With 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).