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Materials to be submitted according to activities in Japan (application for change of status of residence, application for permission to acquire status of residence)

Work-related statuses of residence (Appended Table 1-1 and 1-2 of the Immigration Control Act)

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  1. Professor (e.g., university professor)
  2. Artist (e.g., composer, artist, writer)
  3. Religious Activities (e.g., missionary sent by a foreign religious organization)
  4. Journalist (e.g., reporter or cameraman from a foreign news organization)
  5. Business Manager (e.g., executive or manager of a company)
  6. Legal/Accounting Services (e.g., lawyer, CPA)
  7. Medical Services (e.g., doctor, dentist, nurse practitioner)
  8. Researcher (e.g., researcher at a government agency or private company)
  9. Instructor (e.g., language teacher at a junior high school or high school)
  10. Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services (e.g., mechanical engineer, interpreter, designer, language teacher at a private company)
  11. Intra-Company Transferee (e.g., transferee from a foreign office of a company)
  12. Nursing Care (e.g., care worker)
  13. Skilled Labor (e.g., foreign cuisine chef, sport instructor, aircraft pilot, metalsmith)
  14. Specified Skilled Worker (both type (i) and type (ii))
  15. Technical Intern Training (e.g., technical intern; *Technical Intern Training (i) (ii) (iii), (a) and (b))

International student, cultural activity, and designated activity-related statuses of residence (Appended Table 1-3 to 1-5 of the Immigration Control Act)

  1. Cultural Activities (e.g., researcher of Japanese culture)
  2. Temporary Visitor (e.g., tourist)
  3. Student (e.g., student of a university, junior college, high school, or specialized training college)
  4. Dependent (e.g., spouse or child dependent of a foreign resident)
  5. Designated Activities (e.g., housekeeper of a diplomat, amateur athlete and their family, internships, specific research activities, information processing activities, medical stay, long-term sightseeing, graduate of a Japanese university and their family)

Spouse of Japanese national, spouse of permanent resident, or long-term resident-related statuses of residence (Appended Table 2 of the Immigration Control Act)

  1. Spouse or Child of Japanese National (e.g., spouse of a Japanese national; biological child or adopted child of a Japanese national)
  2. Spouse or Child of a Permanent Resident (e.g., spouse of a permanent resident)
  3. Long-Term Resident (e.g., third-generation Japanese descendant)
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