# Article 9-2, paragraph (8), its wordings — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

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How the wording of Article 9-2, paragraph (8) (第九条の二第八項) 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 (8) (第九条の二第八項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-9-2/par-8 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/immigration-control-act/art-9-2/par-8)
- 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:

> 出入国在留管理庁長官は、前項の規定による申請があつた場合には、入国審査官に、当該外国人に対し、新たな特定登録者カードを交付させるものとする。この場合における第六項の規定の適用については、同項中「その交付の日」とあるのは「当該特定登録者カードの交付を受けた外国人に対し第一項の規定により特定登録者カードが交付された日」と、「当該特定登録者カードの交付を受けた外国人」とあるのは「当該外国人」とする。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency is to have an immigration inspector issue a new registered user card to the foreign national if an application has been filed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph. With regard to the application of the provisions of paragraph (6) in this case, "the date of issuance" in the same paragraph is replaced with "the date of issuance of the registered user card pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) with regard to foreign nationals issued with a registered user card" and "the foreign national who was issued with a registered user card" is replaced with "the foreign national".

## 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)