Conditions for applying for permanent residence in Japan 2022

I. Change of application for permanent residence visa

Recently, according to the latest news released by the Japan Import and Export Administration, from June 1 day, 2022, there will be new changes in the information of the identity guarantor required to apply for a permanent residence visa, mainly reflected in the following two points:

1, the required information has been changed.

Original: identity guarantee, employment certificate and other information to prove occupation, resident tax payment certificate and resident ticket.

New: body guarantee, identification information (driver's license, copy of residence permit, etc. )

Because the original resident tax certificate will directly reflect the annual income of the guarantor, and the annual income of the physical guarantor is required to be above 3 million yen, and it is no longer necessary to provide the resident tax certificate of the guarantor in the new change, which greatly reduces the difficulty of applying for a permanent residence visa.

2. Changes in the way of physical guarantee

Guarantee the detention fee, return travel expenses and compliance with laws and regulations of permanent residence applicants.

New: Ensure that applicants for permanent residence abide by laws and fulfill public obligations.

The original guarantor's guarantee is refined to the applicant's detention fee and travel expenses. However, in the future, it will become a guarantee that only needs to help applicants abide by laws and regulations and fulfill their obligations, and the requirements for identity guarantors will be greatly reduced.

(For details, please refer to official website, National Residence Administration for Entry and Exit:

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Second, the application conditions and information

So what conditions and application materials do you need to apply for permanent residence besides identity guarantor? Let's have a look!

1, application conditions

① Length of stay in Japan: The first condition for foreigners to apply for a permanent residence visa is that they have lived in Japan continuously for more than 10 years, and they must live in Japan for more than 5 years with a work visa during their stay in Japan 10 years. "Continuous" here generally means that you can't leave Japan for more than 3 months, and you can't leave Japan for more than 6 months in 1 year.

In addition to the requirements for the length of stay, there are also restrictions on the length of visa. The period of stay visa before applying for permanent residence visa must be more than 3 years.

② Personal morality and economic strength: the applicant for permanent residence visa has good conduct, abides by the law, pays taxes on time, and has no criminal record such as violation of laws and regulations. In addition, applicants for permanent residence also need to have enough income or assets to support their personal life. Generally speaking, applicants with on-the-job visas earn more than 3 million yuan a year.

③ Require to join the national health insurance: For the application for permanent residence visa, it is required to pay the national health insurance on time, which has become more and more strict in recent years. If you don't pay on time, the possibility of applying for a permanent residence visa will be great.

2. Information required to apply for a permanent residence visa:

● Apply for permanent residence permit.

● Passports and visas

● Reasons (free format, but Japanese version is required)

● Leave a card.

● Employment certificate

● Resident tax payment certificates and tax payment certificates in the last three years.

● Proof of property status: copy of bank deposit, real estate registration certificate, etc.

● Body guarantee

Third, the benefits of a permanent residence visa.

Although applying for a permanent residence visa requires a lot of information, if you can apply for a permanent residence visa, you can enjoy more benefits.

① Permanence: The validity of the permanent residence visa is permanent. For friends who have lived in Japan for a long time, they don't need to go to the immigration office to renew their visas every once in a while, and they don't need to worry about the validity of their visas after unemployment.

It is easy to apply for a housing loan: if you are a permanent visa holder, it is easier to apply for a bank loan if you buy a house in Japan, as long as you have a stable job and a good credit rating.

③ There are many types of jobs you can engage in: if you have a technical work visa, you can only engage in technical work, but you can't engage in other services and business work. However, if you hold a permanent visa, you will no longer be limited by the type of work you are engaged in, and it will be relatively easy to find a job and change jobs.

(4) Relative freedom of entry and exit: Obtaining a permanent residence visa means living and living in Japan permanently on the premise of maintaining our nationality, and it is more free and convenient to return to China or go to Japan. It should be noted that because of nationality or foreigners, even if you have a permanent residence visa, you still need a re-entry permit when you enter or leave Japan.