What to do if your company doesn't pay you
Recently, a foreigner working on a working visa asked for advice, saying, "The company I was working for didn't pay me my salary for four months, so I quit and am now looking for a new job."To put it simply, if you have not been paid even once, let alone for four months, you should […]
Things to be aware of when hiring Specified Skilled Worker.
When hiring Specified Skilled Worker and bringing them from overseas, companies need to be aware of the following points: Since there is no salary during the first month after arriving in Japan and starting work (as salary is usually paid the following month), it is necessary for the Specified Skilled Worker to prepare living expenses […]
From 2025, submission of a tuberculosis-free certificate will be mandatory for some countries.
From 2025 onwards, nationals of the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Nepal, Myanmar and China will be required to submit a tuberculosis-free certificate when applying for a Certificate of Eligibility.The specific start dates for each country are as follows: For more information, please see below. (Japanese)https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/10_00219.html
My Number Card and Residence Card will be integrated
The "Act to Partially Amend the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, etc." was issued on June 21st, 2024, and it was decided that the My Number card and residence card will be integrated into a specified residence card.The effective date will be a date to be determined by government ordinance within not more than […]
Can I bring my elderly parent from my home country to Japan?
We sometimes receive inquiries asking, "I want to invite my parent from my home country, but what should I do?"It is not possible to invite your parents over with a status or residence of "Dependent", which is the general residence status for dependent family members.However, if the following conditions are met, it is possible to […]
New Year's Greetings
Happy New Year.We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your patronage last year.We hope for your continued patronage in 2025. Chiba Visa Support StationVisa Yamamoto OfficeCertified Administrative Procedures Legal SpecialistYAMAMOTO Akira
Visa Yamamoto Office will be closed from Saturday, December 28, 2024 to Sunday, January 5, 2025.
The Visa Yamamoto Office will be closed for the New Year holidays from Saturday, December 28th, 2024 to Sunday, January 5th, 2025.Normal business hours will resume from Monday, January 6th, 2025.Please note that we will continue to accept inquiries via the inquiry form even during the New Year holiday period, so if you are in […]
It is likely that the immigration application fee will be raised.
The Immigration Agency of Studies has been considering raising the immigration application fee from April 1, 2025.When this is implemented, the immigration application fee is as follows.
You can leave Japan even while applying for an extension of your period of stay or a change of status of residence.
Many foreigners working in Japan return to their home countries temporarily for the Christmas holidays, New Year's holidays, etc.We often receive inquiries asking, "Can I return to my home country temporarily while my visa application is pending?" The bottom line is that you can return to your home country temporarily even while your application is […]
If your naturalization application is approved
If your naturalization application is approved, you will be given an identification card by the Legal Affairs Bureau where you filed.However, that is not the end of the process; you will still need to complete the following procedures.