Is permanent residence an immigrant or an immigrant?

1, permanent resident of Japan

Permanent residence is the qualification to legally stay in Japan for a long time as a foreigner without changing nationality. Therefore, foreigners with permanent residency are only valid in Japan, and those who leave Japan for a third country or enter China are exactly the same as those who usually have China nationality. Because they still hold China passports, obtaining permanent residency is a green permanent residence card in the United States, so they are commonly known as green cards.

In Japan, the definition of permanent residence is actually an indefinite visa, so there is no special card certificate, but a stamp on your passport like other types of limited visas. If your passport needs to be replaced when it expires, there is actually no permanent residence certificate given to you by Japan in the new passport. In fact, it is still necessary to re-stamp the old and new passports, but the procedure is simple and there is no charge. The only difference between permanent residents and Japanese is the difference between the right to vote and the right to be elected.

First of all, it must be clear that permanent residence is only a qualification, not a constraint. That is to say, even if you get permanent residence, you can give up this right consciously or unconsciously at any time. At the same time, because permanent residency is also a kind of visa, which is a special visa for an indefinite period, all visas may be forcibly cancelled or even deported as foreigners, such as engaging in activities that endanger Japan and serious criminal activities. So this is conditional permanent residence.

The simplest example of giving up consciously is that you are unemployed in Japan and can't live without any economic income for a long time, or your career has lost its meaning in Japan, but your home country has made great progress. In fact, you can only live in your own country for a long time, which in itself loses the meaning of living in Japan forever.

Unconscious abandonment means that although the right of abode is permanent, you must apply for a foreigner's re-entry permit when you leave Japan, otherwise you can't re-enter Japan even if you have a legal Japanese visa (including a permanent residence visa), but the re-entry procedure is valid for three years after you get it, which means that the re-entry permit is not permanent, so once you leave Japan after going through the re-entry procedure, if you don't return to Japan within three years, then Japan's permanent residency is yours. China people who have obtained permanent residency are China nationals like ordinary China people when they enter China, so they don't need to apply for a Chinese visa. In this sense, overseas Chinese refer to China citizens who have permanent residency in foreign countries.

2. Benefits of Japan's permanent residency

Permanent residency: Just like permanent residency, you have the right to live permanently in Japan. There is no need to renew the visa period frequently. As long as you don't violate the law and discipline, you have the right to live permanently in Japan.

Tuition fee remission: If you get permanent residency, you are still a China citizen, and for Japanese, you are still a foreigner. Therefore, you or your children who join the permanent residence can enjoy various preferential policies of Japanese universities for international students, such as tuition reduction, such as lowering the entrance threshold of famous universities, such as various scholarships for foreigners.

Return to China: As mentioned above, you are still a China citizen who has obtained Japanese permanent residency, so you can return to China at any time.

Others: bank loans are relatively easy for foreigners who have no permanent residence, as long as they have a stable job and good credit, but the amount they can get may be much worse than that of Japanese nationals.