Supplementary Provisions, Article 34Return of Registration Certificates
第三十四条（登録証明書の返納）
A foreign national who is residing in Japan at the time this Act comes into effect (excluding mid- to long-term residents and special permanent residents) and who possesses a registration certificate must return the registration certificate to the Minister of Justice within 3 months from the Effective Date.
foreign national
「外国人」
Anyone who does not hold Japanese nationality.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
special permanent residentmachine translation
「特別永住者」
A special permanent resident: a person who lost Japanese nationality under the Treaty of Peace with Japan, or a descendant of such a person, who may live permanently in Japan under the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (特例法).
Short name set inArticle 6, paragraph (3), item (i)
mid- to long-term residents
「中長期在留者」
A foreign national residing in Japan with a status of residence who is issued a residence card: everyone except those granted a stay of three months or less, Temporary Visitors, holders of Diplomat or Official status, and others specified by Ministry of Justice Order.
Defined inSupplementary Provisions, Article 7, paragraph (1)
the Effective Datemachine translation
「施行日」
The date Act No. 79 of 2009, the amending Act these supplementary provisions (附則) belong to, comes into effect.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 8, paragraph (1)
registration certificatemachine translation
「登録証明書」
An alien registration certificate (外国人登録証明書) issued under the former Alien Registration Act (旧外国人登録法), which counts as a residence card (在留カード) for the provisions listed when held by a mid- to long-term resident (中長期在留者).
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 15, paragraph (1)