Supplementary Provisions, Article 5

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.