Article 5

①A person who has lost Japanese nationality under the Treaty of Peace with Japan or an child of persons who have lost Japanese nationality under the Treaty of Peace with Japan, who stays in Japan by virtue of a status of residence as set out in the left-hand column of the Appended Table II of the Immigration Control Act (excluding the residence status of permanent resident) may, with the permission of the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency, permanently reside in Japan as a special permanent resident provided for in this Act.

②If a person specified in the preceding paragraph applies for permission under the same paragraph, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency is to grant such permission. In such a case, any determination as to the status of residence and the duration of stay made in respect of the person who has been granted the relevant permission will cease to have effect.

③An application for permission under paragraph (1) must, in accordance with the Ministry of Justice Order, be made to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency, by producing the application form for permission for special permanent residence and other documentation.