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Points to Remember when Extending “Dependent Visas” (Regarding a Working Qualification Certificate)
Five years have passed since I came to live and work in Japan under a “Skilled Labor Visa.” Last week, I changed my job but didn’t notify the Immigration Bureau, instead I just updated my foreign registration certificate at the local office. Furthermore, I also have to apply to extend my wife and child’s “Dependent Visas.” Please advise me on what I have to do.
Your family’s “Dependent Visas” should be directly connected to your present working visa, so any extension request on their behalf greatly depends on the status of your new job.
If you are attempting to extend their visas in your current situation, then be prepared for the Immigration Bureau to closely examine whether or not your new job matches the criteria of your Skilled Labor Visa.
More specifically, are you trying to extend their visas while also applying for a new working qualification certificate? Rather, it would be better for you to first obtain a new working qualification certificate before making their application, or to have done so at the same time as you found your new job.
Had you done so first, it would have greatly reduced the time and the anxiety of applying for extensions for both yourself and you family.
(From June Issue 2011)
Advisor: TATEDA Jun (Immigration Lawyer)
