Permission for Extending Period of Stay

| Change of Status of Residence | Permission for Extending Period of Stay | Acquisition Status of Residence | | Permission for Permanent Residence | Re-entry Permit (Under construction ) | | Permission to Engage in an Activity Other Than That Permitted by the Status of Residence Previously Granted | | Certificate of Authorized Employment | Passport | Revocation Status of Residence | List of Necessary Documents | Q&A |

In principle, foreign residents in Japan may stay in Japan as long as their period of stay is effective. According to this principle, if an foreign national was allowed to stay in Japan for a certain period in the landing permission process, but his/her stay of period was too short to achieve his/her intended purposes for entering Japan, then the foreign national would bear large burdens of leaving Japan first, acquiring a new visa and coming back to Japan again. In this context, Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act authorizes Minister of Justice to extend foreign national's period of stay if he deems it proper to do so.    If an foreign national intends to extend his/her period of stay in Japan, he/she must apply to Minister of Justice for extending his/her period of stay in accordance with applicable procedures as set forth in the Immigration Control Act Enforcement Regulations.

| Change of Status of Residence | Permission for Extending Period of Stay | Acquisition Status of Residence | | Permission for Permanent Residence | Re-entry Permit (Under construction ) | | Permission to Engage in an Activity Other Than That Permitted by the Status of Residence Previously Granted | | Certificate of Authorized Employment | Passport | Revocation Status of Residence | List of Necessary Documents | Q&A |