# Article 9-2, paragraph (6), its wordings — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

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How the wording of Article 9-2, paragraph (6) (第九条の二第六項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act
- Provision: Article 9-2, paragraph (6) (第九条の二第六項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-9-2/par-6 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/immigration-control-act/art-9-2/par-6)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 32 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 特定登録者カードの有効期間は、その交付の日から起算して三年を経過する日又は当該特定登録者カードの交付を受けた外国人が所持する旅券の有効期間満了の日のいずれか早い日が経過するまでの期間とする。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> The validity period of a registered user card is to be until the date on which three years have passed since the day of issuance or the expiration date of the passport possessed by the foreign national who was issued the registered user card, whichever comes earlier.

## 2. By 31 March 2029 — Act No. 32 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 31 March 2029
- The amendment: Removed (Act No. 32 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032

Japanese:

(none: the provision is not in the law at this point)

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3624/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20281031_508AC0000000032)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20290331_508AC0000000032)