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A foreign national who is granted a status of residence according to the activities
he was engaged in Japan must receive permission to engage in an activity
other than those permitted by the status of residence previously granted
if he wishes to become engaged in activities "related to the management
of business involving income or activities for which he receives remuneration,
which are not included in those activities under his category of status
of residence". A typical example is that of a foreign national college
student or pre-college student who wishes to have a part-time job. The
Minister of Justice will give permission to the extent that the extra
activity does not interfere with the activity that is the original purpose
of residence.
Authorized activities and the employer's
name will be indicated in "Certificate to Engage in Activity Other Than
That Permitted by the Status of Residence Previously Granted."
If an foreign national stays in Japan
with the residence of status "College Student" or "Pre-college Student," such
foreign national may obtain a comprehensive permission to engage in unauthorized
activities without restrictions on activities or locations. In this case, applicant
must submit "supporting document" available from the educational institute to
which the applicant enrolls. However, the aforementioned comprehensive permission
also have some limitations on foreign national's activity duration or activity
locations, as stated below.
- Upper limit of foreign national's activity duration
- College Students (except for visiting students or
research students with visiting student status)
This type of foreign nationals may run an
income-generating business or engage in a remuneration-generating activities
for 28
hours or shorter a week (or 8 hours or shorter a day during long
vacation of the educational institute)
- Visiting Students or Research Students with Visiting
Student Status
This type of foreign nationals may run an
income-generating business or engage in a remuneration-generating activities
for 14
hours or shorter a week (or 8 hours or shorter a day during long
vacation of the educational institute)
- Pre-college Students
This type of foreign nationals may run an
income-generating business or engage in a remuneration-generating activities
for 4
hours or shorter a day
- Limitations on activity locations
Foreign nationals may not engage in aforementioned
activities at the following locations: Business sites where adult entertainment
business or store-type adult entertainment special business is carried on;
or business sites where nonstore-type adult entertainment business,
visual-transmitting-type
adult entertainment business, store-type telephone-based dating service, or
nonstore-type telephone-based dating service is carried on.
Since February 27, 2004, if an international
student (except for special course student, visiting student, non-degree student
or research student) graduates from university in Japan (including community
college and graduate school), legally stays in Japan with the status of residence
"Temporary Visitor" and has been seeking a job before his/her graduation, such
international student may engage in certain unauthorized activities for 28
hours or shorter a week. To do so, international students must submit application
form
with "recommendation letter" from their university.
In addition, an foreign national with status
of residence "Dependent" are able to obtain comprehensive permission to engage
in certain unauthorized activities for 28 hours or shorter a week. However,
even in this case, the same limitation rules as (2) above will also be applicable.
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