special permanent resident certificates will lose their validity if any one of the following applies:
特別永住者証明書は、次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、その効力を失う。
the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate ceases to be a special permanent resident.
特別永住者証明書の交付を受けた特別永住者が特別永住者でなくなったとき。
the period of validity of the special permanent resident certificate has expired.
特別永住者証明書の有効期間が満了したとき。
the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate (excluding those who are granted re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act (including those who are deemed be granted re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26-2, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act, as applied mutatis mutandis to Article 23, paragraph (2); hereinafter the same)) has, in accordance with the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act, received confirmation of departure from an immigration inspector at the port of entry of departure used for departure.
特別永住者証明書の交付を受けた特別永住者（入管法第二十六条第一項の規定により再入国の許可を受けている者（第二十三条第二項において準用する入管法第二十六条の二第一項の規定により再入国の許可を受けたものとみなされる者を含む。以下同じ。）を除く。）が、入管法第二十五条第一項の規定により、出国する出入国港において、入国審査官から出国の確認を受けたとき。
the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate, being a person who was granted re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1), has departed from Japan and failed to re-enter Japan within the period of validity for re-entry.
特別永住者証明書の交付を受けた特別永住者であって、入管法第二十六条第一項の規定により再入国の許可を受けている者が出国し、再入国の許可の有効期間内に再入国をしなかったとき。
the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate has been issued with a new special permanent resident certificate.
特別永住者証明書の交付を受けた特別永住者が新たな特別永住者証明書の交付を受けたとき。
the special permanent resident who was issued with the special permanent resident certificate has died.
特別永住者証明書の交付を受けた特別永住者が死亡したとき。
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