Foreigner who likes to stay in Japan are subject to the "Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act" (hereinafter referred to as the "Immigration Law") of Japan. During their stay in the country, they are in the legal jurisdiction of the country so they must know the content, and the detailed procedures of the provisions. If you even as students your life and studies is proceeding smoothly and b ut if as a result of negligence for not promptly paying attention to the provision, and you violated their law, you might not be probably allowed to continue your study.
Foreigners are allowed to stay in Japan according to each person's purpose of stay. Those who are eligible to stay have the license to engage in activities and income generating activities for a certain period of time. If they have no license to involve in business, they may be repatriated as a form of disciplinary actions.
For further information of the state law regarding the eligibility to stay in Japan, please contact the following (answer in English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish and other languages).
Integrated Counseling Centers telephone numbers |
Sandai |
022-298-9014 |
| Tokyo |
03-5796-7112 |
Yokohama |
045-651-2851~2 |
Nagoya |
052-973-0441~2 |
Osaka |
06-6774-3409~10 |
Kobe |
078-326-5141 |
Hiroshima |
082-502-6060 |
Fukuoka |
092-626-5100 |
Eligibility mainly in the contents and activities |
Eligible to Stay |
Engage in activities |
Research |
Signing of the contract of research activities |
Education |
Primary and secondary schools in Japan, specializing in all types of schools and colleges |
Technology |
Science skills and other natural science skills and knowledge of business |
International Business and knowledge of Humanities |
Knowledgeable in legal, economic, sociological and other scientific knowledge of the humanities, and
b usiness |
Skills |
Requires special skill in areas of business |
Short-stay |
Tourism and treatment, visiting relatives and business contacts for the purpose of short-stay and activities |
Students |
At the university (including short), the College courses and specialized schools of higher education and other activities |
School |
In high school, specializing in school (except for professional courses) and various colleges and other educational activities |
Research |
Japan 's public and private institutions of learning, technology, skills and knowledge of the research activities |
Families stay |
Stay in Japan by foreigners dependent spouses and children |
Specific activities |
Justice minister specified activities |
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