Specializing in Immigration Law KUROKAWA OFFICE Immigration Lawyer in Tokyo Japan VISA and MARRIAGE RELATED LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES

		RENEWAL OF VISA STATUS/ EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF STAY/POSSIBLE WAYS FOR STUDENTS TO EXTEND THEIR STAY IN JAPAN
Q		What procedures are necessary in the case of changing to a job in the same visa category?
A		When you change the company in which you work and your visa still remains in the same category, you need to renew your visa by submitting necessary documents to the Immigration Office before your visa expires. However, if several months remain until the expiry date, it is advisable to apply for a certificate of authorization for employment.
Q		What visa is necessary to go to a university from a specialized course of study at an advanced vocational school ("Senmongakko")?
A		The visa status is the same. He or she will need to renew his or her college visa before the expiration of the visa.
Q		What are possible ways for students to extend their stay in Japan?
A		1. Employment(Working Visa): If you are employed at a company in Japan after graduating from a university, it is possible for you to change your student visa to a working visa like an "engineer" visa or a "specialist in humanitarian or international services" visa depending on your major at the university and new job. If you are given a title of the specialist ( "Senmonshi") by an advanced vocational school ("Senmongakko"), there is a possibility of your obtaining a working visa based on this title of "Senmonshi". 2. Incorporation(Working Visa): If you start a business in Japan by establishing a company, although there are requirements regarding an office and employees, graduation of a university is not required. Therefore, it would be possible to change either pre-college visa or college visa status to an "investment and management " visa. 3. Marriage(Marriage Visa): If you marry a Japanese, it would be possible to change your student visa to a "spouse of a Japanese" visa. If you marry non-Japanese having, for example, working visa, it would be possible to change your student visa to a "family stay" visa. 4. Study Continuation(Student Visa): If you go to a university or "Senmongakko" for further study after leaning Japanese at a Japanese language school, you will need to change a student visa from a pre-college visa to a college visa.