General support for various procedures of the status of residence (VISA) (2)

・Application for certificate of authorized employment

The certificate of authorized employment indicating the specific work activities to be allowed is issued upon this application so that foreign workers can show their status of residence in which they can work and employers can also easily confirm what kind of work activities they can do. When foreign workers change their jobs, they had better apply for this.

・Application for permanent residence

Permanent residents do not have restrictions on their activities and period of stay, so their residence management is greatly eased compared to other status of residence. For this reason, permanent residence is more carefully investigated than regular change of resident status.

・Application for re-entry permit

In case that foreign nationals residing in Japan leave Japan temporarily and then re-enter Japan, their status of residence and period of stay up to that point will expire without the re-entry permit, and they will not be able to re-enter Japan unless they obtain new VISA. If they have re-entry permit, their status of residence and period of stay will continue to be valid. However, re-entry permit is not required in principle if they re-entry within one year after departure.

・Application for permission to engage in activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted

In case that foreign nationals residing in Japan are engaged in work activities such as receiving rewards, in addition to activities in accordance with the permitted status of residence, they are required to obtain “permission to engage in activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted” in advance. International students are allowed to do part-time work as “activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted” within twenty-eight hours per week, and within eight hours per day (forty hours per week) during long holidays.

・Residence card

A residence card is issued to a foreign national who has been granted permit to stay for a mid- to long term (over three months of residence period), proving that he/she is legally resident. If there is any change in the information on the residence card, foreign nationals are required to notify the change.

・Procedures concerning the residency management

(Notification concerning the organization where to belong, Notification of change of residence, etc.)

In case that there is change in social relationships such as employment relationships or marriage relationships etc., foreign nationals must report the change.