If the mid-to long-term resident has changed their place of residence, they must notify the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency of the new place of residence (meaning the place of residence following the change; the same applies hereinafter) through the mayor of the municipality of the new place of residence upon submitting their residence card to the mayor in accordance with the procedures provided for in Ministry of Justice Order within 14 days of the date of relocating to a new place of residence.
The provisions of Article 19-7, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which the residence card is submitted pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
Where the mid- to long-term resident provided for in paragraph (1) has filed a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, Article 23, or 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.
略称規定第十九条の三第一項
出入国在留管理庁長官は、本邦に在留資格をもつて在留する外国人のうち、次に掲げる者以外の者(以下「中長期在留者」という。)に対し、在留カードを交付するものとする。
わかりやすく言うと
在留資格を持って日本に住む外国人のうち、在留期間が三か月以下の人、短期滞在・外交・公用の在留資格の人、これらに準じて法務省令で定める人を除いた人のことです。この人たちには在留カードが交付されます。