Can I change from a family stay to a permanent resident?

XNUMX. XNUMX.Are foreign children staying in the family staying in the family even when they grow up?

Family stay is the status of residence given to the spouse and children of foreigners residing with a working status of residence.
What should foreign children staying in the family stay do when they grow up?

Basically, you cannot work if you stay with your family..
Allowance for activities outside your statusIf you receive permission to do so, you can work, but there are work restrictions and you can only work up to 28 hours a week.
SoIn order to get a job after graduating from school, it is necessary to change to another status of residence such as a working status of residence.

However, in order to change to a working status of residence, there are several requirements, one of which isEducational History.
In order to change to the most typical employment status of residence, technology, humanities knowledge, and international affairs, it is necessary to obtain a diploma qualification at a Japanese vocational school or a degree at a junior college / university.
In other words, it will be extremely difficult for a foreign child residing in a family stay to obtain a working status of residence in order to get a job after graduating from high school.

However, it is a terrible story that there is no option to get a job for a foreigner who has been resident for many years since he was a child.
Even in such cases, there is a possibility that the status of residence can be changed.Settler".

XNUMX. XNUMX.What is a permanent resident?

Status of residence "Resident" is a status of residence that allows foreigners individually designated by the Minister of Justice to stay in Japan in consideration of humanitarian and other special reasons.
And what is notified by the Ministry of Justice and what is not notified to this resident (Not notified), And if it is notified, it will be accepted without the individual permission of the Minister of Justice.

XNUMX. XNUMX.Persons eligible for change from family stay to permanent resident

Those who can change from a family stay to a permanent resident are generally those who have been living in Japan since they were in elementary school.
Previously, changes were not allowed unless you were in the lower grades of elementary school, but in recent years you can now be eligible if you have graduated from elementary school.

XNUMX.Requirements for change to permanent residents

The following requirements must be met in order to change from a family stay to a permanent resident.

I.Completion of Japanese compulsory education

It is required that you have graduated from elementary school and junior high school.

II.Have graduated from a Japanese high school or are expected to graduate

If you decide on a place of employment while you are in high school and apply for a change to a permanent resident, you will need a certificate of expected graduation, otherwise you will need a certificate of graduation.

III.The applicant must continue to reside in Japan with the residence status of “Dependent” after entering Japan.

Even if you do not actually have a dependent status of residence, if you meet the eligibility requirements for a dependent status, you will be eligible for this treatment.

For example, even if you change to study abroad, if your family remains in Japan, you will be eligible for family stay.
On the contrary, if the family returns to Japan and changes to study abroad, the qualification for staying in the family will be lost.
Since the purpose of staying in a family is to stay as a family member with a person who is staying with a working status of residence, etc., he / she cannot stay alone.

Ⅳ.Be under 18 years old at the time of entry

The requirements include graduating from elementary school, so I don't think there are many people who cannot meet this requirement, but long-term residents are not eligible if they are over 18 years old when they come to Japan with their family. I'll put it away.

V.Fulfilling public obligations such as notification of residence

If you do not fulfill your official obligations such as filing a transfer notification when you move, this will be grounds for revocation of your status of residence in the first place, so naturally there is a high possibility that this change will not be approved.

XNUMX.Is it possible for those who do not meet the requirements for specific activities?

I mentioned earlier that you need to graduate from elementary school to high school in order to change from a family stay to a long-term resident, but what happens if you come to Japan from junior high or high school?
In conclusion, it is not possible to change to long-term resident, but the status of residence "Specific activitiesYou may be able to work by changing to.
There are roughly two requirements for changing to this specific activity, one isIf you come to Japan by the time you enter high school and have graduated or are expected to graduate, and you have already decided on a place of employment, It may be possible to change to a specific activity.

the other one is,If you come to Japan in the middle of high school and transfer to Japan, you must graduate or expect to graduate + a job offer, as in the former case.Japanese test level 2Have passedIs required.
No matter which patternhigh school graduationとA place of employment has been decidedThis means that it is necessary.
Furthermore, if you did not have one when you entered high school, you will be required to take the Level 2 Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

XNUMX.Required documents for change

1. 1. XNUMX.Application form
2. 2.Face photo (length 4 cm x width 3 cm)
3. 3. XNUMX.Resume (with description about compulsory education and high school)
4. Four.A copy of the diploma or graduation certificate. (Elementary and junior high school)
5. Five.Documents certifying that you have or are expected to graduate from high school
6. 6.Documents proving that you have decided on a job (offer offer letter, employment contract, notice of working conditions, etc.)
   　　* If the employment period, employment type, and salary amount are not stated in the informal notice, a separate document to prove them is also required.
7. 7. XNUMX.Identity Guarantee
8. 8.Resident's card (with all households listed, my number omitted, within 3 months from issuance)
9. 9.Present your passport and residence card

XNUMX.Restrictions on residence after changing to a permanent resident

What are the restrictions if I can successfully change my status of residence to a permanent resident?

In conclusion, the restrictions will be removed at a level that is quite close to that of Japanese people.
Residents have a status of residence given to the status of a foreigner, unlike the status of residence given to them by the activities of foreigners.Almost no restrictions on residence.

With a similar status of residencePermanent residentHowever, the difference from this status of residence isWhether there is a period of stay.
Therefore, whether or not you can obtain a long-term resident status will affect your future freedom in living in Japan, so if possible, you should definitely obtain this status of residence.

Summary

I have described the change to a permanent resident of a family member who has been resident since childhood, but as mentioned above, this status of residence is not the kind of status of residence that can be obtained.
It is a status of residence given according to your own history of residence.
However, the benefits of getting it are so great that it's worth the challenge if you have the potential.
However, meeting the requirements does not guarantee that you will be able to obtain the certification, so if you are unsure, please contact Climb, an administrative scrivener corporation.

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