Supplementary Provisions, Article 2Transitional Measures Concerning Acquisition of Nationality by a Person Who Made a Prior Notification
第二条（従前の届出をした者の国籍の取得に関する経過措置）
A person who made a prior notification (meaning the act of notification, made before the day this Act comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as "the effective date") under the provision of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Nationality Act prior to the revision by this Act, pertaining to the acquisition of Japanese nationality by a child acknowledged by the father or mother who does not fall under a child who acquired the status of a child in wedlock through the marriage of the father and mother and the acknowledgment prescribed in that paragraph; the same applies hereinafter), who, at the time of that prior notification, would have fallen under the requirements prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Nationality Act as revised by this Act (referred to as "the new Act" in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions) if that paragraph were applied (excluding the requirement of giving notification to the Minister of Justice; the same applies in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions) (excluding a person who was formerly a Japanese national), may, only within three years from the effective date, acquire Japanese nationality by giving notification to the Minister of Justice.
従前の届出（この法律の施行の日（以下「施行日」という。）前にこの法律による改正前の国籍法第三条第一項の規定によるものとしてされた同項に規定する父母の婚姻及びその認知により嫡出子たる身分を取得した子に該当しない父又は母が認知した子による日本の国籍の取得に係る届出の行為をいう。以下同じ。）をした者で、当該従前の届出の時においてこの法律による改正後の国籍法（附則第四条第一項において「新法」という。）第三条第一項の規定の適用があるとするならば同項に規定する要件（法務大臣に届け出ることを除く。附則第四条第一項において同じ。）に該当するものであったもの（日本国民であった者を除く。）は、施行日から三年以内に限り、法務大臣に届け出ることによって、日本の国籍を取得することができる。
Where the person seeking to acquire nationality is under 15 years of age, the notification under the preceding paragraph is made by his or her legal representative on his or her behalf.
前項の規定による届出は、国籍を取得しようとする者が十五歳未満であるときは、法定代理人が代わってする。
A person who made a notification under paragraph (1) acquires Japanese nationality at the time of that notification; provided, however, that if the prior notification was made on or after January 1, 2003, that person acquires Japanese nationality retroactively as of the time of that prior notification.