A city hall official in Kyoto stated that in June or July of this year a major overhaul of the foreigner registry system will take place.
Some of the changes that will most likely occur:
The current gaijin card will be changed to a new version.
Foreigners who have been living in Japan for a long period of time will begin receiving permanent residency status. He was unsure of the base number of years; 7 years or maybe fewer.
3-year length of stay changed to 5 years
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Kyle Yates – who has written 275 posts on Kansai News.
Kyle Yates is an American English teacher living and working in the Kansai area since 1996.
Big Changes in the Japanese Immigration System in 2012
Posted by Kyle Yates in Featured, Japan Related
A city hall official in Kyoto stated that in June or July of this year a major overhaul of the foreigner registry system will take place.
Some of the changes that will most likely occur:
This post was written by
Kyle Yates – who has written 275 posts on Kansai News.
Kyle Yates is an American English teacher living and working in the Kansai area since 1996.