| Procedure Name |
Application for Change of Status of Residence |
| Governing Law |
Article 20, Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act |
| Applicant |
Foreign nationals wishing to change his/her current status of residence (except
for aliens wishing to change their resident status to "Permanent
Resident") |
| When to submit |
From any changes in the applicant's resident status up until the applicant's
resident status expires |
| How to submit |
Applicant must fill in necessary application forms, make ready attached documents
and submit a service counter at regional immigration office. |
| Who may submit |
- Applicant;
- The following persons are authorized to
submit application form on behalf of the applicant foreign national:
- A
staff member
of organization that is run by or employs the foreign
nationals;
- A
staff member of organization that trains or educates
the foreign
national; or
- A nonprofit organization authorized
by the competent authorities under the Article 34 of the Civil
Code
for the purpose
of smooth acceptance of foreign nationals;
- A lawyer or administrative
scrivener that gives notice to the director of regional immigration
bureau;
- A legal representative of the foreign national;*
or
* "Legal representative" in this context means a legal
representative of an applicant who is younger than 16 years old,
is always
unable
to make sense of his/her surroundings due to mental disorder,
or
significantly lacks such abilities.
- The applicant's relative,
housemate or other similar person who are regarded as appropriate
by the director of regional immigration bureau (if the applicant
is not able to visit the regional immigration bureau by himself/herself because of illness or other
reasons)
|
| Fee |
4,000 yen for changing the status of residence (Payment must be made with revenue
stamps) |
| Necessary documents |
- Application form 1copy
- The supporting documents to be submitted
on the occasion of application are shown in Table 3 (As applicant sometimes
needs to submit document material(s) other than stipulated
in the Immigration Control Act Enforcement Regulations,
please refer to
your regional immigration office or immigration information
center.)
- Passport
and alien registration card
- A document that proves the status
(if a legal representative or agent submits the application
form on behalf of the applicant)
|
| Format |
- Application for Change of Status of Residence
(Note 1) The immigration bureau accepts this format if you
print it out on Japanese Industrial
Standards A4 format.
(Note 2) You sometimes print it out
on a smaller format than A4. To avoid it, please turn off "Shrink
Oversized
Pages to Paper Size (K)" in the print dialogue box.
|
| How to fill in, and
example |
Refer to your regional immigration office or immigration information center. |
| Where to submit |
The regional immigration office in charge of applicant's intended address (Refer
to your regional immigration office or immigration information
center.) |
| Office hours |
9:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 16:00, weekdays (For more information on office hours
or days of week for specific application procedures, Refer to your
regional immigration office or immigration information center.) |
| Information services |
Regional immigration office or immigration information center |
| Screening criteria |
The activities to be engaged in while in Japan stated in the application
must not be false, and must fall under one of the activities described
in the right-hand column of Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition
Act Annexed TableI , or the activities
of a person with the civil status or position described in the
right-hand column of Annexed TableII (the civil status or position in the right-hand column under "Permanent
Resident" shall be excluded; )
When an application for change of
status of residence has been submitted, the Minister of Justice
may grant permission only when he finds that there are reasonable
grounds to grant the change of status of residence on the strength
of the documents submitted by the foreign nationals.
In addition
,if applicant has the status of residence "Temporary Visitor" the
applicant must satisfy the requirements stated above and have unavoidable
and exceptional circumstances. |
| Standard procedures
duration |
A month to three months |
| Administrative appeal |
None |
