This Ministerial Order comes into effect as of the effective date of the amending Act (July 9, 2012); provided, however, that the provisions listed in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified in the respective items:

The provisions of Article 4-2, paragraph (1) of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as "the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act") do not apply in cases where, before the effective date of this Ministerial Order (hereinafter referred to as "the effective date"), a foreign national has been granted special permission for landing pursuant to the provisions of Article 12, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act, permission for a change of status of residence pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (3) of the Immigration Control Act, permission for extension of the period of stay pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (3) of the Immigration Control Act, permission for permanent residence pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control Act, permission for acquisition of status of residence pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (3) of the Immigration Control Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-2, paragraph (3) of the Immigration Control Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-3 of the Immigration Control Act), permission for acquisition of the status of residence of "Permanent Resident" pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-2, paragraph (4) of the Immigration Control Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-3 of the Immigration Control Act), special permission to stay pursuant to the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act, or special permission to stay pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2-2, paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control Act.

①If the materials listed in the right-hand column of Appended Table III of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act that are to be 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 (5)) or Article 21-2, paragraph (3) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 21-3, paragraph (3) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act pertain to a mid- to long-term resident who has received, pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act, a notation in their passport to the effect that a residence card will be issued at a later date (excluding a person who has been issued a residence card; hereinafter referred to as a "mid- to long-term resident to be issued a residence card later"), the phrase "residence card" in item (i), sub-item (b), item (ii), sub-item (b) and item (iii), sub-item (b) of the right-hand column of the row for "Investor/Business Manager" in that Table is deemed to be replaced with "passport".

②If the materials listed in the right-hand column of Appended Table III (5) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act that are to be submitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (2) or Article 21-2, paragraph (3) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act pertain to a mid- to long-term resident to be issued a residence card later, the phrase "residence card" in item (ii) of the right-hand column of the row for "Investor/Business Manager" in that Table is deemed to be replaced with "passport".

①If the materials listed in the right-hand column of Appended Table III of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act that are to be 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 (5)) or Article 21-2, paragraph (3) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 21-3, paragraph (3) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act pertain to a mid- to long-term resident who holds a registration certificate during the period specified in each item of Article 15, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act (hereinafter referred to as a "mid- to long-term resident holding a registration certificate"), the phrase "residence card" in item (i), sub-item (b), item (ii), sub-item (b) and item (iii), sub-item (b) of the right-hand column of the row for "Investor/Business Manager", item (ii) of the right-hand column of the row for "Dependent", item (iii), sub-item (b) of the right-hand column of the row for "Designated Activities", and item (i), sub-item (b) and item (ii), sub-item (b) of the right-hand column of the row for "Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident" in that Table is deemed to be replaced with "alien registration certificate prescribed in the Alien Registration Act (Act No. 125 of 1952) prior to its repeal by the provisions of Article 4 of 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)".

②If the materials listed in the right-hand column of Appended Table III (5) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act that are to be submitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (2) or Article 21-2, paragraph (3) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act pertain to a mid- to long-term resident holding a registration certificate, the phrase "residence card" in item (ii) of the right-hand column of the row for "Investor/Business Manager", item (ii) of the right-hand column of the row for "Dependent", item (iii), sub-item (b) of the right-hand column of the row for "Designated Activities" and item (ii) of the right-hand column of the row for "Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident" in that Table is deemed to be replaced with "alien registration certificate prescribed in the Alien Registration Act (Act No. 125 of 1952) prior to its repeal by the provisions of Article 4 of 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)".

③If the materials listed in the right-hand column of Appended Table III of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act that are to be 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 (5)) or Article 21-2, paragraph (3) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 21-3, paragraph (3) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act pertain to a special permanent resident (meaning a special permanent resident prescribed in the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (Act No. 71 of 1991; hereinafter referred to as "the Special Act")) who holds a registration certificate during the period specified in each item of Article 28, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act (hereinafter referred to as a "special permanent resident holding a registration certificate"), the phrase "special permanent resident certificate" in item (i), sub-item (b), item (ii), sub-item (b) and item (iii), sub-item (b) of the right-hand column of the row for "Investor/Business Manager" and item (i), sub-item (b) and item (ii), sub-item (b) of the right-hand column of the row for "Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident" in that Table is deemed to be replaced with "alien registration certificate prescribed in the Alien Registration Act (Act No. 125 of 1952) prior to its repeal by the provisions of Article 4 of 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)".

④If the materials listed in the right-hand column of Appended Table III (5) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act that are to be submitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (2) or Article 21-2, paragraph (3) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act pertain to a special permanent resident holding a registration certificate, the phrase "special permanent resident certificate" in item (ii) of the right-hand column of the row for "Investor/Business Manager" and item (ii) of the right-hand column of the row for "Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident" in that Table is deemed to be replaced with "alien registration certificate prescribed in the Alien Registration Act (Act No. 125 of 1952) prior to its repeal by the provisions of Article 4 of 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)".

①With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (1), item (ii) and paragraph (5), item (iv), Article 19, paragraph (2), item (i), Article 19-4, paragraph (2), item (i), Article 20, paragraph (4), item (i) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 21, paragraph (4) and Article 22, paragraph (3) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act), Article 29, paragraph (2), item (iii), Article 55, paragraph (2), item (i) and Article 59, paragraph (2) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act, a registration certificate held by a mid- to long-term resident is deemed to be a residence card.

②The period during which a registration certificate is deemed to be a residence card pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is to be the period specified in each item of Article 15, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act.

③With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (1), item (ii) and paragraph (5), item (iv), Article 19-4, paragraph (2), item (ii), Article 29, paragraph (2), item (iv), Article 55, paragraph (2), item (ii) and Article 59, paragraph (2) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act, a registration certificate held by a special permanent resident is deemed to be a special permanent resident certificate.

④The period during which a registration certificate is deemed to be a special permanent resident certificate pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is to be the period specified in each item of Article 28, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act.

The country of nationality prescribed in Article 19-4, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Immigration Control Act or the region prescribed in Article 2, item (v), sub-item (b) of the Immigration Control Act (hereinafter referred to as "nationality or region" in this Article) in the case of issuing a residence card pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (6), Article 15, paragraph (4) or Article 16, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act is, for a mid- to long-term resident who holds two or more nationalities other than Japanese nationality, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 19-6, paragraph (2) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act, to be stated as the nationality or region specified in each of the following items in accordance with the category listed in that item:

With regard to the application of Article 19-6, paragraph (6) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act in the case of issuing a residence card pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (6), Article 15, paragraph (4) or Article 16, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act, the phrase "the provisions of Article 19-9, paragraph (1), Article 19-10, paragraph (1), Article 19-11, paragraph (1), Article 19-12, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 20, paragraph (2), Article 21, paragraph (2), Article 21-2, paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 21-3, paragraph (3)), Article 22, paragraph (1), Article 24, paragraph (2), Article 25, paragraph (1) or Article 55, paragraph (1)" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the provisions of Article 12, paragraph (1), Article 14, paragraph (1) or Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Ministerial Order on the Arrangement of Ministerial Orders Related to the Ministry of Justice and on Transitional Measures upon the Enforcement of 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 (Ministry of Justice Order No. 43 of 2011)".

①With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 19-15 of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act in the case where a mid- to long-term resident to be issued a residence card later whose passport has had stated in it, pursuant to the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (2), the number of the residence card scheduled to be issued to that mid- to long-term resident to be issued a residence card later (hereinafter referred to as an "Article 11(2) mid- to long-term resident") files the notification under Article 19-16 of the Immigration Control Act, the phrase "number of the residence card" in paragraph (1) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "number of the residence card scheduled to be issued to the mid- to long-term resident, as stated in the passport pursuant to the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (2) of the Ministerial Order on the Arrangement of Ministerial Orders Related to the Ministry of Justice and on Transitional Measures upon the Enforcement of 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 (Ministry of Justice Order No. 43 of 2011)".

②When the notification under Article 19-17 of the Immigration Control Act pertains to an Article 11(2) mid- to long-term resident, with regard to the application of Appended Table III (4) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act, the phrase "number of the residence card" in the row for "Commencement of acceptance" in Table (i) of that Table is deemed to be replaced with "number of the residence card scheduled to be issued to the mid- to long-term resident, as stated in the passport pursuant to the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (2) of the Ministerial Order on the Arrangement of Ministerial Orders Related to the Ministry of Justice and on Transitional Measures upon the Enforcement of 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 (Ministry of Justice Order No. 43 of 2011)".

①With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 19-15 of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act in the case where a mid- to long-term resident holding a registration certificate files the notification under Article 19-16 of the Immigration Control Act, the phrase "number of the residence card" in paragraph (1) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "registration number of the alien registration certificate prescribed in the Alien Registration Act (Act No. 125 of 1952) prior to its repeal by the provisions of Article 4 of 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)".

②When the notification under Article 19-17 of the Immigration Control Act pertains to a mid- to long-term resident holding a registration certificate, with regard to the application of Appended Table III (4) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act, the phrase "number of the residence card" in the row for "Commencement of acceptance" in Table (i) of that Table is deemed to be replaced with "registration number of the alien registration certificate prescribed in the Alien Registration Act (Act No. 125 of 1952) prior to its repeal by the provisions of Article 4 of 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)".

With regard to the application of Article 29-2, paragraph (2) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act to a mid- to long-term resident to be issued a residence card later, the phrase "residence card" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "passport that has received a notation to the effect that a residence card will be issued at a later date pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of 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)".

With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 29-2, paragraph (2) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act to a mid- to long-term resident holding a registration certificate, the phrase "residence card" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "alien registration certificate prescribed in the Alien Registration Act (Act No. 125 of 1952) prior to its repeal by the provisions of Article 4 of 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)".

The fields in which the number of the residence card or the number of the special permanent resident certificate is to be stated in the written applications pursuant to Appended Form No. 6-3, Appended Form No. 28, Appended Form No. 29-5, Appended Forms No. 29-10 through No. 29-12, Appended Form No. 30, Appended Form No. 30-2, Appended Form No. 34, Appended Form No. 40, Appended Form No. 43, Appended Form No. 74, Appended Form No. 80 or Appended Form No. 82 of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act, or in the written notification pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-9 of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act, are, if the mid- to long-term resident or special permanent resident to whom the statement pertains is a person listed in the left-hand column of the Appended Table of the Supplementary Provisions, to be fields in which the particulars listed in the right-hand column of that Table are stated, respectively.

The fields in which the number of the residence card or the number of the special permanent resident certificate is to be stated in the permit to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted pursuant to Appended Form No. 29, the seal of verification pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-2, the certificate of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-6 and the re-entry permit pursuant to Appended Form No. 42 of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act are, if the mid- to long-term resident or special permanent resident to whom the statement pertains is a person listed in the left-hand column of the Appended Table of the Supplementary Provisions, to be fields in which the particulars listed in the right-hand column of that Table are stated, respectively.

The particulars specified by Ministry of Justice Order as a substitute for the number of the residence card to be submitted by a mid- to long-term resident who has filed the notification prescribed in Article 2, item (ii) of the Order for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No. 178 of 1998), as applied with the replacement of terms pursuant to Article 4 of the Supplementary Provisions of that Order, are, for an Article 11(2) mid- to long-term resident, the number of the residence card scheduled to be issued to that Article 11(2) mid- to long-term resident as stated in the passport of that Article 11(2) mid- to long-term resident pursuant to the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (2), and, for a mid- to long-term resident to be issued a residence card later (excluding an Article 11(2) mid- to long-term resident), the fact that the number of the residence card scheduled to be issued to that mid- to long-term resident to be issued a residence card later is not stated in the passport of that mid- to long-term resident to be issued a residence card later.

①A prospective mid- to long-term resident who seeks to make the proposal set forth in Article 19-7, paragraph (1) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act may make that proposal even before the effective date.

②The proposal set forth in the preceding paragraph must be made together with an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act (including an application deemed to be an application pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of that Article pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) of that Article) or an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) or Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Former Alien Registration Act that is deemed, on the effective date of the amending Act, to be an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article.

A mid- to long-term resident who seeks to file an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act or an application pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the amending Act may, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 19-7, paragraph (3) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act, make the proposal set forth in paragraph (1) of that Article together with those applications.

①Applications for issuance of a certificate of eligibility, applications for landing, applications for permission for landing at a port of call, applications for permission for landing in transit, applications for landing permission for crew members, applications for permission for emergency landing, applications for landing permission due to distress, applications for landing permission for temporary refuge, applications for permission to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted, applications for issuance of a certificate of authorization for employment, applications for a change of status of residence, applications for extension of the period of stay, applications for permission for permanent residence, applications for acquisition of status of residence, proposals for permission for participation of a stakeholder, proposals for a change of the date or venue of the hearing of opinions, proposals for appearance of a representative, proposals for inspection of materials, applications for re-entry permission, applications for extension of the validity period of re-entry permission, applications for provisional release, proposals for extension of the deadline for departure, applications for recognition of refugee status, applications for extension of the period of provisional stay, applications for issuance of a refugee travel document or applications for extension of the validity period of a refugee travel document that are being made, at the time this Ministerial Order comes into effect, using the forms prescribed in the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act prior to its amendment by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as "the former Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act") are deemed to be, respectively, applications for issuance of a certificate of eligibility, applications for landing, applications for permission for landing at a port of call, applications for permission for landing in transit, applications for landing permission for crew members, applications for permission for emergency landing, applications for landing permission due to distress, applications for landing permission for temporary refuge, applications for permission to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted, applications for issuance of a certificate of authorization for employment, applications for a change of status of residence, applications for extension of the period of stay, applications for permission for permanent residence, applications for acquisition of status of residence, proposals for permission for participation of a stakeholder, proposals for a change of the date or venue of the hearing of opinions, proposals for appearance of a representative, proposals for inspection of materials, applications for re-entry permission, applications for extension of the validity period of re-entry permission, applications for provisional release, proposals for extension of the deadline for departure, applications for recognition of refugee status, applications for extension of the period of provisional stay, applications for issuance of a refugee travel document or applications for extension of the validity period of a refugee travel document made using the forms prescribed in the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act.

②An objection prescribed in Article 11, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act, a request for a hearing prescribed in Article 48, paragraph (1), an objection prescribed in Article 49, paragraph (1) or an appeal by way of objection pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2-9, paragraph (1), made using the forms prescribed in the former Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act, is deemed to be, respectively, an objection prescribed in Article 11, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act, a request for a hearing prescribed in Article 48, paragraph (1), an objection prescribed in Article 49, paragraph (1) or an appeal by way of objection pursuant to the provisions of Article 61-2-9, paragraph (1), made using the forms prescribed in the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act.

③A signature to the effect that the person will not file an objection as prescribed in Article 10, paragraph (11) of the Immigration Control Act, a signature to the effect that the person will not request a hearing as prescribed in Article 47, paragraph (5), and a signature to the effect that the person will not file an objection as prescribed in Article 48, paragraph (9), made on documents in the forms prescribed in the former Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act, are deemed to be, respectively, a signature to the effect that the person will not file an objection as prescribed in Article 10, paragraph (11) of the Immigration Control Act, a signature to the effect that the person will not request a hearing as prescribed in Article 47, paragraph (5), and a signature to the effect that the person will not file an objection as prescribed in Article 48, paragraph (9), made on documents in the forms prescribed in the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act.

①The entry record for foreign nationals pursuant to Appended Form No. 6, the entry record for re-entry pursuant to Appended Form No. 6-2, the written application for issuance of a certificate of eligibility pursuant to Appended Form No. 6-3, the written waiver of objection pursuant to Appended Form No. 10, the written objection pursuant to Appended Form No. 13, the written application for permission for landing at a port of call or landing in transit pursuant to Appended Form No. 17, the written application for landing permission for crew members pursuant to Appended Form No. 20, the written application for multiple landing permission for crew members pursuant to Appended Form No. 22-2, the written application for permission for emergency landing pursuant to Appended Form No. 23, the written application for landing permission due to distress pursuant to Appended Form No. 25, the written declaration concerning landing permission for temporary refuge pursuant to Appended Form No. 26-2, the written application for permission to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted pursuant to Appended Form No. 28, the written application for issuance of a certificate of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-4, 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 proposal to change the content of the application pursuant to Appended Form No. 30-3, 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, the departure record for foreign nationals pursuant to Appended Form No. 37-18, the departure record for re-entry pursuant to Appended Form No. 37-19, the written application for re-entry permission pursuant to Appended Form No. 40, the written application for permission for extension of the validity period of re-entry permission pursuant to Appended Form No. 43, the written waiver of objection pursuant to Appended Form No. 59, the written objection pursuant to Appended Form No. 60, the written application for permission for provisional release pursuant to Appended Form No. 66, the written request for extension of the deadline for departure pursuant to Appended Form No. 71-4, the written application for recognition of refugee status pursuant to Appended Form No. 74, the written application for extension of the period of provisional stay pursuant to Appended Form No. 76-6, the written appeal by way of objection pursuant to Appended Form No. 78, the written application for issuance of a refugee travel document pursuant to Appended Form No. 80, the written application for extension of the validity period of a refugee travel document pursuant to Appended Form No. 82 or the statement of payment of fees pursuant to Appended Form No. 84 under the provisions of the former Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act is, even after the effective date, for the time being, deemed to be, respectively, the entry record for foreign nationals pursuant to Appended Form No. 6, the entry record for re-entry pursuant to Appended Form No. 6-2, the written application for issuance of a certificate of eligibility pursuant to Appended Form No. 6-3, the written waiver of objection pursuant to Appended Form No. 10, the written objection pursuant to Appended Form No. 13, the written application for permission for landing at a port of call or landing in transit pursuant to Appended Form No. 17, the written application for landing permission for crew members pursuant to Appended Form No. 20, the written application for multiple landing permission for crew members pursuant to Appended Form No. 22-2, the written application for permission for emergency landing pursuant to Appended Form No. 23, the written application for landing permission due to distress pursuant to Appended Form No. 25, the written declaration concerning landing permission for temporary refuge pursuant to Appended Form No. 26-2, the written application for permission to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted pursuant to Appended Form No. 28, the written application for issuance of a certificate of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-5, 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 proposal to change the content of the application pursuant to Appended Form No. 30-3, 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, the departure record for foreign nationals pursuant to Appended Form No. 37-18, the departure record for re-entry pursuant to Appended Form No. 37-19, the written application for re-entry permission pursuant to Appended Form No. 40, the written application for permission for extension of the validity period of re-entry permission pursuant to Appended Form No. 43, the written waiver of objection pursuant to Appended Form No. 59, the written objection pursuant to Appended Form No. 60, the written application for permission for provisional release pursuant to Appended Form No. 66, the written request for extension of the deadline for departure pursuant to Appended Form No. 71-4, the written application for recognition of refugee status pursuant to Appended Form No. 74, the written application for extension of the period of provisional stay pursuant to Appended Form No. 76-6, the written appeal by way of objection pursuant to Appended Form No. 78, the written application for issuance of a refugee travel document pursuant to Appended Form No. 80, the written application for extension of the validity period of a refugee travel document pursuant to Appended Form No. 82 or the statement of payment of fees pursuant to Appended Form No. 84 under the provisions of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act.

②In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the fields in which the registration number of the registration certificate is to be stated in the written applications under the provisions of the former Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act prescribed in the preceding paragraph (excluding the written application for extension of the period of provisional stay pursuant to Appended Form No. 76-6) are to be fields in which the number of the residence card is stated (for 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. 29-4, 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, the written application for re-entry permission pursuant to Appended Form No. 40, the written application for permission for extension of the validity period of re-entry permission pursuant to Appended Form No. 43, the written application for recognition of refugee status pursuant to Appended Form No. 74, the written application for issuance of a refugee travel document pursuant to Appended Form No. 80 and the written application for extension of the validity period of a refugee travel document pursuant to Appended Form No. 82, fields in which the number of the residence card or the number of the special permanent resident certificate is stated).

③The provisions of Article 12 of the Supplementary Provisions apply mutatis mutandis to the making of a statement in a field in which the number of the residence card, or the number of the residence card or the number of the special permanent resident certificate, is to be stated pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

①The forms of the certificate of eligibility pursuant to Appended Form No. 6-4, the forms of the certificate of eligibility (group) pursuant to Appended Form No. 6-6, the forms of the certificate of designation pursuant to Appended Form No. 7-4, the forms of the written notice pursuant to Appended Form No. 8, the forms of the written notice of certification pursuant to Appended Form No. 9, the forms of the written exclusion order pursuant to Appended Form No. 11, the forms of the written notice of exclusion order pursuant to Appended Form No. 12, the forms of the provisional landing permit pursuant to Appended Form No. 14, the forms of the written notice of confiscation of deposit pursuant to Appended Form No. 16, the forms of the crew member's landing permit pursuant to Appended Form No. 21, the forms of the fingerprint form pursuant to Appended Form No. 22, the forms of the multiple landing permit for crew members pursuant to Appended Form No. 22-3, the forms of the written notice of revocation of multiple landing permission for crew members pursuant to Appended Form No. 22-4, the forms of the written notice of revocation of multiple landing permission for crew members pursuant to Appended Form No. 22-5, the forms of the emergency landing permit pursuant to Appended Form No. 24, the forms of the landing permit due to distress pursuant to Appended Form No. 26, the forms of the landing permit for temporary refuge pursuant to Appended Form No. 27, the forms of the permit to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted pursuant to Appended Form No. 29, the forms of the certificate of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-5, the forms of the certificate of designation pursuant to Appended Form No. 31-3, the forms of the certificate of status of residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 32, the forms of the re-entry permit pursuant to Appended Form No. 42 and the forms of the certificate of refugee status pursuant to Appended Form No. 75 under the provisions of the former Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act are, even after the effective date, for the time being, deemed to be, respectively, the forms of the certificate of eligibility pursuant to Appended Form No. 6-4, the forms of the certificate of eligibility (group) pursuant to Appended Form No. 6-6, the forms of the certificate of designation pursuant to Appended Form No. 7-4, the forms of the written notice pursuant to Appended Form No. 8, the forms of the written notice of certification pursuant to Appended Form No. 9, the forms of the written exclusion order pursuant to Appended Form No. 11, the forms of the written notice of exclusion order pursuant to Appended Form No. 12, the forms of the provisional landing permit pursuant to Appended Form No. 14, the forms of the written notice of confiscation of deposit pursuant to Appended Form No. 16, the forms of the crew member's landing permit pursuant to Appended Form No. 21, the forms of the fingerprint form pursuant to Appended Form No. 22, the forms of the multiple landing permit for crew members pursuant to Appended Form No. 22-3, the forms of the written notice of revocation of multiple landing permission for crew members pursuant to Appended Form No. 22-4, the forms of the written notice of revocation of multiple landing permission for crew members pursuant to Appended Form No. 22-5, the forms of the emergency landing permit pursuant to Appended Form No. 24, the forms of the landing permit due to distress pursuant to Appended Form No. 26, the forms of the landing permit for temporary refuge pursuant to Appended Form No. 27, the forms of the permit to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted pursuant to Appended Form No. 29, the forms of the certificate of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-6, the forms of the certificate of designation pursuant to Appended Form No. 31-3, the forms of the certificate of status of residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 32, the forms of the re-entry permit pursuant to Appended Form No. 42 and the forms of the certificate of refugee status pursuant to Appended Form No. 75 under the provisions of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act.

②In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the field in which the registration number of the registration certificate is to be stated in the forms of the permit to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted pursuant to Appended Form No. 29 of the former Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act is to be a field in which the number of the residence card is stated, and the fields in which the registration number of the registration certificate is to be stated in the forms of the certificate of authorization for employment pursuant to Appended Form No. 29-5 and the forms of the re-entry permit pursuant to Appended Form No. 42 of the former Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act are to be fields in which the number of the residence card or the number of the special permanent resident certificate is stated.

③The provisions of Article 13 of the Supplementary Provisions apply mutatis mutandis to the making of a statement in a field in which the number of the residence card, or the number of the residence card or the number of the special permanent resident certificate, is to be stated pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

A person who, before the effective date of the amending Act, has notified the director of a regional immigration bureau pursuant to the provisions of Article 6-2, paragraph (4), item (ii) or Article 19, paragraph (3), item (ii) of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act is deemed to be a person who has notified the director of a regional immigration bureau pursuant to the provisions of Article 59-6, paragraph (2), item (i), sub-item (b) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act.

With regard to the application of Article 19-6, paragraph (2) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act, the certificate of status of residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 32 and the certificate of refugee status pursuant to Appended Form No. 75 of the former Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act delivered before the effective date, and the written judgment and decision pursuant to Appended Form No. 61 of the former Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act pertaining to permission under the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act granted before the effective date and the written decision pursuant to Appended Form No. 76-2 of the former Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act pertaining to permission under the provisions of Article 61-2-2, paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control Act, are deemed to be, respectively, the certificate of status of residence pursuant to Appended Form No. 32 and the certificate of refugee status pursuant to Appended Form No. 75, and the written judgment and decision pursuant to Appended Form No. 61 and the written decision pursuant to Appended Form No. 76-2, of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act.

With regard to the application of the provisions of Articles 25-4 through 25-14 and Article 29-3, paragraph (1), item (i) of the new Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act, a person who received the notice under the provisions of Article 22-4, paragraph (3) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act prior to its amendment by the provisions of Article 2 of the amending Act (referred to as "the former Immigration Control Act" in this Article) by a written notice of hearing of opinions under the provisions of the main clause of Article 25-6, paragraph (1) of the former Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act is deemed to be a person who has been served with a written notice of hearing of opinions under the provisions of the main clause of Article 22-4, paragraph (3) of the Immigration Control Act, and a person who received the notice under the provisions of Article 22-4, paragraph (3) of the former Immigration Control Act pursuant to the provisions of the proviso to Article 25-6, paragraph (1) of the former Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act is deemed to be a person who has received the notice under the provisions of the proviso to Article 22-4, paragraph (3) of the Immigration Control Act, respectively.

With regard to the procedures for confirmation of departure pertaining to a person who has been delivered a written designation of the period for departure, etc. under the provisions of Article 25-14 of the former Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control Act, the provisions then in force continue to govern.