Long-term Resident Visa

What is a Long-term Resident Visa?

What is a long-term resident visa?A person who is granted residence by the Minister of Justice after considering special reasons and designating a certain period of stay.Say.
The period of stay is set at 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, 6 months, or a period individually designated by the Minister of Justice (not exceeding 5 years), and must be renewed before the period of stay expires.
In addition to what is specified in the public notice, the Minister of Justice mayspecial reasonThe application must have humanitarian reasons or other special reasons.

The following people need a visa that matches their purpose.

• -Those who want to get a visa at work
• -People who want to live in Japan with their family
• -People who want to run a company

Conditions for obtaining a long-term resident visa

The following people apply.

• ・ Those who are married (enrolled) to Nikkei or their
• ・ The real child of a resident
• ・ The real child of the spouse of a Japanese or permanent resident (so-called illegitimate child)
• ・ Japanese and permanent residents
• ・ Adopted children under 6 years old
• ・ Chinese residual Japanese and their relatives
• ・ Foreigners who have received refugee status
• ・ Those who have divorced more than 3 years after marrying (enrolling) a Japanese or permanent resident

Application flow

1. Prepare application documents and other necessary documents.

1. ① Application documents and attached documents
2. ② Picture (Vertical 4 cm × Width 3 cm) 1 Leaves
   ※ Captured from the front within 3 months before application, sharp with no background.
   Please describe the name of the applicant on the back of the photo and paste it in the photo column of the application form.
3. ③ Other

[Application for Certificate of Eligibility]

· Reply envelope (stamp attached to fixed form envelope, stamp of 392 yen (for simple registered mail) attached) 1 teller

【Application for permission to change status of residence and application for renewal of period of stay】

· Present passport and residence card
· Postcard (write address and name)

2. Apply to the Immigration Bureau

Submit the above documents.

3. Notification of results

An envelope or postcard delivered to the Immigration Bureau at the time of application will receive notification of the result.

4. Procedures at the Immigration Bureau

[Application for Certificate of Eligibility]

You do not need.

【Application for permission to change status of residence and application for renewal of period of stay】

Go to Immigration Bureau, purchase revenue stamps and sign a receipt.

Types and categories of permanent visa

There are five types of resident visas.The types of attached documents when applying are different.
Additionally, there are further categories within the five types, and the documents to be attached will change depending on which category it falls into.

1. 2. If the foreign national (applicant) is the spouse (husband or wife) of a second-generation Japanese-American
2. 3. If the foreigner (applicant) is a third generation Japanese American
3. 3. If the foreign national (applicant) is the spouse (husband or wife) of a third-generation Japanese American
4. 4. A foreign national (applicant) who is a minor and unmarried and lives with the support of a person with a residence status of "long-term resident," "spouse of a Japanese national," or "spouse of a permanent resident." If the child is the biological child of
5. 6. An adopted child under the age of XNUMX who is a foreign national (applicant) and lives with the support of a Japanese, permanent resident, long-term resident, or special permanent resident (with residence status). If it is
6. 6. Other cases that do not apply to the above, but are considered long-term residents.

Attachment documents necessary for application

The required attached documents will change in XNUMX to XNUMX above.
In addition, the attached documents change for each category.

[When the foreigner (applicant) is the spouse (husband or wife) of a second-generation Japanese-American]

• "Category 1" When a Japanese Nisei works for a company, etc.
• "Category 2" When Japanese Nisei is self-employed
• "Category 3" When Nikkei II is Not Employed

For details of the attached document, please refer to the link below.
⇒Permanent Visa "Spouse of Japanese Native 2" Documents required

[When the foreigner (applicant) is a third-generation Japanese-American]

There is no particular categorization.
For details of the attached document, please refer to the link below.
⇒Permanent Visa "Nikkei 3" Required Documents

[When the foreigner (applicant) is the spouse (husband or wife) of a second-generation Japanese-American]

• “Category 1” Third-generation Japanese-Americans working at companies, etc.
• “Category 2” Third-generation Japanese are self-employed, etc.
• ``Category 3'' Third-generation Japanese are unemployed

For details of the attached document, please refer to the link below.
⇒Permanent Visa "Spouse of Japanese Native 3" Documents required

[Foreigners (applicants) are minors who live under the support of a person who has a status of residence of "resident," "spouse of Japanese," or "spouse of permanent resident." If you are an unmarried child]

• "Category 1" When "settlement" depends
• "Category 2" When "Japanese spouse" depends
• "Category 3" When "Spouse of Permanent Resident" Supports

For details of the attached document, please refer to the link below.
⇒Permanent Visa "Seeds to be Supported" Documents Required

[A foreigner (applicant) under the age of 6 who lives with the support of a Japanese national, a permanent resident, a long-term resident, or a special permanent resident (with residence status) If you are an adopted child]

• "Category 1" When Japanese people depend
• "Category 2" When "Permanent Resident", "Permanent Resident", "Special Permanent Resident" Supports

Please refer to the link below for detailed information on the attached documents.
⇒Permanent Visa "Adopted for Support" Documents required