This Ministerial Order comes into effect as of July 1, 2009; provided, however, that the provisions amending Appended Table I come into effect as of June 4, 2009.

Materials that, at the time the amending provisions of this Ministerial Order come into effect, have been submitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, Article 6-2, paragraph (2), Article 20, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 24, paragraph (3)) or Article 21-2, paragraph (7) of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act prior to the amendment (hereinafter referred to as "the former Regulation") are deemed to be, respectively, materials submitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, Article 6-2, paragraph (2), Article 20, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 24, paragraph (3)) or Article 21-2, paragraph (7) of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended (hereinafter referred to as "the new Regulation").

Applications for issuance of a certificate of eligibility, applications for issuance of a certificate of authorization for employment, applications for permission for a change of status of residence, applications for permission for extension of the period of stay, applications for permission for permanent residence, applications for permission for acquisition of status of residence or applications for re-entry permission that are being made, at the time this Ministerial Order comes into effect, using the forms prescribed in the former Regulation are deemed to be, respectively, applications for issuance of a certificate of eligibility, applications for issuance of a certificate of authorization for employment, applications for permission for a change of status of residence, applications for permission for extension of the period of stay, applications for permission for permanent residence, applications for permission for acquisition of status of residence or applications for re-entry permission made using the forms prescribed in the new Regulation.

The written application for issuance of a certificate of eligibility pursuant to Appended Form No. 6-3, the written application for issuance of a certificate of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-2, the written application for permission for a change of status of residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 30, the written application for permission for extension of the period of stay pursuant to Appended Form No. 30-2, the written application for permission for permanent residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 34, the written application for permission for acquisition of status of residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 36 or the written application for re-entry permission pursuant to Appended Form No. 40 under the provisions of the former Regulation is, for the time being even after the amending provisions of this Ministerial Order come into effect, deemed to be, respectively, the written application for issuance of a certificate of eligibility pursuant to Appended Form No. 6-3, the written application for issuance of a certificate of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-3, the written application for permission for a change of status of residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 30, the written application for permission for extension of the period of stay pursuant to Appended Form No. 30-2, the written application for permission for permanent residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 34, the written application for permission for acquisition of status of residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 36 or the written application for re-entry permission pursuant to Appended Form No. 40 under the provisions of the new Regulation.

The forms of the certificate of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-3 under the provisions of the former Regulation are, for the time being even after this Ministerial Order comes into effect, deemed to be the forms of the certificate of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-4 under the provisions of the new Regulation.

With regard to the validity of certificates of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-3 delivered pursuant to the provisions of the former Regulation before the amending provisions of this Ministerial Order come into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.