, to file an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, or to make a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) or Article 18, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, the person is punished by a civil fine of not more than 50,000 yen.

①With regard to those foreign nationals currently residing in Japan, other than persons who are permitted to reside in Japan pursuant to the provisions of the Immigration Control Act or the Special Act, who have been granted provisional release pursuant to the provisions of Article 54, paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control Act and for whom a certain period has elapsed since the date of the provisional release, the Minister of Justice is to, from the perspective of ensuring the smooth enforcement of this Act and of enabling those persons to continue to receive administrative benefits on and after the effective date, review, by the effective date, promptly notifying municipalities of their residential addresses, personal status and other matters, and other such measures, and take necessary measures based on the results.

②In order to ensure the smooth enforcement of this Act, the Minister of Justice is to consider taking, with regard to foreign nationals currently residing in Japan other than persons who are permitted to reside in Japan pursuant to the provisions of the Immigration Control Act or the Special Act, measures to encourage them to appear, such as further improving the transparency of the operation of the permission set forth in Article 50, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act, and other measures toward reducing the number of illegal residents.

③With regard to those foreign nationals residing with the status of residence of "Permanent Resident" who are particularly well settled in Japan, the Minister of Justice is to consider the approach to their residence management from the perspective of contributing to the stability of their lives in Japan, while taking into account the historical background.

When approximately 3 years have passed after this Act comes into effect, the Government is to take into account the status of enforcement of the New Immigration Control Act and the New Special Act, review the provisions of these Acts if it finds it necessary, and take necessary measures based on the results.