Status of Residence
Japan’s immigration law will change in July 2012. The following are the four main changes.
・A Resident Card will be issued
・Periods of stay will be extended to a maximum of 5 years
・A special re-entry system will begin
・The alien registration system will be abolished
For more details view the following website:
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_1/en/index.html （Immigration Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Justice）
Status of Residence
Basic explanation and information regarding Statuses of Residence as well as the necessary documents and procedure for changing a Status of Residence.
■CLAIR (Council of Local Authorities for International Relations)
http://www.clair.or.jp/tagengorev/ja/a/index.html
■Kyoto Gyosei Lawyer’s Association
Questions and answers regarding permanent residency and naturalization, labor, and marriage
http://kyoto-shoshi.jp/jobs/movie_kokusai.html (Japanese)
■Ministry of Justice, Civil Affairs Bureau
Q&A regarding nationality
http://www.moj.go.jp/MINJI/minji78.html (Japanese)
Procedures (when changing status of residence, etc.)
■Osaka Immigration Bureau, Kyoto Branch (consultation window)
〒606-8395 Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Sakyo-ku, Marutamachi Kawabata, Higashi-iri, Higashi Marutamachi-cho 34-12, Kyoto dai2 chihou goudou tyousya
MAP http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/soshiki/kikou/osaka/kyoto.html
TEL 075-752-5997
Open Hours: 09:00～12:00 13:00～16:00 (closed on weekends and holidays)
Contents: General residency screening
For more information: http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/index.html
■Osaka Immigration Bureau, Maizuru Branch (consultation window)
〒624-0946 Kyoto Prefecture, Maizuru City, aza shimofukui 901 Maizuru kouwan goudou chousha
TEL: 0773-75-1149
Open Hours: 09:00～12:00 13:00～16:00 (closed on weekends and holidays)
Contents: General residency screening/port procedures
For more information: http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/index.html
Locations that offer multi-lingual consultation services
■Osaka Immigration Information Center (English, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, etc.)
Offering consultation for all types of concerns related to immigration and stay. Consultation is available not just by telephone and in person, but also by email.
〒559-0034 Osaka City Suminoe-ku nankoukita1-29-53
TEL: 0570－013904（ＩＰ,ＰＨＳ,Overseas:03－5796－7112）
Open hours: 8：30～17：15 (closed on weekends and holidays)
Inquiries by email are only done through Japanese.
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/info/index.html
■Kyoto City International Foundation
Immigration procedure consultations by judicial scriveners (Japanese and English. Please inquire for other languages.)
〒606-8536 Kyoto City Sakyo-ku Awataguchi Torii-cho 2-1
TEL 075-752-3511 ＊Reservations are necessary
http://www.kcif.or.jp/jp/jigyo/horitsu_visa/horitsu_visa/jp_eg.html
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