# 出入国管理及び難民認定法 / Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-2. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - Law: 出入国管理及び難民認定法 (Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act), 昭和二十六年政令第三百十九号 - English title "Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Issued as a Cabinet Order and given the force of an Act, which is why its number says 政令: Some rules made during the Allied occupation were issued as Cabinet Orders, as orders implementing Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration, and an Act passed in 1952 gave them the force of an Act. They keep the Cabinet Order number they were issued under, which is why e-Gov lists the law as an Act while its number says 政令 (Cabinet Order). The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法) is one: it was promulgated in 1951 as the Immigration Control Order (出入国管理令), Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951, has had the force of an Act under Article 4 of Act No. 126 of 1952, took its present title on 1 January 1982, and every amendment on e-Gov's record of it was made by an Act. - Provision: 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)（経過措置） — address `suppl-4181-43/art-2` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4181-43/art-2 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第二条（経過措置） — Transitional Measures caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4181-43/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4181-43/art-2 **第一項** 前条第一号に掲げる規定の施行の際に、附則第七条の規定による改正前の構造改革特別区域法（平成十四年法律第百八十九号。以下「旧特区法」という。）第二十五条又は第二十六条に規定する活動であって次の各号に掲げるものを行う者としての前条第一号に掲げる規定による改正前の出入国管理及び難民認定法（以下「旧法」という。）別表第一の五の表の上欄の在留資格（以下「旧在留資格」という。）をもって在留する者は、当該各号に定める活動を行う者としての同条第一号に掲げる規定による改正後の出入国管理及び難民認定法（以下「新法」という。）別表第一の五の表の上欄の在留資格（以下「新在留資格」という。）をもって在留する者とみなす。この場合において、新在留資格に応じて行うことのできる活動は旧在留資格に応じて行うことのできた活動とし、新在留資格に伴う在留期間は旧在留資格に伴う在留期間が満了する日に応当する日までの期間とする。 suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1 A person who, at the time the provisions set forth in item (i) of the preceding Article come into effect, is residing with the status of residence set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table I (5) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act prior to its amendment by the provisions set forth in item (i) of the preceding Article (hereinafter referred to as the "former Act") (hereinafter referred to as the "former status of residence") as a person who engages in any of the activities set forth in the following items among the activities prescribed in Article 25 or 26 of the Act on Special Districts for Structural Reform (Act No. 189 of 2002) prior to its amendment by the provisions of Article 7 of the Supplementary Provisions (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Special Districts Act"), is deemed to be a person residing with the status of residence set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table I (5) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by the provisions set forth in item (i) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as the "new Act") (hereinafter referred to as the "new status of residence") as a person who engages in the activities specified in the respective items. In this case, the activities in which a person may engage under the new status of residence are the activities in which the person was able to engage under the former status of residence, and the period of stay accompanying the new status of residence is the period until the day corresponding to the day on which the period of stay accompanying the former status of residence expires. machine translation, not official **一** 旧特区法第二十五条第一項に規定する特定研究等活動（以下「旧特定研究等活動」という。）　新法別表第一の五の表の下欄（イに係る部分に限る。）に掲げる活動（以下「新特定研究等活動」という。） suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-1 specified research activities, etc. prescribed in Article 25, paragraph (1) of the Former Special Districts Act (hereinafter referred to as "former specified research activities"): the activities set forth in the right-hand column of Appended Table I (5) of the New Act (limited to the part pertaining to (a)) (hereinafter referred to as "new specified research activities"); machine translation, not official **二** 旧特区法第二十六条第一項に規定する特定情報処理活動（以下「旧特定情報処理活動」という。）　新法別表第一の五の表の下欄（ロに係る部分に限る。）に掲げる活動（以下「新特定情報処理活動」という。） suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-2 specified information processing activities prescribed in Article 26, paragraph (1) of the Former Special Districts Act (hereinafter referred to as "former specified information processing activities"): the activities set forth in the right-hand column of Appended Table I (5) of the New Act (limited to the part pertaining to (b)) (hereinafter referred to as "new specified information processing activities"); machine translation, not official **三** 旧特区法第二十五条第一項に規定する特定研究等家族滞在活動（以下「旧特定研究等家族滞在活動」という。）　新法別表第一の五の表の下欄（ハ中新特定研究等活動に係る部分に限る。）に掲げる活動（以下「新特定研究等家族滞在活動」という。） suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-3 specified research, etc. family stay activities prescribed in Article 25, paragraph (1) of the Former Special Districts Act (hereinafter referred to as "former specified research, etc. family stay activities"): the activities set forth in the right-hand column of Appended Table I (5) of the New Act (limited to the part of (c) pertaining to new specified research activities) (hereinafter referred to as "new specified research, etc. family stay activities"); machine translation, not official **四** 旧特区法第二十六条第一項に規定する特定情報処理家族滞在活動（以下「旧特定情報処理家族滞在活動」という。）　新法別表第一の五の表の下欄（ハ中新特定情報処理活動に係る部分に限る。）に掲げる活動（以下「新特定情報処理家族滞在活動」という。） suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-4 specified information processing family stay activities prescribed in Article 26, paragraph (1) of the Former Special Districts Act (hereinafter referred to as "former specified information processing family stay activities"): the activities set forth in the right-hand column of Appended Table I (5) of the New Act (limited to the part of (c) pertaining to new specified information processing activities) (hereinafter referred to as "new specified information processing family stay activities"). machine translation, not official **第二項** 前条第一号に掲げる規定の施行の際に、旧在留資格をもって在留する者が旧法第十九条第二項の許可を受けているときは、当該許可は、前項の規定によりみなされる新在留資格について受けた新法第十九条第二項の許可とみなす。 suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-2 If, at the time the provisions set forth in item (i) of the preceding Article come into effect, a person residing with a former status of residence has been granted the permission under Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Former Act, that permission is deemed to be the permission under Article 19, paragraph (2) of the New Act granted with regard to the new status of residence that is deemed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1: 前条第一号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-4181-43/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4181-43/art-1/par-1/item-1 - suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1: 別表第一の五 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 別表第一 (Appended Table 1), appdx-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/appdx-1 - suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-1: 新法別表第一の五 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 別表第一 (Appended Table 1), appdx-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/appdx-1 - suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-2: 新法別表第一の五 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 別表第一 (Appended Table 1), appdx-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/appdx-1 - suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-3: 新法別表第一の五 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 別表第一 (Appended Table 1), appdx-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/appdx-1 - suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1/item-4: 新法別表第一の五 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 別表第一 (Appended Table 1), appdx-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/appdx-1 - suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-2: 前条第一号 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-4181-43/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4181-43/art-1/par-1/item-1 - suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-2: 前項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-1 - suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-2: 新法第十九条第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十九条第二項 (Article 19, paragraph (2)), art-19/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-19/par-2 ## Cited by 2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4181-43/art-1/par-1/item-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 附則第二条第二項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/suppl-4181-43/art-2/par-2 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 出入国管理及び難民認定法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20261001_508AC0000000032), retrieved 2026-10-05 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3624/tb), retrieved 2026-09-13 - claude-opus-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch immigration-control-act-20260913T134912-040, translated 2026-09-13 - claude-opus-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch immigration-control-act-20260918T154023-001, translated 2026-09-18 - This site's parser, version 223 — 出入国管理及び難民認定法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-05