Ministerial Order to Provide for Criteria Pursuant to Article 20-2, Paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
出入国管理及び難民認定法第二十条の二第二項の基準を定める省令
A Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令) that sets the criteria a foreign national must meet to be permitted to change their status of residence to Highly Skilled Professional (ii) (高度専門職2号).
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What this law does
- A change to Highly Skilled Professional (ii) may be permitted only where the applicant meets the criteria of Article 2(1) of Ministry of Justice Order No. 37 of 2014, and the activity they intend in Japan is not found inappropriate in view of its effect on Japan's industry and people's lives, among other things.((1), Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Art. 20-2(2)) (the provisions it rests on)
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- Those criteria of Ministry of Justice Order No. 37 of 2014, met at the time the permission is granted, are that the applicant stayed in Japan on Highly Skilled Professional (i) doing its activities for 3 years or more (1 year for a special highly skilled professional (特別高度人材)), is a special highly skilled professional or scores 70 points or more on the points table for the kind of item (i) work they did (and, for items (i)(b) and (i)(c), receives total annual pay of 3 million yen or more), has good conduct, and is found to be staying in Japan's interests.((1), Ministerial Order for Defining the Criteria in the Right-Hand Column of the Entry for Highly Skilled Professional in the Appended Table I(2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Art. 2(1), Ministerial Order for Defining the Criteria in the Right-Hand Column of the Entry for Highly Skilled Professional in the Appended Table I(2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Art. 2(1)(i), Ministerial Order for Defining the Criteria in the Right-Hand Column of the Entry for Highly Skilled Professional in the Appended Table I(2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Art. 2(1)(ii), Ministerial Order for Defining the Criteria in the Right-Hand Column of the Entry for Highly Skilled Professional in the Appended Table I(2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Art. 2(1)(iii), Ministerial Order for Defining the Criteria in the Right-Hand Column of the Entry for Highly Skilled Professional in the Appended Table I(2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Art. 2(1)(iv)) (the provisions it rests on)
- Only a foreign national who has been staying on Highly Skilled Professional (i) can change to Highly Skilled Professional (ii) at all, as the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act provides.(Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Art. 20-2(1)) (the provisions it rests on)
Amendments
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2 amendments already in force
1 November 2017
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Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, etc., and Other Matters
出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則等の一部を改正する等の省令
1 April 2015
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Who it applies to
It applies to
- Foreign nationals staying on Highly Skilled Professional (i) who apply to change their status of residence to Highly Skilled Professional (ii).((1), Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Art. 20-2(1)) (the provisions it rests on)
How it is enforced (2)
- The foreign national applies to the Minister of Justice for the change of status, and under the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act the Minister may not permit it unless the applicant meets this Order's criteria.(Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Art. 20(2), Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Art. 20-2(2), (1)) (the provisions it rests on)
- The Order sets no penalties and places no duty on anyone: it only limits when the change may be permitted.((1)) (the provisions it rests on)
How it connects to other laws
It also names 1 law not yet held here.
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- e-Gov (Digital Agency)出入国管理及び難民認定法第二十条の二第二項の基準を定める省令 — the text in force from 2017-11-01Original
- e-Gov (Digital Agency)出入国管理及び難民認定法第二十条の二第二項の基準を定める省令 — revision historyOriginal
- Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of JusticeMinisterial Order to Provide for Criteria Pursuant to Article 20-2, Paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — Ministry of Justice translationOriginal
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