## Data Section 1 Major Developments since April 1, 2011

(Since FY 2011)

Date	Developments	Contents
Apr. 1 2011	Establishment of the Management and Investigation Department and the Survey Department in the Nagoya Regional Immigration Bureau	In the Nagoya Regional Immigration Bureau, the Survey and Record Department was abolished, while the Management and Investigation Department and the Survey Department were established.
Jul. 1 2011	Amendment, etc. of the “Ministerial Ordinance to Provide for Criteria Pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act”	In order to further support the employment of international students, requirements for educational background were amended for the statuses of residence, “Engineer” and “Specialist in Humanities/International Services,” etc. in the “Ministerial Ordinance to Provide for Criteria Pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act” (Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice No. 16 of 1990), thereby requiring graduates of vocational/technical schools who have been given the title of “Senmonshi” to meet requirements for educational background specified in the criteria for landing permission, upon entry into Japan. Furthermore, the “Public Notice to Stipulate Requirements Concerning the Completion of Specialized Courses of Study at Advanced Vocational Schools in the Ministerial Ordinance to Provide for Criteria Pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act” (Public Notice of the Ministry of Justice No. 330 of 2011) was newly established and the requirements for receiving the title of “Senmonshi” are provided by said public notice.
Aug. 26 2011	Amendment of the “Ordinance for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act”	The “Ordinance for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act” (Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice No. 54 of 1981) was amended with regard to the status of residence, “Temporary visitor,” so as to make it possible to determine the period of stay in accordance with specific itineraries for relatively short-term trips of less than 15 days, when affixing the seal of verification for landing.
Dec. 26 2011	Enactment, etc. of the “Cabinet Order on the Development of Related Cabinet Orders and Transitional Measures Accompanying the Enforcement of the Act of Partial Amendment to 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”	In order to determine the effective date of the Act to Amend the Immigration Control Act, etc. the “Cabinet Order to Determine the Effective Date of the Act of Partial Amendment to 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” (Cabinet Order No. 419 of 2011) was enacted. Furthermore, upon the enforcement of the Act to Amend the Immigration Control Act, etc. in order to develop related Cabinet Orders and establish necessary transitional measures, the “Order for Enforcement of the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, Inter Alia, Those who have Lost Japanese Nationality Pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan” (Cabinet Order No. 420 of 2011), and the “Cabinet Order on the Development of Related Cabinet Orders and Transitional Measures Accompanying the Enforcement of the Act of Partial Amendment to 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” (Cabinet Order No. 421 of 2011) were enacted. In order to develop Ministerial Ordinances related to the Ministry of Justice and necessary transitional measures toward the enforcement of the Act to Amend the Immigration Control Act, etc. the “Ministerial Ordinance on the Development of Ministerial Ordinances Related to the Ministry of Justice and Transitional Measures Accompanying the