Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan

A special permanent resident must, if the particulars listed in Article 8, paragraph (1), item (i) have changed, within 14 days of such change arising, in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Ministry of Justice Order, file a notification regarding the change to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency, via the mayor of the municipality in which the place of residence is situated.

The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency is to, if a notification is filed under the preceding paragraph, issue to the relevant special permanent resident a new special permanent resident certificate.

The mayor of the municipality is to, if a special permanent resident certificate is to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, record the date of issuance on the relevant special permanent resident certificate.

A special permanent resident who has been issued with a special permanent resident certificate must, during the period from two months before the date of expiry of the period of validity of the relevant special permanent resident certificate (six months before, if the date of expiry of the period of validity is the day before the 16th birthday of the relevant special permanent resident) until the date on which the period of validity expires (referred to as the "renewal period" in the following paragraph), in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Ministry of Justice Order, apply to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency, via the mayor of the municipality in which the place of residence is situated, to renew the period of validity of the special permanent resident certificate.

A person who, due to unavoidable reasons, foresees a difficulty in making the application within the renewal period in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph may, in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Ministry of Justice Order, prior to the renewal period, apply to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency, via the mayor of the municipality in which the place of residence is situated, to renew the period of validity of the special permanent resident certificate.

The provisions of paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) of the preceding Article are applied mutatis mutandis where an application is made in accordance with the provisions of the two preceding paragraphs.

If a special permanent resident who has been issued with a special permanent resident certificate loses possession of the special permanent resident certificate due to loss, theft, destruction, or any other cause, the special permanent resident must, within 14 days of the date of learning of such fact (if the relevant fact was learnt whilst outside Japan, the date of subsequent return to Japan), in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Ministry of Justice Order, apply to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency, via the mayor of the municipality in which the place of residence is situated, for the re-issuance of the special permanent resident certificate.

The provisions of Article 11, paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis where an application is made in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

A special permanent resident who has been issued with a special permanent resident certificate may, if the relevant special permanent resident certificate has become significantly damaged or soiled, or the record under the provisions of Article 8, paragraph (5) has been damaged (hereinafter referred to as a "case of damage, etc." in this paragraph), in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Ministry of Justice Order, apply to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency, via the mayor of the municipality in which the place of residence is situated, for the re-issuance of the special permanent resident certificate. The same applies where a special permanent resident who has been issued with a special permanent resident certificate wishes to exchange the special permanent resident certificate in a case other than a case of damage, etc. (excluding where it is found that there is no justifiable reason).

The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may order a special permanent resident who possesses a special permanent resident certificate that has become significantly damaged or soiled, or for which the record under the provisions of Article 8, paragraph (5) has been damaged, to apply for the re-issuance of the special permanent resident certificate.

A special permanent resident who has received an order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must, within 14 days of receiving the relevant order, in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Ministry of Justice Order, apply to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency, via the mayor of the municipality in which the place of residence is situated, for the re-issuance of the special permanent resident certificate.

The provisions of Article 11, paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) are applied mutatis mutandis where an application is made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph.

If a special permanent resident is to be re-issued with a special permanent resident certificate, following an application made based on the provisions of the latter part of paragraph (1), in accordance with the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (2) which are applied mutatis mutandis in the preceding paragraph, the special permanent resident must pay a fee specified by Cabinet Order which takes into account the actual cost.

special permanent resident certificates will lose their validity if any one of the following applies:

the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate ceases to be a special permanent resident.

the period of validity of the special permanent resident certificate has expired.

the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate (excluding those who are granted re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act (including those who are deemed be granted re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26-2, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act, as applied mutatis mutandis to Article 23, paragraph (2); hereinafter the same)) has, in accordance with the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act, received confirmation of departure from an immigration inspector at the port of entry of departure used for departure.

the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate, being a person who was granted re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1), has departed from Japan and failed to re-enter Japan within the period of validity for re-entry.

the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate has been issued with a new special permanent resident certificate.

the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate has died.

A special permanent resident who was issued with a special permanent resident certificate must, if the special permanent resident certificate in that special permanent resident's possession has lost its validity in accordance with item (i), item (ii), or item (iv) of the preceding Article, within 14 days of the relevant circumstances arising, return the relevant special permanent resident certificate to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.

A special permanent resident who was issued with a special permanent resident certificate must, if the special permanent resident certificate in that special permanent resident's possession has lost its validity in accordance with item (iii) of the preceding Article, immediately return the relevant special permanent resident certificate to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.

A special permanent resident who was issued with a special permanent resident certificate must, if the special permanent resident certificate in that special permanent resident's possession has lost its validity in accordance with item (v) of the preceding Article, immediately return the relevant special permanent resident certificate to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency, via the mayor of the municipality in which the place of residence is situated.

A special permanent resident who was issued with a special permanent resident certificate must, if the possession of the special permanent resident certificate was lost and then discovered after the relevant special permanent resident certificate lost its validity pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article (excluding item (vi)), within 14 days of its discovery, return the relevant special permanent resident certificate to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.

If a special permanent resident certificate has lost its validity pursuant to the provisions of item (vi) of the preceding Article, the relative or the cohabitant of the deceased special permanent resident must, within 14 days of the date of death (if the special permanent resident certificate is discovered after the death, the date of its discovery), return the relevant special permanent resident certificate to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.

A special permanent resident must take receipt of the special permanent resident certificate which is issued by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency, or which is returned by the mayor of the municipality.

A special permanent resident must, when an immigration inspector, an immigration control officer, a police officer, a coast guard officer or any other official of the national government or a local government specified by the Ministry of Justice Order requests the production of the special permanent resident certificate in the execution of the official's duties, produce it.

Officials as specified in the preceding paragraph must, when requesting the production of the special permanent resident certificate, carry the proof of their identity on them, and present it if they are asked to do so.

The provisions of the main text of Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act will not be applicable to special permanent residents.

Applications for permission under Article 4, paragraph (1), or the receipt of the special permanent residence permit to be issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (1), must be made or take place in person at the office of the municipality in which the place of residence is situated, whilst an application for permission under Article 5, paragraph (1), or the receipt of the special permanent residence permit to be issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (2), must be made or take place in person at the regional immigration services bureau.

If a person who seeks to make the application or receive the special permanent residence permit as specified in the preceding paragraph is less than 16, the relevant application or the receipt of the special permanent residence permit must be made by or take place through the person who has parental authority over that person or the guardian of that person, on behalf of that person.

If the person who seeks to make the application or receive the special permanent residence permit specified in paragraph (1) is, due to illness and other reasons, unable to make the application in person or receive the special permanent residence permit in person, this may be carried out by a relative or a cohabitant of that person, on their behalf.

A person who receives the special permanent residence permit pursuant to the provisions of the two preceding paragraphs must, at the relevant time, take receipt of the special permanent resident certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (2) or paragraph (3).

A notification to be filed pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), or Article 11, paragraph (1); the receipt of the special permanent resident certificate to be returned pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (3), or to be issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (2) (including where they are to be applied mutatis mutandis to Article 12, paragraph (3), Article 13, paragraph (2), and Article 14, paragraph (4)); and an application to be made pursuant to the provisions of Article 12, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), Article 13, paragraph (1), or Article 14, paragraph (1) or paragraph (3) (hereinafter referred to as "notification, etc." within this Article and Article 34) must be made or take place in person at the office of the municipality in which the place of residence is situated (with respect to notification to be filed pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), or the receipt of the special permanent resident certificate to be returned pursuant to the provision of paragraph (3) of the same Article, the registered place of residence).

If a special permanent resident is under 16 years of age or is unable to make the notification, etc. in person due to illness or any other reason, the notification, etc. must be made on behalf of the relevant special permanent resident by a person listed in the following items (excluding a person under 16 years of age) who cohabits with the relevant special permanent resident, in the order of those items.

the special permanent resident's spouse.

the special permanent resident's child.

the special permanent resident's father or mother.

a relative of the special permanent resident other than those who are listed in the preceding three items.

In circumstances other than that which is specified in the preceding paragraph, if notification, etc. is to be made by someone other than a person listed in each of the items in the same paragraph (excluding those who are under 16) and who cohabits with the relevant special permanent resident on behalf of the relevant special permanent resident, at the request of the relevant special permanent resident, then as long as this is provided for in the Ministry of Justice Order, the relevant special permanent resident need not, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), appear in person to make the notification, etc.

Insofar as a special permanent resident who has been granted re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act is concerned, the reference to "items (i) and (iv)" in Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act is treated as a reference to "item (i)".