Residency Period & Requirements#
- Reissuance of residence card if lost during permanent residence application and reporting to immigration
- If you leave the country for more than one year during your 10-year residency, the continuity will be broken.
- Rules for using "alias" after obtaining permanent residence and how to write them on your residence card
- Guarantor: Can a Japanese person who is currently residing overseas be recognized as a guarantor?
- Impact on residence status and permanent residence when resigning as representative director and becoming an "ordinary director"
- Residency requirements for those seeking permanent residence after changing from "family stay" to "long-term resident"
- Highly skilled professionals: Prior consultation with the immigration office if you have decided to change jobs after applying
- How to have your marriage recognized as a happy marriage even though you are currently separated from your Japanese spouse
- Measures to maintain status if you are transferred overseas for several years after obtaining permanent residence
- How many years after changing from a work visa to a "business manager" visa can I apply for permanent residence?
- Highly skilled professionals: When the number of citations of the "papers" used in calculating points decreases
- Specific measures for the "requirements for cancelling permanent residence" under the revised Immigration Control Act scheduled to come into effect in 2026
- Calculating "residency history" when aiming for permanent residence through technical intern training and specific skills
- Cases where you should change from Highly Skilled Professional No. 1(b) to No. 2
- Risk of filing for divorce mediation due to Japanese spouse's "adultery"
- The continuity of residence status after a child applying for permanent residence leaves the country to study abroad
- Follow-up on the actual residence status when "long-term business trips" outside Japan overlap
- Expiration date and loss of "Japanese Language Proficiency Certificate" for Highly Skilled Professional Points
- Changing to long-term resident status in preparation for applying for permanent residence after the death of a Japanese spouse
- The impact of "political activities" and "participation in demonstrations" in Japan on residency applications
- Important points to note when a spouse on a family visa is involved in management
- Recalculation of points when the designated institution for highly skilled professionals changes
- The importance of a retirement certificate proving years of professional experience
- Treatment of special periods when the period of stay expires while waiting for the result of a permanent residence application
- Cases where the Immigration Bureau conducts a "fact-finding investigation (home visit)"
- Differences in the screening criteria for "last 5 years" and "last 1 year" for permanent residence applications
- Risks of forgetting to renew your residence card after obtaining permanent residency
- Required documents to prove "patent acquisition" in the calculation of highly skilled professional points
- Risks of applying for permanent residence as a spouse immediately (a few months after marriage)
- Pitfalls for PhD holders seeking the fastest permanent residency through highly skilled professionals
- The impact of "change of affiliation" for highly skilled professionals on point calculations
- The importance of "re-entry permission" if you leave Japan for more than one year after obtaining permanent residency
- Important points to note when seeking permanent residency as a highly skilled professional after divorcing a Japanese spouse
- The benefits of aiming for permanent residence directly without transitioning from Type 1 to Type 2 highly skilled professional
- When should you report to the Immigration Bureau if you change jobs while applying for permanent residence?
- Criteria for determining "actual residence" when leaving Japan for business trips for more than 100 days a year
- Joint liability if a spouse works part-time beyond the hours permitted under permission for activities outside the scope of their status of residence
- Risks of forgetting to submit a "change of affiliation notification" when changing jobs
- The impact of blue tickets due to minor non-stops on the one-year route for highly skilled personnel points