(As of January 21st, 2021) Due to the effect of COVID-19, the Immigration Bureau of Japan has decided the special measures regarding the expiry date of issued Certificate of Eligibility (COE). VALIDITY OF COE The COE issued on/after October 1st, 2019 will be deemed to be valid until the period below; COE issued between October 1st and December 31st, 2019: Until April 30th, 2021 (Treated the same as before update). COE issued between January 1st, 2020 and January 30th, 2021: Until July 31, 2021. COE issued on or after January 31st, 2021: Valid for 6 months from the date of issue/ You can confirm this information on the website of…
2020 was a tough year for all of us in all over the world.We are still confronting the COVID-19, struggling against unexpected and difficult situation. 2021 will be the year of NEW NORMAL – most of us are already getting used to it.It will be essential to adapt ourselves – way of living, way of work, business ideas – to the current situation quickly. We, i-socia, are a small dot of business entities in Japan, but will go through with it in a timely manner. Hoping this tough situation will come to an end and wishing you a happy, safe and prosperous year We will be open for business from…
We will be closed during the following period for New Year’s holidays; December 29th, 2020 – January 3rd, 2021 We will reply any inquiry received during this period after January 4th in order. Sorry for the inconvenience. Happy Holidays and stay safe – wishing you a prosperous new year! i-socia Advisors i-socia Co., Ltd.
As of September 1st 2020, the Japanese government allows the Resident Card holders currently living in Japan to reenter Japan from the countries where the entry restriction has not been lifted yet under the following conditions (required to satisfy both 1 and 2 below); Obtain the Receipt for Request of Re-entry (hereinafter referred to as a “Receipt”) by sending “Request of Intention to Re-enter Japan” by email in advance of leaving Japan, and depart from Japan with the Receipt as well as the Reentry Permit or Special Reentry Permit. Reenter Japan with the Certificate of Testing for COVID-19 issued by a medical facility in the country you depart from within…
As of May 12th, the immigration office announces updates of special measures due to the effect of COVID-19 (coronavisus) as follows: Extension of the period for acceptance of applications Regarding Visa Status holders whose period of stay is expired in the period from March to July in 2020 (*), applications for Extension of Period of Stay or Change of Visa Status will be accepted until 3 months after expiry date of his/her current visa status. (*) Including those who are currently staying in Japan under Temporary Visitor visa status. (*) Excluding those who obtains “Designated Activities for preparation of departure”. (*) Including those who needs to apply for Permission to…
Due to the effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Justice of Japan has been denying the landing from specific countries. Please check the notice of the Ministry of Justice below for the details: >> Regarding refusal of landing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (PDF) In case you fall into the conditions of denial of landing, your landing will be denied even if you obtains Re-entry Permit or Special Re-entry Permit. You can also check other information related to the measures/notice due to the coronavirus effect and the updates on the website of the Ministry of Justice below: >> Information related to New Coronavirus Infection(COVID-19)
After you receive Lump-sum Withdrawal Payments (年金の脱退一時金, the Payments) for your pension contribution during your stay in Japan, you can claim a refund of withholding tax which was deducted from the Lump-sum Withdrawal Payments. To receive the tax refund, you need to do the tax return commencing on January 1st of the following year after receiving the Payments. For further information, please refer to our webpage below; >> Refund of Withholding Tax related to Lump-sum Withdrawal Payments Before you contact us, you will need to complete to receive the Payment. For the details of Lump-sum Withdrawal Payments (年金の脱退一時金), you should refer to the information on the Japan Pension Service (日本年金機構)…
Have you ever considered a possibility of Permanent Resident (PR) application based on HSP points even though you are currently not a HSP visa status holder (Highly Skilled Professional, 高度専門職)? If your current visa status is Engineer/Humanities, Professor, Business Manager or other work-related visa status, and you think your current job and career might satisfy the requirements of PR application based on HSP point scheme, it might be worth trying to check whether your are eligible for it or not. For further details, check our webpage below: >> Application for Permanent Resident based on HSP points
(As of March, 2020) Due to the effect of COVID-19, the Immigration Bureau of Japan has decided the special measures for those who have difficulty to secure the ticket to returning home or to enter the country. Website of the Ministry of Justice: >> Handling of Applications for Residence due to the effect of COVID-19 (PDF) Further new information will be provided by the Ministry of Justice. Unfortunately, however, mostly announced in Japanese only: >> Website of the Ministry of Justice: 新型コロナウイルス感染症に関する情報
This notice is updated on April 3rd, 2020. Please refer to the following page for the information updated. >> [UPDATE] Special Measures for the period of stay regarding Visa Status due to the effect of COVID-19 (20200403) — OLD INFORMATION — (As of February 28th, 2020) Due to the effect of COVID-19, the Immigration Bureau of Japan has decided the special measures regarding applications for Change of Visa Status and Extension of Period of Stay from foreign residents whose period of stay is expired in March 2020. The Immigration Office will accept those application until 1 months after the date of expiry of current visa status. (*1) Excluding those who…
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