APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF STATUS OF RESIDENCE

  Purpose of entry Example    
1 Temporary Visitor Visiting relatives, Temporary business PDF Excel
2 Activities for research, research guidance or education at colleges Professor PDF Excel
Activities to engage in language instruction at junior high schools and high schools, etc. Junior high school teacher
3 Activities for the arts that provide an income Composer, Photographer PDF Excel
Academic or artistic activities that provide no income, or activities for the purpose of pursuing learning and acquiring Japanese culture or arts Study tea ceremony, judo
4 Religious activities conducted by foreign religious workers dispatched by foreign religious organizations Bishop, Missionary PDF Excel
5 Journalistic activities conducted on the basis of a contract with a foreign press organization Journalist, News Photographer PDF Excel
Activities of research who have been transferred to a business office in Japan for a limited period of time Researcher assigned to a foreign firm
Activities of specialists who have been transferred to a business office in Japan for a limited period of time Employee assigned to a foreign firm
6 Investment, Operation or Management President , Director of a foreign firm PDF Excel
7 Activities to engage in research that provide income Reseacher of a government body or company PDF Excel
Activities to engage in services which require knowledge pertinent to natural science fields Engineer of mechanical engineering
Activities to engage in services which require knowledge pertinent to human science fields Interpreter, Designer
Activities to engage in services which require skills belonging to special fields Foreign cuisine chef, Sports instructor
Designated activities to engage in research, business related to research or information-processing-related services Researcher or Information-technology engineer of a designated organization
8 Entertainment Singer, Model PDF Excel
9 Study College student, Pre-college student PDF Excel
10 Training Technical or Professional trainee PDF Excel
11 Dependent who intends to live with his or her supporter   PDF Excel
Dependent who intends to live with his or her supporter whose status is Designated Activities(a/b)  
Dependent who intends to live with his or her supporter whose status is Designated Activities(EPA Nurse/ EPA Certified Careworker)  
12 Technical intern training Technical interns PDF Excel
13 Spouse or child of Japanese national, Permanent resident, etc. Spouse of Japanese national PDF Excel
14 Other purposes Lawyer, Doctor, Amateur sports athlete, Nurse under EPA, etc. PDF Excel