Hi everyone!
I’ve been very stressed out with my new job as I was in training for 2 weeks away from home and just finished my actual week at work, when I realized I haven’t notified immigration about my job change. It’s within my same visa category but I’m a bit worried.
Does anyone know if I’ll get in trouble with immigration when it comes to renewing my visa? I’ll be going to immigration tomorrow to let them know I changed my job (can’t seem to do it online)
Thanks.
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Can immigration use it against you for not doing it in the required 14 day timeline ? Yes, of course. it’s a violation of the ‘Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act’ Article 19-16, Item 2 (if your status of residency is any listed here: https://www.isa.go.jp/en/applications/procedures/nyuukokukanri10_00015.html)
And/Or Article 19-16, Item 1 (if your status of residency is any listed here: https://www.isa.go.jp/en/applications/procedures/nyuukokukanri10_00014.html)
In reality though, Will they use it against you for a visa renew? No, very unlikely. Unless you give a reason for immigration to want to arbitrarily refuse you a visa, because violating the immigration law gives immigration a very easy unable to contest free pass to refuse you visa. But chances they want to refuse you a work visa renew are slim…. It not like protesting in Japan, against Japan or anything (*ahem*!see the Ronald McLean v the Minister of Justice case of 1978 *ahem*).
There’s potential it could cause more of a problem with immigration if immigration don’t deem you actually qualified on paper (relevant degree or relevant experience) for the new job (for example just because the “Humanities” visa is broad and covers many types of jobs. Holding the “humanities” visa does not mean immigration consider you qualified to work all types of jobs it covers)
Also there’s a chance it could flare up to bite you in the ass with a future Permanent resident application (again arbitrarily flare up should Japan wish to refuse you PR for whatever XYZ reason)
But you’re right to get it done, even if late. As late is better than never.
Also you don’t need to use a day to go to immigration in person, you can post it following these instructions (I believe they go by the postage date):
“Mail: Please include a copy of your residence card with the notification and send it to the Registration Department, Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau. Please write “届出書在中” in Japanese in red on the front of the envelope.
Yotsuya Tower 14F, 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0004
東京出入国在留管理局在留管理情報部門届出受付担当 (written in Japanese)”