Japan Immigration - Brief Summary

Japan Immigration, Work Permit, Status of Residence, Certificate of Eligibility (COE) application and procedure.

Sarkar Office Japan KK is a "Consulting and Administrative Legal Services" firm providing a "One-Stop" Solution for company registration and post-registration statutory service, tax, payroll, social insurance, accounting, bookkeeping, immigration etc. both at entry and post-entry level to foreign companies and entrepreneur since 1993.

Japan "One-Stop Solution" "Since 1993"

Japan Branch, Company Incorporation, Registration, Formation

Certificate of eligibility (COE) application & procedure:

We assist in administrative and legal procedures for foreign expatriates and entrepreneurs to identify the correct “status of residence” (work-permit) and to obtain the “certificate of eligibility” in Japan for engaging in a particular activity such as “Business Manager,” Engineer, International Services, Intra-company Transferee, etc. as permitted under the Immigration law..

In Japan, there are specific multiple categories for immigration “status of residence” (i.e., visa status) under several broader categories and specific categories of "Status of Residence."

Work or Long-term stay: Details as per the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

Japanese Immigration - Brief Information

Change of status of residence application & procedure:

We assist in administrative and legal procedures for foreign expatriates and foreigners working in Japan for the application and process of obtaining a “change of status of residence” as deemed necessary when they wish to work in another field for a different activity (kind of work) which has not been permitted for them with the “status of residence” they had been holding at the time!

KK, GK Incorporation without Japan Resident

Extension of period of stay application & procedure:

We assist in administrative and legal procedures for foreign expatriates and foreigners working in Japan for the application process to obtain an extension of the period of stay in Japan two months before the expiry of the “status of residence” (work permit) validity.

Other immigration matters

We assist in administrative and legal procedures for foreign expatriates and foreigners working in Japan for the application process to obtain Permanent residency, Re-entry permit, and all other immigration procedures deemed necessary for a particular case under the Immigration law of Japan.

Re-entry permits no longer required for short visits abroad

Foreign residents no longer require a re-entry permit for trips abroad unless they are away for over a year.

The Residence Cards: The alien registration card (gaikokujin toroku shomeisho) had been replaced with a Residence (zairyu) Card embedded with an IC chip in Jul-2012. All foreigners legally residing in Japan for more than three months will be required to hold a Residence Card and carry it with them at all times. Previously, local authorities issue alien registration cards to illegal residents, but under the new system, only legal residents will obtain a Residence Card. Holders of the residence cards are registered in the Basic Resident Register. The IC chip enables the central government to monitor their whereabouts uniformly and potentially pick up infringements such as failing to report an address change.

The Residence Cards will be issued to eligible foreigners newly entering Japan when they pass through Immigration on arrival.

Re residency management system effective Jul-9-2012, please visit the following link: https://www.isa.go.jp/en/publications/materials/newimmiact_4_q-and-a.html

Some Important links re “Japan Immigration” from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) & Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and Immigration Bureau of Japan comes under MOJ are as below: