A foreign national must pay a fee in the amount provided by Cabinet Order, not exceeding the amount specified in each of the following items according to the category of permission set forth in each of those items, to the government for obtaining any of the permits set forth in the following items at the time of making entries, obtaining issuance or a seal of verification pertaining to the permission:
外国人は、次の各号に掲げる許可を受ける場合には、当該許可に係る記載、交付又は証印の時に、当該各号に掲げる許可の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める額を超えない範囲内において、政令で定める額の手数料を納付しなければならない。
permission for a change of status of residence pursuant to the provisions of the main clause of Article 20, paragraph (3): 100,000 yen;
第二十条第三項本文の規定による在留資格の変更の許可 十万円
permission for extension of the period of stay pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (3): 100,000 yen;
permission for permanent residence pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (2): 300,000 yen; or
第二十二条第二項の規定による永住許可 三十万円
re-entry permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) (including permission for extension of the validity period pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) of the same Article): 10,000 yen.
The amount specified by Cabinet Order set forth in the preceding paragraph is to be specified in consideration of actual costs, and the amount of the costs required for administrative affairs related to ensuring the proper residence of foreign nationals, the costs required for administrative affairs related to support for enabling foreign nationals lawfully residing in Japan to reside stably and smoothly, and other costs required for the impartial control of the immigration and residence of foreign nationals, and the amount of similar fees in foreign countries.
If a person who obtains any of the permits set forth in paragraph (1), items (i) through (iii) (in the case of a person who obtains the permit set forth in item (iii), limited to a person who falls under the case prescribed in the proviso to Article 22, paragraph (2) or in Article 61-2-14) is a person specified by Cabinet Order as a person for whom it is appropriate to reduce or exempt the fee due to economic hardship or any other special reason, the Minister of Justice may reduce or exempt the fee set forth in paragraph (1) as provided for by Cabinet Order.
法務大臣は、第一項第一号から第三号までに掲げる許可を受ける者(同号に掲げる許可を受ける者にあつては、第二十二条第二項ただし書又は第六十一条の二の十四に規定する場合に該当する者に限る。)が経済的困難その他特別の理由により手数料を減額し、又は免除することが相当である者として政令で定める者であるときは、政令で定めるところにより、第一項の手数料を減額し、又は免除することができる。
略称規定第二条の二第三項
第一項の外国人が在留することのできる期間(以下「在留期間」という。)は、各在留資格について、法務省令で定める。この場合において、外交、公用…
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外国人が在留資格をもって日本に在留できる期間のことです。在留資格ごとに法務省令で定められ、外交、公用、永住者と一部の高度専門職を除き、五年を超えることはできません。