MMoving to Japan

Hypothetical: Say you got a HSP visa, worked for the company who hired you, and you got your permanent residency in 1 year because you hit 80+ in the scoring system, what happens if you quit your job after, say, a few months later?

Does the Japanese Immigration Bureau frown on you for that in which they’ll exercise whatever legal matter to kinda kick you out, even if you, say, work for another company in Japan that isn’t classified as a highly skilled professional? Like, say, you’re in IT, you do well, you hit 1 year, you apply for PR and achieve it in just 1 year, but then you decided to quit because you wanted to open a business like, say, a bookstore, a restaurant, whatever, or if not open a business… say, you wanted to become a YouTuber or take a music career or any career that isn’t IT or anything that isn’t classified as highly skilled professional?

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  2. Permanent Residency is just that; permanent. There is no further review of your status. When your residence card expires you get a form in the mail and go to an immigration office to fill out a form that basically says “I still live here”.

    Once you get Permanent Residence you can do nearly whatever you want. You want to be a Youtuber or a delivery health worker? Go for it. Just make sure you stay on top of your taxes/insurance/pension payments.

    You’re still not able to participate in citizen only things though. Stuff like taking the civil servant exam or participating in politics.

  3. Nothing. Once you get PR, it’s yours until you manually renounce it or commit a terrorism grade crime.

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