Japan Immigration - Applying for Permanent Residence Visa (P.R.) (includes some additional information)
Researched By Cornelia [15 May 2008]
Advice in English Provided by Immigration
There are a few pages about applying for the P.R. visa available in English
on the official web site. This may be of limited value at this time, since
it appears to be primarily from 2006, and at this moment there seems to be
a slightly less strict (though still somewhat mysterious) set of criteria.
Links to those English pages follow:
Guidelines for Permission for Permanent Residence (March 31, 2006)
www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/zairyuu/guide_residence.html
Successful/Unsuccessful Applicants for Permanent Residence Status based on their Contribution to Japan (as of July 1, 2005)
"By evaluating applicant's contribution to Japan, the immigration control authority has granted or denied the permanent residence status to the following cases." (A list with explanations follows.)
www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/zairyuu/eizyuu.html
Guidelines for Contribution to Japan (March 31, 2006)
www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/zairyuu/contribution.html
A Set of Instructions (this is incomplete. Refer to the accompanying documents lists linked to below.)
www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/kanri/shyorui/05.html
This appears to be a translation into English from:
www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-4.html
Tranferring from Work Visa to P.R.
You can apply for Permanent Residence as early as 6 months - 1 year
before accumulating 10 consecutive years of which up to 5 years can
be accrued on a student visa and the rest have to be on a working
visa. It used to have to be the same working visa type throughout
but now it appears that it can include a change from one working
visa type to another working visa type.
The instructions for accompanying documentation were re-written in
November 2007. There are 3.5 pages available in Japanese only directly
from the Konan (Shinagawa, Tokyo) immigration office. I've scanned
them and made them available below.
If anyone has a working copy translated into any other language, please
donate them for publication here (email: jwk.forums.support [at] gmail.com)
page one (Work Visa to P.R. Visa)
page two (Work Visa to P.R. Visa)
page three (Work Visa to P.R. Visa)
page four (Work Visa to P.R. Visa)
These are .jpg images for now. The best way to print them is to copy
the images to your computer (With Mac you click on the image and drag it to your desktop.
With PC you right click and select "save image as".), and
then print the files.
There are 5 links referenced in the above document. They are:
www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-4.html
www.immi-moj.go.jp/tetuduki/index.html
www.moj.go.jp/NYUKAN/nyukan50.html
www.moj.go.jp/NYUKAN/nyukan36.html
www.moj.go.jp/NYUKAN/nyukan16.html
Tranferring from Spouse Visa to P.R.
You can apply for Permanent Residence after 5 consecutive years of marriage.
The spouse visa maximum length is three years.
The instructions for accompanying documentation were re-written in
November 2007. There are 3 pages available in Japanese only directly
from the Konan (Shinagawa, Tokyo) immigration office. I've scanned
them and made them available below.
If anyone has a working copy translated into any other language,
donate them for publication here (email: jwk.forums.support [at] gmail.com)
page one (Spouse Visa to P.R. Visa)
page two (Spouse Visa to P.R. Visa)
page three (Spouse Visa to P.R. Visa)
Tranferring from Long Term Visa to P.R.
This is a rare visa type (maximum length 3 years), and I did not
do the research for it. I'm happy to add the information if anyone
can contribute a translation their experience.
The instructions for accompanying documentation were re-written in
November 2007. There are 3 pages available in Japanese only directly
from the Konan (Shinagawa, Tokyo) immigration office.
If anyone has a working copy translated into any other language,
donate them for publication here (email: jwk.forums.support [at] gmail.com)
page one (Long Term Visa to P.R. Visa)
page two (Long Term Visa to P.R. Visa)
page three (Long Term Visa to P.R. Visa)
These files have not yet been added.
Forms
Application for permanent residence
www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-4-1.pdf
or as an .xls file:
www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-4-1.xls
Application for certificate of eligibility (This .pdf file is 25 pages
long and includes all the pages needed for various visa types, for example,
"entertainor" or "spouse or child of a Japanese National". Not all pages are
necessary. Only use those pages that are pertinent to your visa type.)
www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-1-1.pdf
Application for change of status of residence (This .pdf file is 27 pages
long and includes all the pages needed for various visa types, for example,
"designated activities" or "Trainee". Not all pages are necessary. Only
use those pages that are pertinent to your visa type.)
www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-2-1.pdf
Application for extension of period of stay (This .pdf file is 27 pages
long and includes all the pages needed for various visa types, for example,
professor/instructor or dependent. Not all pages are necessary. Only use
those pages that are pertinent to your visa type.)
www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-3-1.pdf
Application for re-entry permit
www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-5-1.pdf
Application for recognition of refugee status
www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-6-1.pdf
Application for refugee travel document
www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-7-1.pdf
Application for permission to engage in activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted
www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-8-1.pdf
Application for certificate of authorized employment
www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-9-1.pdf
Certificate for payment of fee
www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-4-2.pdf
Related links:
Japan With Kids - Forums: Immigration/visas/re-entry permits/naturalization
Ministry of Justice web site, English portion: http://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/index.html
Ministry of Justice official web site (Japanese only): http://www.moj.go.jp
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