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All you need to know about the new residence management system in Japan – Part II

Ok, we already told you that there’ll be some changes to the immigration law in our last post. A lot of you already in Japan might be wondering what they have to do and what’s gonna change for them, so we have the most important infos for you here.

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All you need to know about the new residence management system in Japan – Part I

There’ll be a couple of changes to the Japanese immigration law this year affecting every single foreigner in Japan. We summed up the main changes and also explain how that’s gonna affect you.

1. Who is subject to the new system?

All foreigners staying in Japan mid- to long-term – obviously legally. That includes everyone who’s in Japan on one of the following visa

  • Engineer
  • Specialist in Humanities/international services
  • Intra-company transferee
  • Student
  • Researcher
  • Professor and teacher
  • Business manager/investor
  • Designated activities
  • Dependent
  • Cultural activities
  • Permanent resident
  • Spouse of Japanese National
  • etc.

So, the new system basically applies to everyone except short-term visitors such as tourists and people on business trips.

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