| Procedure Name |
Application for Permission to Acquire Status of Residence |
| Governing Law |
Paragraph 22-2, Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act |
| Applicant |
A person who gives up Japanese citizenship or intends to stay in Japan without
the landing procedures due to birth or any other event, and wishing
to stay in Japan for more than 60 days after the occurrence of
such event |
| When to submit |
Within 30 days since the applicant becomes eligible to acquire the permission |
| 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 national;
- 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 |
Free of charge |
| Necessary documents
(the number of necessary copies) |
- Application form 1copy
- A copy of document
is necessary for the following categories:
- A document that
proves the applicant's citizenship (if the applicant gives
up Japanese citizenship);
- A document that proves the birth
of
the applicant (if the applicant is born); or
- A document
that proves necessary facts (if the applicant does not
fall under (a) or (b) above, but needs to acquire a status
of residence)(As
applicant sometimes needs to submit document material(s)
other
than stipulated in the Immigration Control Act Enforcement
Regulation,
please refer to your regional immigration office or
immigration information center.)
- A document that proves the
status
(if a legal representative or agent submits the application
form
on
behalf of the applicant)
|
| Format |
- Application for Permission to Acquire Status
of Residence[PDF] [EXCEL]
(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 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 |
Applicant's intended activities in Japan on the application form must not be
false, and must fall under one of the activities as stated in the
lower column of Annexed Table I of Immigration Control and Refugee
Recognition Act or the activities of a person with the civil status
or position as described in the lower column of Annexed Table II
(the civil status or position in the lower column under "Permanent
Resident" shall be excluded).
In addition, the applicant must face
an adequate cause that requires acquisition of resident status.
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 Permission to Acquire
status of residence has been submitted, the Minister of Justice
may grant permission only when he finds that there are reasonable
grounds to acquire status of residence on the strength of the documents
submitted by the foreign nationals. |
| Standard procedures
duration |
Two weeks to three months |
| Administrative appeal |
None. |
