月別アーカイブ: 2016年11月

They changed ED card from April this year(2016).
Please share this information.
Go and check it on Immigration Bureau’s website.

It is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Korean.

Even if a Japanese adopts you, you will not get the status of residence.

If you are (1) a real child of a foreign national marrying with a Japanese and (2) a minor unmarried, you can get the status of residence.

In Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, the status of residence for adopted child will be limitedly given to the one who is under 6 years old.

Long-term (定住) visa based on Notification of the Justice Ministry will be given to Normal adoption.

Spouse or Child of Japanese National（日本人の配偶者等） will be given to Special Adoption.

Therefore, even if Children of six and above or adults are adopted by a Japanese, they can’t stay here for that reason in Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.

If you do adoption without much thought, there comes the problem on dissolution of adoption after parents’ divorce.

Please be careful.

Thank you.

Solicitor & Immigration Lawyer  Hitoshi Oishi

Service Fee for Dependent Visa

If your case is not so complicated, my fee will start from 64800 yen.

In most cases, it is enough.

When you consider inviting some members, I will give you estimation.

This fee includes the following things and activities.

Sales tax

Translation fee

Interpreter fee

Preparing documents

Consulting with the person in charge of Immigration Office

Please pay transportation fee to me.

Thank you.
Solicitor & Immigration Lawyer  Hitoshi Oishi

Type of Status of Residence of Spouse

There are five types.

1  Spouse of Japanese

This will be given to a spouse who is in marrying with a Japanese.

2  Spouse of Permanent Resident

This will be given to a spouse who is in marrying with a Permanent Resident holder.

3  Dependent

This will be given to a spouse who receives support from their foreign spouse who is residing in Japan having the status of residence other than “Diplomat”, “Official”, “Technical Intern Training”, “Temporary Visitor” and “Designated Activities”.

This status of residence allows you to do ordinal activities.

4  Designated Activities

This will be given to a spouse who receives support from the one who is engaged in “Specific study operation” or “Specific information processing operation”.

This status of residence allows you to do ordinal activities.

5  Long-term Resident

Spouse of long-term resident will be “Long-term Resident”.

Dangerous Idea

This idea is dangerous.

“Since I still have a period of stay granted by “Spouse of Japanese”, “Spouse of Permanent Resident”, “Dependent”, and “Designated Activities”, it is no problem for me to live separately from my spouse during marriage or act freely after divorce.”

Japanese Civil Law Article 752 says:

“A husband and wife shall live together and provide mutual cooperation and assistance.”

This stipulates the obligation of living together, cooperation, and support.

Therefore, there will be a case where your status will be taken away or they will not give you next extension or change, even if you have the status of residence above-mentioned 1 to 4.

Notification

If you have the status of “Spouse of Japanese”, “Spouse of Permanent Resident”, “Dependent”, and “Designated Activities”, and if your spouse is dead or divorced, you have to report it to Immigration Office within 14 days from the day that happened.

Thank you.
Solicitor & Immigration Lawyer Hitoshi Oishi

If you want to ask me, please send your question from this page.

When I have to go on a business trip to do the job for my client, mostly I use train.

In this, I will charge you my transportation fee.

However, I try to find cheap price tickets to ease your burden using discount tickets stores.

If I can’t find cheap priced ones, I’m sorry, but please pay usual price to me.

Thank you.
Solicitor & Immigration Lawyer Hitoshi Oishi

Yesterday, I got a question from one of my page readers.

She is now challenging to get Permanent Residence by herself.

I’d like to share her case with you today.

After submitting the needed documents, she got a letter from Immigration Office.

They requested her to submit “Residence tax payment certificate of 2016”.

She already submitted “Residence tax declaration certificate of 2016”.

Her question is what is the difference between Residence tax payment certificate and Residence tax declaration certificate?

In general, they require both certificates in the process of Permanent Residence application.

Residence tax declaration certificate is the proof of imposing tax on your income.

This tells you the amount of income you got the last year.

So, it is widely used to prove your income.

That’s why they require this certificate.

Residence tax payment certificate is the proof of payment status of the tax.

By submitting this certificate, they will grasp your payment status.

Thank you.
Solicitor & Immigration Lawyer Hitoshi Oishi

Dear Friends

Recently, I get a lot of inquiries.

I am very glad that my page is of even a little help to you.

However, some of them were disappointed to hear about my office location.

I am Osaka citizen.

My office is in Tennoji, Osaka City.

For me, it is no problem to go to your place as long as I can come back within a day and you pay my transportation fee.

But, there is a possibility that it would not be economical.

So, please consider using other immigration lawyers near your place.

I can say I would welcome everybody to make profits, but I think it is insincere.

Thank you.

Solicitor & Immigration Lawyer  Hitoshi Oishi

(Question)

I have a permanent residence here.

When I come back to Japan after staying overseas for over one year, do I need to get re-entry permit?

(Answer)

Even if you have a permanent residence status, you need to get re-entry permit at Immigration Office which has the jurisdiction over the place of your residence before departure.

Special re-entry permit is valid in the following cases.

1. Re-entry to Japan within one year after departure
2. Until the expiration date, if the period of stay of your visa is going to expire within one year.

If your departure from Japan with special re-entry permit exceeds over one year, you will lose your status of residence although you have permanent residence.

Please be careful about this point;

You can’t apply for the extension of special re-entry permit in abroad, even if your stay exceeds over one year due to emergency such as sick in bed.

Thank you.
Solicitor & Immigration Lawyer Hitoshi Oishi

Service fee for naturalization

Usually, my fee starts from 162,000 yen.
If your case is complicated, I will charge you additional fee, but if so, I will tell you an estimation in advance.
For example, if you are a company owner or business owner, I will have to make much document than usual.

In addition to the fee, I will charge you my transportation fee.
As long as I can be back in a day, I will not charge you a daily allowance.

You don’t need to pay translation and interpreter fee as long as you can talk with me in English.

Other than that, you need to pay for your certificates such as birth certificate, marriage certificate, etc.

Thank you.
Solicitor&Immigration Lawyer  Hitoshi Oishi

Short term visa will be issued for the activities that you are going to do while staying in Japan for a short period.

The activities are:

1.Tourism and other related activities.

2.Recreation and other related activities.

3.Sports and other related activities.

4.Visiting relatives and other related activities.

5.Study tour and other related activities.

6.Participation in lecture and other related activities.

7.Participation in the meeting and other related activities.

8.Business Contact and other related activities.

9.Other activities.

Recently, I got a question as follows.

Are short term visa holders able to work in Japan?

The answer is no.
In Japan, In Japan, you are not allowed to work with short term visa.

I hear some employers use foreign “tourists” as their workforce, but it is illegal.

You will be arrested on illegal work based on Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, and in the end you will be deported.

Please be careful.

Thank you.
Solicitor Hitoshi Oishi