日本の国籍を離脱した者又は出生その他の事由により前章に規定する上陸の手続を経ることなく本邦に在留することとなる外国人は、第二条の二第一項の規定にかかわらず、それぞれ日本の国籍を離脱した日又は出生その他当該事由が生じた日から六十日を限り、引き続き在留資格を有することなく本邦に在留することができる。
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 2-2, paragraph (1), a person who has renounced Japanese nationality, or a foreign national who is to stay in Japan without following the procedures for landing provided in the preceding Chapter, through birth or for any other grounds, may continue to stay in Japan without acquiring a status of residence for a period not exceeding 60 days from the date of their renouncement of Japanese nationality, birth, or the day other grounds arose.
前項に規定する外国人で同項の期間をこえて本邦に在留しようとするものは、日本の国籍を離脱した日又は出生その他当該事由が生じた日から三十日以内に、法務省令で定めるところにより、法務大臣に対し在留資格の取得を申請しなければならない。
A foreign national prescribed by the preceding paragraph who seeks to stay in Japan beyond the period set forth in the same paragraph must file an application with the Minister of Justice for the acquisition of a status of residence within 30 days from the date of their renouncement of Japanese nationality, birth, or the day other grounds arose, pursuant to Ministry of Justice Order.
第二十条第三項本文、第四項及び第五項の規定は、前項に規定する在留資格の取得の申請（永住者の在留資格の取得の申請を除く。）の手続について準用する。この場合において、同条第三項本文中「在留資格の変更」とあるのは、「在留資格の取得」と読み替えるものとする。
The provisions of the main clause of Article 20, paragraph (3), paragraph (4) and paragraph (5) apply mutatis mutandis to the procedures for filing an application to acquire a status of residence prescribed in the preceding paragraph (except for an application to acquire the status of residence of permanent resident).In this case, "change of a status of residence" in the main clause of paragraph (3) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "acquisition of a status of residence."
前条の規定は、第二項に規定する在留資格の取得の申請中永住者の在留資格の取得の申請の手続に準用する。この場合において、同条第一項中「変更しよう」とあるのは「取得しよう」と、「在留資格への変更」とあるのは「在留資格の取得」と読み替えるものとする。
The provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the procedures for an application to acquire the status of residence of permanent resident, out of the applications to acquire the status of residence as prescribed in paragraph (2).In this case, "seeks to change" is deemed to be replaced with "seeks to acquire"; and "change their status of residence to that," is deemed to be replaced with "acquire their status of residence," in paragraph (1) of the same Article.