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Introduction to Permanent Japan Residence [5]

4. Highly Skilled Professional (HSP)

Do you have a Highly Skilled Professional (HSP) visa? Even if you don’t have HSP visas yet, you may get a Permanent Residence visa as soon as possible. A vital point is your HSP points.

First, calculate your HSP points with a Point Calculation Table below. The Table consists of 3 categories of activity: Advanced Academic Research (HSPa), Advanced Specialized/Technical Activity (HSPb), and Advanced Business Management (HSPc).

Advanced Academic Research (HSPa) here

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Advanced Business Management (HSPc)  here

Eligibility for Your Staying Period in Japan

In principle, the person must keep staying in Japan for more than 10 consecutive years to get a permanent visa (status of residence).

Something really remarkably, 80-and-over point holders need only one consecutive year to stay in Japan if they had the same points and over a year ago.

On the other hand, 70-or-more to 79 point holders need to stay in Japan for 3 consecutive years if they had the same range of points 3 years ago. It’s great benefits to HSPs.

We repeat that you can submit a Permanent visa application whether you have a High Skilled Professional (HSP) visa or not if your HSP points are 70/80 and over.

Let’s take immediate action on a Permanent visa application.

Next, you will be able to confirm the checklist of forms and necessary documents.

 

Introduction to Permanent Japan Residence [4]

3.Employment-Based (EB)                                                   

People with job skills wanted by Japan’s employers are also eligible for permanent residence: Working visas such as Engineers/Humanities Specialists/International Services, Business Managers, Attorneys at Law/CPA, Medical Doctors, Researchers, Lecturers, Intra-Company Transferees, Entertainers, Skilled Laborers and so on.

Screening Criteria

(1) The person is of good conduct.

The person always observes Japanese laws. The person’s daily living as a resident does not invite any social criticism. (S)he has been never sentenced to a fine or imprisonment.

(2) The person has sufficient assets or ability to make an independent living.

The person does not financially depend on someone in the society in his/her daily life, and his/her assets or ability, etc. are assumed to continue to provide him/her with a stable base of livelihood into the future. A stable livelihood is assessed by a unit of a family household, not by the person alone.

(3) The person’s permanent residence is regarded to be in accord with the interests of Japan.

– Undesirable foreign people will be against Japan’s public interests, such as people against Japanese culture, economy, and socially accepted idea. The person fulfills public duties such as tax payment and health insurance. There is no possibility that the person could do harm from the viewpoint of protection of public health.

Eligibility for Your Staying Period in Japan

The period of the person’s current visa (status of residence) must be the maximum period or at least 3 years of stay to be allowed.

In principle to get a permanent visa (status of residence), the person must keep staying in Japan for more than 10 years consecutively. Consecutive ten-year staying in Japan must include more than five-year working visas. 

Checklist of Forms and Necessary Documents.

Different from that of Immediate Relatives (Introduction to Permanent Japan Residence [2]+, the applicant must submit a petition that is like an explanatory statement to need a permanent visa at any cost. It includes a family situation, personal history, and your plan to do after getting the permanent visa.

You will need to assemble the following:

FORM

□ Form 34: Application for Permanent Residence (in Japanese)   http://www.moj.go.jp/content/000099654.xls

□ One photograph: 40mm long and 30mm broad, taken within 3 months before, clear front face without a hat, white/blue background, your name on the back side, and attach to Form 34

□ Form Guarantee: with guarantor’s signature or seal   http://www.moj.go.jp/content/000007381.pdf

(Note) Guarantor must assure your living expenses during stay in Japan, flight expense to return home, and full compliance with the Japanese laws.

Documents

□ One residence certificate including you and your whole family living together 世帯(せたい)全員(ぜんいん)の住民票(じゅうみんひょう) if you have a family, except for your ID number マイナンバー(まいなんばー).

□ Your job certificate:

If you are an employee, one employment certificate from your company.

If you are a self-employed person, one copy of final tax returns 確定申告書(かくていしんこくしょ)の控(ひか)えfrom tax office and one copy of business license certificate when needed.

□ Your residence tax certificates: taxation certificates 課税(かぜい)証明書(しょうめいしょ) and tax payment certificates 納税(のうぜい)証明書(しょうめいしょ) for the latest 3 consecutive years from a city/ward office.

□ Your bank statement/balance certificate or one photocopy of bankbook     (cover and recent transactions) preferably

□ One photocopy of your passport and passport itself

□ One photocopy of your Residence Card and Residence Card itself

□ Guarantor’s job certificate (refer to ” Your job certificate” above

□ Guarantor’s income certificate 所得(しょとく)証明書(しょうめいしょ)for the latest one year from a city/ward office

□ Guarantor’s residence certificate 住民票(じゅうみんひょう)

(Note) All certificates above are within 3 months before.

□ A certificate of your contribution to Japan if you have, such as awards, thanks letter, decorations, recommendation letters.

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  1. Family (Dependent) (FD)

Certain other family dependent members of the following Japan visa holders are also eligible for Japan permanent residence: Supporter’s visas (status of residence) of applicant’s spouse or parent are Professors, Artists, Religious workers, Journalists, Highly Skilled Professionals, Business Managers, Attorneys as Law/CPA, Medical Doctors, Researchers, Lecturers, Engineers/Humanities Specialists/Int’l Services, Intra-Company Transferees, Entertainers, Skilled Laborers, Cultural Activists, and college Students. 

Checklist of Forms and Necessary Documents.

Different from that of Immediate Relatives (Introduction to Permanent Japan Residence [2]+, the applicant must submit a petition that is like an explanatory statement to need a permanent visa at any cost. It includes a family situation, personal history, and your plan to do after getting the permanent visa.

You will need to assemble the following:

FORM

□ Form 34: Application for Permanent Residence (in Japanese)   http://www.moj.go.jp/content/000099654.xls

□ One photograph: 40mm long and 30mm broad, taken within 3 months before, clear front face without a hat, white/blue background, your name on the back side, and attach to Form 34

□ Form Guarantee: with guarantor’s signature or seal   http://www.moj.go.jp/content/000007381.pdf

Documents

□ Document certifying the family relationship with the person supporting you (dependant) such as one copy of your family register 戸籍(こせき)謄本(とうほん)(全部(ぜんぶ)事項(じこう)証明書(しょうめいしょ))or one birth certificate 出生(しゅっしょう)証明書(しょうめいしょ) or one marriage certificate 婚姻(こんいん)証明書(しょうめいしょ). Japanese translation needed if the certificate is non-Japanese.

□ One residence certificate including you and your whole family living together 世帯(せたい)全員(ぜんいん)の住民票(じゅうみんひょう) except for your ID number マイナンバー(まいなんばー).

□ You or your supporter’s job certificate:

If you are an employee, one employment certificate from your company.

If you are a self-employed person, one copy of final tax returns from tax office and one copy of business license certificate when needed.

□ You or your supporter’s residence tax certificates: taxation certificates 課税(かぜい)証明書(しょうめいしょ) and tax payment certificates 納税(のうぜい)証明書(しょうめいしょ) for the latest 3 consecutive years from a city/ward office.

□ One photocopy of your passport and passport itself

□ One photocopy of your Residence Card and Residence Card itself

□ Guarantor’s job certificate (refer to ” You or your supporter’s job certificate” above

□ Guarantor’s income certificate 所得(しょとく)証明書(しょうめいしょ)from a city/ward office

□ Guarantor’s residence certificate

(Note) All certificates above are within 3 months before.

□ A certificate of your contribution to Japan if you have, such as awards, thanks letter, decorations, recommendation letters.

Introduction to Permanent Japan Residence [2]+

Quick view of the Application Process 

Japan’s permission for permanent visa (status of residence) is on the assumption that a foreign national wishes to keep living in Japan on a permanent basis with an unlimited period of stay. So, the permission is mainly for foreign nationals who want to change their status of residence. That means foreigners without their status of residence are not petitioners.

Getting a permanent visa for Immediate Relatives is a two-step process: gathering necessary documents and submitting the permanent visa application.

Necessary documents consist of certificates to prove the relation with your spouse or child, a certificate of whole family’s residence, and occupation and income of yourself or your supporter.

In case of application, applicants themselves should appear in person to the Immigration Bureau where they live. But, the following person can submit the permanent visa instead of you: a relative of the applicant who lives together with in Japan and is considered properly by the Immigration Bureau, a visa immigration lawyer (administrative scrivener) and an attorney at law both registered by the Immigration Bureau.

Checklist of Forms and Necessary Documents.

You will need to assemble the following:

FORM

□ Form 34: Application for Permanent Residence (in Japanese)   http://www.moj.go.jp/content/000099654.xls

□ One photograph: 40mm long and 30mm broad, taken within 3 months before, clear front face without a hat, white/blue background, your name on the back side, and attach to Form 34

□ Form Guarantee: with guarantor’s signature or seal   http://www.moj.go.jp/content/000007381.pdf

Documents

□ If you are applying as a spouse of a Japanese national, one copy of your spouse’s family register 戸籍(こせき)謄本(とうほん)(全部(ぜんぶ)事項(じこう)証明書(しょうめいしょ))

□ If you are a child of a Japanese national, one copy of your Japanese parent’s family register 戸籍(こせき)謄本(とうほん)(全部(ぜんぶ)事項(じこう)証明書(しょうめいしょ))

□ If you are a spouse of a Permanent Resident, one marriage certificate with your spouse (Japanese translation needed)

□ One residence certificate including you and your whole family living together 世帯(せたい)全員(ぜんいん)の住民票(じゅうみんひょう)

□ You or your supporter’s job certificate:

If you are an employee, one employment certificate from your company.

If you are a self-employed person, one copy of final tax returns from tax office and one copy of business license certificate when needed.

□ You or your supporter’s residence tax certificates: one taxation certificate 課税(かぜい)証明書(しょうめいしょ) and one tax payment certificate 納税(のうぜい)証明書(しょうめいしょ) for the latest one year from a city/ward office.

□ One photocopy of your passport and passport itself

□ One photocopy of your Residence Card and Residence Card itself

□ Guarantor’s job certificate (refer to ” You or your supporter’s job certificate” above

□ Guarantor’s income certificate 所得(しょとく)証明書(しょうめいしょ)from a city/ward office

□ Guarntor’s residence certificate

(Note) All certificates are within 3 months before.

Introduction to Permanent Japan Residence [2]

  1. Immediate RelativesIR)
  2. Family (Dependent) (FD)
  3. Employment-Based (EB)
  4. Highly Skilled Professional (HSP)
  5. Long-Term Resident (LTR)
  1. Immediate Relatives (IR)

If you have close family members in Japan, they may be able to help you immigrate. It depends on whether your relatives are Japanese nationals or lawful permanent residents.

Are You Eligible for a Permanent Residence Card Through Immediate Relatives?

You may qualify for a permanent residence card through Immediate Relatives if you fall into one of the following categories:

–  The spouses of Japanese nationals,

–  The children adopted by Japanese nationals

–  The spouses of those who stay with the status of residence of Permanent Resident

–  The spouses of those who stay with the status of residence of Special Permanent Resident

– The Japan-born children, who have been residing in Japan, of Permanent Residence Holders

–  The Japan-born children, who have been residing in Japan, of Special Permanent Residents

Screening Criteria

(1) The person is of good conduct.

The person always observes Japanese laws. The person’s daily living as a resident does not invite any social criticism. (S)he has been never sentenced to a fine or imprisonment.

(2) The person has sufficient assets or ability to make an independent living.

The person does not financially depend on someone in the society in his/her daily life, and his/her assets or ability, etc. are assumed to continue to provide him/her with a stable base of livelihood into the future. A stable livelihood is assessed by a unit of a family household, not by the person alone.

(3) The person’s permanent residence is regarded to be in accord with the interests of Japan.

– Undesirable foreign people will be against Japan’s public interests, such as people against Japanese culture, economy, and socially accepted idea.The person fulfills public duties such as tax payment and health insurance. There is no possibility that the person could do harm from the viewpoint of protection of public health.

– The period of the person’s current visa (status of residence) must be the maximum period or at least 3 years of stay to be allowed.

– In principle to get a permanent visa (status of residence), the person must keep staying in Japan for more than 10 years consecutively. But, in case of the person who is a spouse of a Japanese national, a special permanent resident or permanent resident, the staying period will be eased by more than 3 years consecutively in a real marital relationship even if the person lives outside Japan and plus more than 1 year to keep staying in Japan. In case of the person who is a true child of a Japanese national, special permanent resident or permanent resident, the period will be shorten by more than 1 year to keep staying in Japan.

Next, you would read “Quick view of how to apply for permanent residence by an immediate relative” including the checklist of forms and necessary documents.

Japan’s New Startup Visa after April 2018


Japan’s New One-Year Startup Visa (Status of Residence) will be soon granted nationwide.

Now, only in Tokyo and Fukuoka Prefecture, foreign startup founders can reside for 6 months to make the necessary preparations for getting business manager visas (BMVs).

Normally foreign nationals wishing to launch business in Japan have to obtain directly BMVs. BMVs require an office, at least two full-time employees, a capital of over 5 million yen ($44,385) , etc. Getting BMVs is very difficult for foreigners.

On the other hand, holders of new startup visas will be allowed to reside anywhere in the local govenment concerned for one year for their business preparations.

First, foreign entrepreneurs submit their resume, passport, residence and secure funding during their stays, and business plans, to the local government concerned. Business plans require business contents, offices, definite business activity plans, funds, nominating executives, etc.

The local govenment screens them and publishes a certificate of confirming business startup activities. A certificate holder applies for startup visas to Immigration Bureau.

Japan’s New Startup Visas will start after April 2018.

入管収容中に死亡、国を提訴

photo by Hiroshi Tsumura

入管収容中に死亡、国を提訴

入管収容中に死亡、国を提訴=カメルーン人男性の遺族-水戸地裁支部

東日本入国管理センター(茨城県牛久市)に収容されていたカメルーン人の男性=当時(43)=が2014年に死亡したのは、適切な医療を受けさせなかったためだとして、男性の母親が国と当時のセンター長に慰謝料など1000万円の損害賠償を求める訴訟を2日までに水戸地裁龍ケ崎支部に起こした。提訴は9月27日付。

訴状によると、男性は14年3月、収容中に心肺停止となり、搬送先の病院で死亡が確認された。原告側は「胸の痛みを訴えて床を転げ回っていたのに、7時間余り放置された」と主張している。
男性は13年11月から同センターに収容され、14年2月から胸などの痛みを訴えて診察を受けていたという。法務省は同年、「病気による急死」とする調査結果を公表した。

同センターでは14年3月、この男性を含む2人が死亡し、今年3月にもベトナム人男性が死亡した。弁護団は「医療体制が全くなっていない。事故が繰り返されているのに、遺族に謝罪もない」と批判している。

法務省の話 訴状の内容を検討し、適切に対応したい。

[時事通信社2017.10.2]

Graduate School for Ninja Starts

Mie University Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master’s Course) starts an academic Ninja research  program for the first time on February 2018 exam.

Mie University is located near the Iga city, the home of Ninja, being centered as an academic Ninja research in Japan.
Its Area Studies Program is divided into (i) a Society and Culture Major, subsuming the disciplines of history, philosophy, geography, topography, cultural anthropology, sociology, social psychology and library information studies; and (ii) a Language and Literature Major. On completion of the selected course, students are awarded the degree of MA in Humanities.

Mance Thompson, the world’s foremost Japanese ninja movie researcher, traveled to the birthplace of Ninja in Iga Ueno to give a presentation on Japanese ninja movies at the request of the University of Mie.

Law and Japanese

Japanese law-consciousness

The Japanese is apt to avoid going to court.

Takeyoshi Kawashima (1902-1992), a prominent jurist, analyzed most Japanese have the thought framework of which legal norms are indefinite and are not a part of norms. Accordingly, they are expected to enforce social discipline not by a legal system, but by influence based on special relationship between those concerned including a relationship of rank.

In other words, the Japanese might regard a legal system as a means of preserving social order not of realizing justice.

In contrast with Kawashima’s “Culture-oriented Theory”, Prof. John Owen Haley (1942-), distinguished scholar of comparative law, focused on the malfunctions of the legal system including long legal proceedings and shortage of attorneys. Similarly, Prof. Masao Ohki (1931-)stated that there is a judicial insufficiency encompassing a lack of a judge and a lawyer in Japan. These are called “Malfunction Theory.”

Prof. John Mark Ramseyer (1954- ) at Harvard Law School, argues they do not use litigation because a composition is easy to be made in Japan. With an economic approach, Ramseyer tried to prove his hypothesis that Japanese judicial decisions have high predictability and they are likely to select an amicable settlement, not a lawsuit.
He pointed out a different view from a traditional thought that Japanese law plays only a trivial role or is culturally determined. This is designated as ” Predictability Theory.”