If a foreign national who has filed the application set forth in Article 20, paragraph (1) seeks to propose changing the application to an application for the extension of period of stay, they must appear at a regional immigration services bureau and submit a copy of the written proposal pursuant to the Appended Form No. 30-3.
第二十条第一項の申請をした外国人が、当該申請を在留期間の更新の申請に変更することを申し出ようとするときは、別記第三十号の三様式による申出書一通を地方出入国在留管理局に出頭して提出しなければならない。
If the proposal set forth in the preceding paragraph is made, the application set forth in Article 21, paragraph (1) is deemed to have been filed on the day on which the application set forth in Article 20, paragraph (1) related to the proposal was filed.
If the director of the regional immigration services bureau who has received the proposal set forth in paragraph (1) finds it necessary, the director may request the foreign national to submit a photograph and a copy of each of the materials listed in the right-hand column of Appended Table III (7) in accordance with the status of residence pertaining to the application listed in the left-hand column of the same Table, and a copy of each of any other materials to be used as reference.
The provisions of Article 19, paragraph (3), Article 20, paragraph (4) and the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the proposal set forth in paragraph (1). In this case, the term "paragraph (1)" in Article 19, paragraph (3) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 21-3, paragraph (1)" and the term "and carry out the procedures provided for in the preceding paragraph" is deemed to be replaced with "submit the materials provided for in Article 21-3, paragraph (3) and the procedures provided for in Article 20, paragraph (4), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 21-3, paragraph (4)," respectively.
第十九条第三項、第二十条第四項及び前条の規定は、第一項の申出について準用する。この場合において、第十九条第三項中「第一項」とあるのは「第二十一条の三第一項」と、「及び前項に定める手続」とあるのは「、第二十一条の三第三項に定める資料の提出及び第二十一条の三第四項において準用する第二十条第四項に定める手続」と読み替えるものとする。
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), when the foreign national is unable to appear in person due to disease or for other grounds, the foreign national is not required to appear at the regional immigration services bureau. In this case, a relative of the foreign national, a person living with the foreign national, or an equivalent person whom the director of the regional immigration services bureau finds appropriate may submit the written proposal provided for in paragraph (1) and the materials provided for in paragraph (3), and carry out the procedures provided for in Article 20, paragraph (4), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (4) of this Article on behalf of the foreign national staying in Japan.
If a mid- to long-term resident has made the proposal set forth in paragraph (1), the indication made on the residence card pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (5) is to be deleted, and an indication is to be made on the residence card to the effect that the application pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (2) of the Act has been filed.
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(Extension of the Period of Stay)
A foreign national who seeks to have their period of stay extended pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must file an application to the Minister of Justice for an extension of that…
前項の規定により在留期間の更新を受けようとする外国人は、法務省令で定める手続により、法務大臣に対し在留期間の更新を申請しなければならない。
Open this provisionStatus of Residence Activities Materials Official Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Official" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act Verbal note or other documents issued by a foreign government or international organization certifying the foreign national's status and mission Professor Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Professor" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position; (ii) certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid. Artist Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Artist" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position; (ii) certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid Religious Activities Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Religious Activities" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (i) Document proving the continuance of the dispatch period by the dispatching organization; (ii) certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid. Journalist Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Journalist" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (i) Document proving the continuance of the dispatch period or of the contract period by the foreign news media; (ii) certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid. Highly Skilled Professional Activities listed in item (i) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (i) Materials listed in the right-hand column of the "Professor" to "Journalist" or "Business Manager" to "Skilled Labor" sections of this Table corresponding to the activities which the foreign national seeks to conduct in Japan; (ii) Materials listed in the following sub-items (a) to (c) in accordance with the categories of the activities listed in sub-items (a) to (c) which the foreign national seeks to conduct in Japan: a. activities listed in item (i), sub-item (a) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: materials demonstrating that the foreign national falls under item (i) of the Ministerial Order on Special Highly Skilled Professionals or materials demonstrating that the foreign national falls under Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Ministerial Order on Highly Skilled Professionals; b. activities listed in item (i), sub-item (b) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: materials demonstrating that the foreign national falls under item (i) of the Ministerial Order on Special Highly Skilled Professionals or materials demonstrating that the foreign national falls under Article 1, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Ministerial Order on Highly Skilled Professionals; c. activities listed in item (i), sub-item (c) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: materials demonstrating that the foreign national falls under item (ii) of the Ministerial Order on Special Highly Skilled Professionals or materials demonstrating that the foreign national falls under Article 1, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Ministerial Order on Highly Skilled Professionals. Business Manager Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Business Manager" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (i) Profit and loss statement of the business being operated or managed. (ii) Materials listed in the following sub-items (a) and (b): a. materials clarifying the total number of full-time staff members excluding the foreign national, and documents related to the payment of wages to those staff members and copies of their certificates of residence, residence cards or special permanent resident certificates; b. materials clarifying the total amount of the property used for the business pertaining to the application (including the amount of the stated capital and the total amount of the contribution). (iii) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position. (iv) Materials clarifying the Japanese language ability of a person who operates the business pertaining to the application or who is engaged in that business, and clarifying that the person resides in Japan. (v) Certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid. Legal/Accounting Services Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Legal/Accounting Services" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position; (ii) Certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid Medical Services Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Medical Services" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position; (ii) Certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid Researcher Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Researcher" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position; (ii) Certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid Instructor Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Instructor" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position; (ii) Certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position; (ii) Certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid. Intra-Company Transferee Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Intra-Company Transferee" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position; (ii) Certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid. Nursing Care Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Nursing Care" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position; (ii) Certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid. Entertainer Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Entertainer" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities; (ii) Copy of the contract pertaining to the performances; (iii) Certificate proving the foreign national's income and the amount of tax paid. Skilled Labor Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Skilled Labor" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position; (ii) Certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid. Specified Skilled Worker Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Specified Skilled Worker" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position; (ii) Certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and amount of tax paid; (iii) Document proving the situation of support for the applicant in cases of a person who engages in the activities listed in item (i) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Specified Skilled Worker" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act; (iv) Documents proving the situation of social insurance coverage and the payment status of national health insurance and national pension insurance premiums. Technical Intern Training Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Technical Intern Training" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act Certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid. Cultural Activities Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Cultural Activities" specified in the Appended Table I (3) of the Act (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the overview of the organization where the foreign national seeks to engage in the activities; (ii) Document proving the foreign national's ability to pay all the expenses during their stay in Japan. Student Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Student" specified in the Appended Table I (4) of the Act (i) Certificate of enrollment and academic transcript issued by the organization where the applicant receives education (if the applicant is engaging in activities of receiving education at a university or an institution equivalent thereto, a technical college, an advanced course of an advanced vocational school or an advanced course (limited to cases of receiving exclusively Japanese language education), a senior high school or a senior high school course of a special needs school, a higher course or general course of an advanced vocational school, or a miscellaneous school or an equivalent educational institution in terms of facilities and organization, academic transcript stating the attendance status; if the applicant is engaging in activities of receiving education at a junior high school (including the second half of the course at a compulsory education school and the first half of the course at a school for secondary education; hereinafter the same applies in this section) or a junior high school course of a special needs school, or an elementary school (including the first half of the course at a compulsory education school; hereinafter the same applies in this section) or an elementary school course of a special needs school, a document proving the attendance status); (ii) Document proving the foreign national's ability to pay all the expenses during their stay in Japan and in the case where a person other than the foreign national pays the expenses, a document proving the person's ability to pay the expenses; (iii) If the applicant is engaging in activities of receiving education at a junior high school or a junior high school course of a special needs school, elementary school or an elementary school course of a special needs school, materials demonstrating the overview of the place of accommodation where the applicant is to lead their daily life. Trainee Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Trainee" specified in the Appended Table I (4) of the Act Document proving the content, place of implementation, period, status of progress of the training, and treatment of the foreign national. Dependent Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Dependent" specified in the Appended Table I (4) of the Act (i) Document proving the family relationship with the supporter; (ii) Copy of the supporter's residence card or passport; (iii) Certificate proving the supporter's occupation and income. Designated Activities Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Designated Activities" specified in the Appended Table I (5) of the Act Certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid or a document proving their ability to pay all the expenses during their stay in Japan. Spouse or Child of Japanese National Activities as a person with a status listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Spouse or Child of Japanese National" specified in the Appended Table II of the Act (i) In cases of the spouse of a Japanese national, a certified copy of the family register and a copy of the certificate of residence of the Japanese national; (ii) Certificate proving the occupation and income of the foreign national, their spouse, father or mother; (iii) In cases of the spouse of a Japanese national, a personal guarantee of the Japanese national residing in Japan; in cases of the specially adopted child or child of a Japanese national, a personal guarantee of the Japanese national residing in Japan or of other guarantors residing in Japan. Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident Activities as a person with a status or position listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident" specified in the Appended Table II of the Act (i) In cases of the spouse of a Permanent Resident, etc., a document proving the family relationship with the Permanent Resident, etc.; (ii) Copy of the residence card, special permanent resident certificate, or passport of the Permanent Resident, etc.; (iii) Certificate proving the occupation and income of the foreign national, their spouse, father or mother; (iv) In cases of the spouse of a Permanent Resident, etc., a personal guarantee of the Permanent Resident, etc. residing in Japan; in cases of the child of a Permanent Resident, etc., a personal guarantee of the Permanent Resident, etc. residing in Japan or other guarantors residing in Japan Long-Term Resident Activities as a person with a position listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Long-Term Resident" specified in the Appended Table II of the Act (i) Certified copy of the family register, marriage certificate, birth certificate, or other documents proving the family relationship of the applicant; (ii) Certificate proving the foreign national's income and the amount of tax paid, and if the foreign national is without an income, a certificate proving the occupation and income of their supporter; (iii) Personal guarantee of the guarantor residing in Japan.
Status of Residence Activities Materials Official Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Official" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act Verbal note or other…
在留資格 活動 資料 公用 法別表第一の一の表の公用の項の下欄に掲げる活動 口上書その他外国政府又は国際機関が発行した身分及び用務を証する文書 教授 法別表第一の一の表の教授の項の下欄に掲げる活動 一 活動の内容…
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A foreign national who seeks to apply for the permission set forth in Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "permission to engage in an activity other than that permitted…
法第十九条第二項の許可（以下「資格外活動許可」という。）を申請しようとする外国人は、別記第二十八号様式による申請書一通並びに当該申請に係る活動の内容を明らかにする書類及びその他参考となるべき資料各一通を地方出入国在留管理局に出頭して提出しなければならない。
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When filing the application set forth in the preceding paragraph, the foreign national must present the documents listed in the following items.
前項の申請に当たつては、次の各号に掲げる書類を提示しなければならない。この場合において、旅券又は在留資格証明書を提示することができない者にあつては、その理由を記載した書類一通を提出しなければならない。
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Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), a foreign national is not required to appear at a regional immigration services bureau if the director of the regional immigration services bureau…
第一項の規定にかかわらず、地方出入国在留管理局長において相当と認める場合には、外国人は、地方出入国在留管理局に出頭することを要しない。この場合においては、次の各号に掲げる者であつて当該外国人から依頼を受けたものが、本邦にある当該外国人に代わつて第一項に定める申請書等の提出及び前項に定める手続を行うものとする。
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A foreign national who seeks to file an application for the change of status of residence pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Act must submit a copy of the written…
法第二十条第二項の規定により在留資格の変更を申請しようとする外国人は、別記第三十号様式による申請書一通を提出しなければならない。
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The foreign national must present the documents listed in the following items when filing the application set forth in paragraph (1).
第一項の申請に当たつては、次の各号に掲げる書類を提示しなければならない。この場合において、旅券又は在留資格証明書を提示することができない者にあつては、その理由を記載した書類一通を提出しなければならない。
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If a mid- to long-term resident has filed the application set forth in paragraph (1), an indication is to be made to the effect that an application has been filed pursuant to the provisions of…
中長期在留者から第一項の申請があつたときは、当該中長期在留者が所持する在留カードに、法第二十条第二項の規定による申請があつた旨の表示をするものとする。
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In the case an application filed for extension of the period of stay pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (2) of the Act, if the period of stay of the applicant residing in Japan with…
法第二十一条第二項の規定により在留期間の更新を申請した場合であつて、当該申請をした者が、特定技能の在留資格をもつて本邦に在留した期間（妊娠、出産、育児その他のやむを得ない事情により業務に従事することができなかつた期間を除く。）が通算して五年（当該在留資格をもつて五年を超えて在留することについて相当の理由がある場合にあ…
Open this provision(Proposal to Change the Content of the Application)
If a foreign national who has filed the application set forth in Article 20, paragraph (1) seeks to propose changing the application to an application for the extension of period of stay…
第二十条第一項の申請をした外国人が、当該申請を在留期間の更新の申請に変更することを申し出ようとするときは、別記第三十号の三様式による申出書一通を地方出入国在留管理局に出頭して提出しなければならない。
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If the director of the regional immigration services bureau who has received the proposal set forth in paragraph (1) finds it necessary, the director may request the foreign national to submit a…
第一項の申出を受けた地方出入国在留管理局長は、必要があると認めるときは、当該外国人に対し、写真一葉並びに申出に係る別表第三の七の上欄に掲げる在留資格に応じ、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる資料及びその他参考となるべき資料各一通の提出を求めることができる。
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The provisions of Article 19, paragraph (3), Article 20, paragraph (4) and the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the proposal set forth in paragraph (1).
第十九条第三項、第二十条第四項及び前条の規定は、第一項の申出について準用する。この場合において、第十九条第三項中「第一項」とあるのは「第二十一条の三第一項」と、「及び前項に定める手続」とあるのは「、第二十一条の三第三項に定める資料の提出及び第二十一条の三第四項において準用する第二十条第四項に定める手続」と読み替えるも…
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A foreign national who seeks to apply for an extension of the period of stay pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (2) of the Act must submit a copy of the written application pursuant…
法第二十一条第二項の規定により在留期間の更新を申請しようとする外国人は、在留期間の満了する日までに、別記第三十号の二様式による申請書一通を提出しなければならない。
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