第四項
Supplementary Provisions, Article 13, paragraph (4)
第一項の規定による申請については、前項に規定する場合のほか、同項各号に掲げる者（十六歳に満たない者を除く。）であって予定中長期在留者と同居するものが当該予定中長期在留者の依頼により当該予定中長期在留者に代わってする場合その他法務省令で定める場合には、第二項の規定にかかわらず、当該予定中長期在留者が自ら出頭してこれを行うことを要しない。
With regard to the application under paragraph (1), in addition to the cases prescribed in the preceding paragraph, where a person set forth in any of the items of that paragraph (excluding a person under 16 years of age) who lives with the prospective mid- to long-term resident files the application on behalf of the prospective mid- to long-term resident at the request of the prospective mid- to long-term resident, or in any other case specified by Ministry of Justice Order, the prospective mid- to long-term resident is not required to appear in person to file it, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2).