①A mid- to long-term resident who is residing in Japan at the time this Act comes into effect and who has not filed an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Former Alien Registration Act must, within 14 days from the date on which they were issued a residence card pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions (or, if they have no place of residence on that date, the date on which they subsequently settle on a place of residence), notify the Minister of Justice of their place of residence through the mayor of the municipality of the place of residence upon submitting their residence card to the mayor of the municipality of the place of residence, in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order.

②The provisions of Article 19-7, paragraph (2) of the New Immigration Control Act apply mutatis mutandis if a residence card has been submitted pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

③If the mid- to long-term resident provided for in paragraph (1) has filed a notification pursuant to the provisions of 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.

①The receipt of a residence card issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (6), Article 15, paragraph (4) or Article 16, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions or an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (3) or Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions must be made by appearing in person at a regional immigration bureau, and a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or the receipt of a residence card returned pursuant to the provisions of Article 19-7, paragraph (2) of the New Immigration Control Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions and paragraph (2) of the preceding Article must be made by appearing in person at the municipal office of the place of residence, respectively.

②The provisions of Article 61-8-3, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the Immigration Control Act apply mutatis mutandis to the procedures for the receipt, application or notification provided for in the preceding paragraph.

The provisions of Article 22-4, paragraph (1), item (v) of the New Immigration Control Act apply to a person who, on or after the Effective Date, has been granted permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (1) or Article 61-2-2, paragraph (2) of the New Immigration Control Act by deceit or other wrongful means.

With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 22-4, paragraph (1), item (vii) of the New Immigration Control Act to a person who, at the time this Act comes into effect, is residing with the status of residence of "Spouse or Child of Japanese National" or the status of residence of "Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident" provided for in the same item and who is residing without continuously engaging in activities as a person with the status of a spouse for six months or more, the phrase "continuously for six months" in the same item is deemed to be replaced with "continuously for six months after the Act Partially Amending the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act and the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan, and Other Matters (Act No. 79 of 2009) comes into effect".

The provisions then in force continue to govern deportation with regard to a person who committed an act in violation of the provisions of the Former Alien Registration Act before the Effective Date and who has been sentenced to imprisonment before or on or after the Effective Date (excluding a person who has been given a suspension of the execution of the entire sentence). In this case, with regard to the application of the provisions of Article 24, item (iv), sub-item (f), (2) of the Amended Immigration Control Act as applied in the case where the provisions then in force continue to govern, the phrase "suspension of execution" in the proviso to sub-item (f), (2) of the same item is deemed to be replaced with "suspension of the execution of the entire sentence".

①If any of the facts set forth in the following items is found with regard to a mid- to long-term resident provided for in Article 17, paragraph (1) or Article 18, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, the Minister of Justice may revoke the status of residence currently held by the mid- to long-term resident:

②The provisions of the New Immigration Control Act apply mutatis mutandis to the procedures for the revocation of status of residence provided for in the preceding paragraph.

①A foreign national who has been sentenced to imprisonment for a crime under Article 37 or Article 39 of the Supplementary Provisions may be deported from Japan.

②The provisions of the Immigration Control Act apply mutatis mutandis to the deportation procedures provided for in the preceding paragraph.

The mayor of a municipality must send the original registration records kept at the municipal office as of the day before the Effective Date to the Minister of Justice promptly on or after the Effective Date.

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.

The affairs to be processed by municipalities pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, Article 19-7, paragraph (2) of the New Immigration Control Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (2) and Article 18, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions, Article 18, paragraph (1), Article 27, paragraphs (1) and (5), Article 28, paragraphs (3) and (4), Article 29, paragraphs (1) and (3) and Article 30, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, Article 10, paragraph (3) of the New Special Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 30, paragraph (2) and Article 31, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions, and Article 31, paragraph (1) and Article 33 of the Supplementary Provisions are Type 1 statutory entrusted functions prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i) of the Local Autonomy Act.

The provisions then in force continue to govern the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the Effective Date.

A person who falls under any of the following items is punished by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than 200,000 yen:

A person who has failed to notify their place of residence in violation of the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1), Article 18, paragraph (1), Article 30, paragraph (1) or Article 31, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions is punished by a fine of not more than 200,000 yen.

A person who, on or after the Effective Date, has committed an act falling under any of the following items is punished by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than 200,000 yen:

If a person set forth in any of the items of Article 61-8-3, paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions, in violation of the provisions of the same paragraph, has failed to receive a residence card issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (6), Article 15, paragraph (4) or Article 16, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions or returned pursuant to the provisions of Article 19-7, paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (2) and Article 18, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions, to file an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, or to make a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) or Article 18, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, the person is punished by a civil fine of not more than 50,000 yen.

①With regard to those foreign nationals currently residing in Japan, other than persons who are permitted to reside in Japan pursuant to the provisions of the Immigration Control Act or the Special Act, who have been granted provisional release pursuant to the provisions of Article 54, paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control Act and for whom a certain period has elapsed since the date of the provisional release, the Minister of Justice is to, from the perspective of ensuring the smooth enforcement of this Act and of enabling those persons to continue to receive administrative benefits on and after the Effective Date, review, by the Effective Date, promptly notifying municipalities of their residential addresses, personal status and other matters, and other such measures, and take necessary measures based on the results.

②In order to ensure the smooth enforcement of this Act, the Minister of Justice is to consider taking, with regard to foreign nationals currently residing in Japan other than persons who are permitted to reside in Japan pursuant to the provisions of the Immigration Control Act or the Special Act, measures to encourage them to appear, such as further improving the transparency of the operation of the permission set forth in Article 50, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act, and other measures toward reducing the number of illegal residents.

③With regard to those foreign nationals residing with the status of residence of "Permanent Resident" who are particularly well settled in Japan, the Minister of Justice is to consider the approach to their residence management from the perspective of contributing to the stability of their lives in Japan, while taking into account the historical background.

When approximately 3 years have passed after this Act comes into effect, the Government is to take into account the status of enforcement of the New Immigration Control Act and the New Special Act, review the provisions of these Acts if it finds it necessary, and take necessary measures based on the results.