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日本で暮らす外国人住民の皆さん、そして外国人を雇用する企業の皆さん、朗報です！ これまでお財布の中で別々にかさばっていた「在留カード」と「マイナンバーカード」が、ついに1枚に合体できるようになります。 その名も「特定在留カード」。 2026年6月...

昨日、サポートしている外国人労働者の方の付き添いで、新しい在留カードを受け取りに入国管理局（入管）へ行ってきました。 本人は「今回はきっと3年が出るはず！」と強く希望され、本当に楽しみにしていたのですが……結果は無念の「1年間」。 カードを手...

Kyoto is a world-class tourist city and an area with a very high demand for foreign staff with language skills and cross-cultural understanding. However, the visa (status of residence) to obtain to work in Japan is completely different depending on "what kind of work" and "what your educational background is". In the inbound field, especially in the middle...

The visa application process is more than just paperwork. It is an extremely rigorous "legal examination" that affects the life and future of an individual foreigner in Japan. As an administrative scrivener with expertise in immigration, I am more than just a document agent...

Due to the legal revision, the figure of "30 million yen" has taken on a life of its own, and we are increasingly hearing from foreign business owners who are currently doing business in Japan as sole proprietors, anxious about whether they too must immediately prepare 30 million yen in capital. In conclusion...

A very important deadline is just around the corner for all organizations with specified skills. The deadline for submission of periodic notifications for fiscal year 2023 (April 1 to March 31) is "May 31. Excluding Saturdays and Sundays, there are only a few days of actual operation left. 1. why can't we submit the periodic report after "May 31"?.

He contributes to the community and pays his taxes and social insurance perfectly. Nevertheless, his application for permanent residence has been denied simply because of his "low income (income). ...... In fact, sole proprietors, family business owners, or those with "spouse of Japanese national, etc." enrollment status...

Many internationally married couples frequently travel back and forth between Japan and other countries for work or other reasons. However, in order to maintain or renew a "Spouse or Child of Japanese National (Spouse Visa)" in Japan, there are strict legal rules and often-overlooked "blind...

For those living in Japan as the spouse of a Japanese national, the general requirement of "10 years of residence" has been greatly eased, and the chances of obtaining permanent residence have expanded. However, the relaxed requirements do not mean that the screening process is easy. This article describes the requirements for application and the necessary...

In FY2026, Kyoto Prefecture's "Multicultural Conviviality" has moved from the idealistic phase to the "implementation" phase. As part of the recent reorganization, the "Office for the Promotion of a Multicultural Society" will be newly established in the Policy and Environment Department. This is to break away from the traditional stove-piped approach and establish a cross-departmental "command post"...