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 or applications for permission for extension of the period of stay that are being made, at the time this Ministerial Order comes into effect, using the forms prescribed in the Regulation prior to its amendment by this Ministerial Order (hereinafter referred to as "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 or applications for permission for extension of the period of stay made using the forms prescribed in the new Regulation.