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Regulations on Japanese citizens' visas to Japan

Visa types and application channels (1)

Visa type

The visas granted by Japanese embassies and consulates abroad are divided into six categories: diplomatic, official, transit, sightseeing, business and specific visas.

There are two types of visas in Japan: long-term visas and short-term visas: short-term visas are applicable to those with a residence period of less than 1 year, and long-term visas are applicable to those with a residence period of more than 1 year (up to 3 years). Long-term visas mainly include: study visa, academic exchange visa, education visa, ordinary work visa and senior labor visa. There are also several special visas, such as Japanese orphans, Japanese China spouses, official diplomacy, news and trade visas.

According to Japan's entry and exit administration law. If foreigners have certain professional expertise, Japan allows them to stay in Japan for a certain period of time and engage in certain jobs. Usually you can get several kinds of visas for long-term residence in Japan: technical visa, work visa, dependent visa, special visa and so on.

1. Technical visa

Include 4- 1-7 and 4- 1- 12. Experts, professors, lecturers, doctors, translators and technicians among foreigners can obtain this visa if they are employed by relevant Japanese enterprises or scientific research institutions and schools. Generally, you are allowed to stay for one year after entering the country, and then apply for an extension to three years with proof of employment. Spouses and minor children of these immigrants can also enter and stay at the same time.

2. Work visa

The code of the visa is 4- 1- 13, which is the entry visa for all kinds of skilled workers. For example, China chefs who are employed by Japanese or overseas Chinese to open restaurants can enter the country in this capacity. This entry visa is valid for one year. After the expiration of one year, workers with special skills can apply for two extensions and stay for three years. After living for three years, they must leave the country. Then, they can re-apply for entry abroad and stay for another three years. As long as you have an employer, you can re-enter every three years 1 time, regardless of the number of entries.

3. Dependent visa

Usually refers to the parents, spouses or minor children of overseas Chinese in Japan, who can apply for such visas. Generally speaking, after the visa expires, you can ask for an extension of residence, and you can get a residence visa valid for three years in the future, and all of them can live for a long time. This kind of visa is essentially an immigrant visa.

4. Special visa

This kind of visa is mainly issued to people of Japanese descent or blood relationship with Japan. It is valid for three years and can be extended to obtain permanent residency. According to relevant Japanese laws and regulations. If you live in Japan for more than 10 years, you can obtain permanent residency. For example, people of Japanese descent and foreign spouses of Japanese citizens who have made great contributions to Japan are actually immigrant visas.

The validity period of Japanese visas, except diplomatic and official passports, transit and sightseeing visas are in principle 4 months; Other visas are for six months. In principle, the number of valid entry is limited to one time, and a new visa must be issued when re-entering. Exceptions, if confirmed to be necessary, will also be granted 2 or more valid visas.

Visa Types and Application Channels (2)

According to Japanese law, different types of visas should be applied in different ways. For technical visas and work visas, the employing department should apply to the local immigration bureau, that is, apply for entry permit. Proof materials such as invitation letter, contract letter and guarantee letter shall be provided when applying. After being submitted to the Ministry of Justice for approval, the Immigration Bureau will issue a qualification certificate for NO. Apply for a visa in embassies and consulates in China with a visa code.

Generally, dependent visas and special visas can be directly applied to embassies and consulates in China by the applicant. Issue a certificate of kinship, a certificate of guarantee or a certificate of employment adoption when applying. Born in Japan, it is enough to open a household registration certificate, not other certificates. It usually takes about three to six months from application to obtaining an entry visa.

Visa application method

There are usually two ways to apply for a Japanese visa: one is for the applicant to apply to the Japanese embassy or consulate abroad. One is to let relatives and friends living in Japan apply to the local immigration bureau. Either way, the embassy or consulate has the right to issue an entry visa after the approval of the Ministry of Justice.

1. Procedures for applying to Japanese embassies and consulates abroad. Applicants can apply for a visa directly to the local Japanese consulate, whether they are working or living. Fill in the visa application form and submit the supporting materials corresponding to the application reasons. Then, the Japanese embassy or consulate will feed back the relevant archival materials to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will forward them to the Ministry of Justice, and then the Ministry of Justice will review them with relevant departments. Applications for senior labor visas need to be sent to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry for approval. If there is no disagreement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will instruct the embassy or consulate to issue visas. It usually takes about 3 months from application to obtaining a visa.

2. Procedures for applying to the Japanese Immigration Bureau.

Japan's Entry and Exit Administration Law stipulates that foreigners applying for study abroad, technical services and general work visas must apply to the Ministry of Justice for proof of stay qualification before they can obtain entry visas. If the applicant has relatives and friends in Japan, they can be entrusted to apply to the local entry-exit administration. Then the Immigration Bureau will report to the Ministry of Justice for approval, including reviewing the guarantor's guarantee qualification, property status, illegal behavior and previous guarantee reputation. After examination and approval, the local immigration bureau will issue a residence qualification certificate to the guarantor. The guarantor will issue this certificate to the applicant, and the applicant will apply for a visa from the embassy or consulate with this certificate.

For foreigners living in Japan who want to leave Japan temporarily for some reason, Japan should apply to the Japanese Ministry of Justice for re-entry permit before leaving Japan. The certificate was issued by the Minister of Justice. You can enter Japan at any time during the validity of this letter of credit. If it expires for some reason, you can apply for an extension at the Japanese embassy or consulate abroad.

Foreigners passing through Japan must rest, shop and make a short stay outside the plane or ship, and the stay time shall not exceed 72 hours. They can apply to the entry administration department at the port for entry permit or transit permit. With this card, you can move around the port.

Last year, the Ministry of Public Security announced that it is conditional to apply for passports in different places. The announcement is as follows. You can compare and see if you are qualified:

Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China

public notice

In order to further facilitate citizens to apply for entry and exit documents, the Ministry of Public Security decided to implement measures to facilitate and benefit non-registered residents to apply for entry and exit documents nearby from July 13. Eligible personnel can submit applications for ordinary passports, travel permits to and from Taiwan and endorsements to the exit-entry administration agencies of relevant local public security organs with the application materials and relevant supporting materials (convenience measures are attached) as stipulated by laws and regulations.

The Ministry of Public Security authorizes the exit-entry administration of the public security organ where the applicant's household registration is located to receive the application materials and make exit-entry documents on his behalf. The application for entry-exit documents is still examined and approved by the entry-exit administration department of the public security organ where the applicant's household registration is located. The exit-entry administration organ of the public security organ shall issue exit-entry certificates within 30 days after accepting the application. An applicant who is told not to issue an entry-exit certificate has the right to apply for administrative reconsideration or bring an administrative lawsuit at the place of registration according to law. The public security organs will deal with applicants who cheat entry and exit documents according to law.

It is hereby announced.