After entering Japan, you may have to carry out some of the following procedures, depending on your status. All these procedures should be undertaken at the nearest immigration authority (Mito, Tokyo). It may take a few weeks or longer for applications to be examined and there is always the chance that the applications can be rejected. This information is offered as a guideline. Please confirm the requirements for each procedure with the immigration office.
Required when a foreign resident wishes to remain in Japan under the same status of residence after the originally authorized term of residence has expired. Applications must be made before the term of residence expires.
Required when a foreign resident wishes to cease his or her present activity and engage in another activity covered by a status of residence different from the one originally granted.
Required when a foreign resident who has a status of residence limiting his or her activities wishes to engage in an income-generating business or a paid activity that is not permitted under that status of residence. In other words, this permission is necessary if a foreign resident wishes to engage in a secondary activity that belongs to a different status of residence.
Required when a foreign resident of in Japan wishes to acquire a permanent resident status.
Required when a foreign resident is in Japan without having gone through entry procedures (for example, when a foreign baby is born in Japan or a person renounces Japanese nationality) and wishes to remain in Japan more than 60 days after the occurrence of the matter.
Issued to foreign residents who have a status of residence permitting them to work.
Required when a foreign resident wishes to leave the country temporarily and then return during the authorized term of residence. (Permanent foreign residents also require re-entry permission.)
When a foreign resident obtains a new passport because the old one has become invalid or been lost, he or she must get any valid stamps for status of residence, authorized term of residence, and multiple re-entry permission transferred to the new passport.
When a foreign resident no longer requires a status of residence because, for example, he or she has acquired Japanese nationality, he or she must have all valid stamps in his or her passport canceled.
Please see the following pages for information about residential procedures. These can be done at the city hall.
Topics: Procedures
Relevant for: Residents
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