📅 Written on Saturday, October 25, 2025
Hello 👋
I’m Hiroshi Kawana, an Administrative Scrivener 🙇♂️
Normally, I’d start with a seasonal topic 🍁,
but this year, winter seems to have arrived without waiting for autumn ❄️
Just a short while ago we were using air conditioners 💨,
and now, heaters have become essential 🔥
Given how intense the summer was,
perhaps many people even welcome the cold this time 😅
🎓 “Regular” vs “Irregular” Residence — Through the Lens of the ‘One Residence, One Status’ Principle
💡 Foreign nationals residing in Japan are broadly divided into two categories,
based on the “One Residence, One Status of Residence” principle:
🟩 Regular Residence
🟥 Irregular Residence
🟩 Main Procedures for Regular Residence
📄 Extension of Period of Stay
🔄 Change of Status of Residence
🏠 Permission for Permanent Residence
💼 Permission to Engage in Activity Other Than That Permitted
🪪 Certificate of Authorized Employment
🟥 Main Procedure for Irregular Residence
⚖️ The most typical one is Deportation Proceedings
💬 A Note on “Permission to Engage in Activity Other Than That Permitted”
Within the scope of regular residence,
this permission holds a somewhat special position 🪄
For example—
👪 Someone staying in Japan under a Dependent (Family Stay) visa,
who wishes to take a part-time job 🧋,
needs to obtain this “Permission to Engage in Activity Other Than That Permitted.”
Recently, one of our clients successfully received this permission 🎉
However, their workplace requested,
“Please bring the passport with the immigration stamp.” ✋
But—🖥️ in online applications,
the passport is not physically submitted,
so no stamp is placed on it.
This will become increasingly common going forward.
✅ Instead, a stamp is always placed on the back of the residence card,
💬 and an additional sheet called the Permission Certificate is also issued.
👉 Either of these documents can serve as proof,
so please work with confidence ✨
That’s all for today 😊
Please keep yourself warm and take good care not to catch a cold ☕❄️
📖 Reference
Yasutsugu Yamawaki (2020)
“Immigration Control Act and Practical Management / Audit of Foreign Workers” — Nihon Kajo Publishing
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