August 2022
Procedures required for foreigners to hire employees in Japan
There are procedures required for a foreigner to set up a company in Japan and then hire an employee.If you hire at least one employee after the company is established, the company will be covered by labor insurance (worker's accident compensation insurance and unemployment insurance).The employer must submit an insurance relationship establishment notification within 10 […]
A child of a Permanent Resident who fails to apply for permanent residence within 30 days after birth
If a child of a Permanent Resident is born in Japan, the status of residence of "Permanent Resident（PR)" will be granted by applying for permanent residence within 30 days after the birth.However, if it exceeds 30 days, you will not be able to apply for ”Permanent resident(PR)”, so you will have to apply for permission […]
Residence requirements when applying for naturalization
As with the permanent residence application, there are residence requirements when applying for naturalization in Japan.In the case of permanent residence application, in principle, there is a requirement that "continue to live in Japan for 10 years or more", but in the case of naturalization application, there is a requirement that "continue to live in […]
To avoid succession proceedings
After the decedent passes away, each heir will inherit the property after going through the inheritance procedures.However, in the case of an elderly couple living alone, it is difficult for the surviving spouse to carry out inheritance procedures, so some people are wondering if there is a way to simplify it.There is a “Testamentary Substitute […]
If a foreigner raises a child born to a Japanese person in Japan after divorce or bereavement, it is possible to change the status of residence to "Long-Term Resident(LTR)".
If a foreign national raises a child born to a Japanese person as parental authority after divorce or bereavement of the Japanese person, the foreigner may be granted the status of residence of "Long-Term Resident(LTR)" .The conditions for this change to “Long-Term Resident(LTR)” to be permitted are as follows: A child supported by a foreigner […]
How foreigners can register their seals in Japan
There is a seal registration system in Japan, but not all Japanese use this system.However, there are many foreigners who wish to register their seals because they are often required to seal their registered seals in contracts for real estate transactions.The points to note when a foreigner registers a seal are as follows.
For foreigners living abroad to create a company in Japan and obtain a "Business Manager" visa
The status of residence for a foreigner to manage a company in Japan is "Business Manager".If you are a foreigner living abroad, you will apply for a visa through the Japanese embassy in that country.However, this method takes a lot of time for immigration.From now on, if you go to Japan and start a company, […]
Even if the father of the child to be born is Japanese, the nationality of the child does not necessarily become Japan.
When a foreign woman becomes pregnant and the child's father is Japanese, it is easy to think that the nationality of the child to be born will be Japan, but that is not the case.Japanese Nationality law stipulates that Japanese nationality should be acquired if the father who died at the time of the birth […]
Foreigners can also make a "My Number Card (Individual Number Card)".
The "My Number Card (Individual Number Card)" is a plastic card with an IC chip that proves your Individual Number (My Number) when performing administrative procedures in Japan.The "My Number Card (Individual Number Card)" can be registered not only by Japanese but also by foreigners as long as they are registered as residents.Advantages of the […]
If a person with a status of residence of "Spouse or Child of Japanese National(SCJN)" divorces a Japanese spouse, it is necessary to change to another status of residence.
Foreigners who are married to a Japanese national and have a status of residence of "Spouse or Child of Japanese National(SCJN)" are not allowed to continue to stay with the same status of residence after divorcing the Japanese spouse.If a foreigner wishes to continue to stay in Japan after divorcing a Japanese national, he / […]