Ive been following the threads here and am I trying to reconcile a few facts about my tax status in Japan.
First came to Japan in August 2013, went home August 2017. On the way out gave up my residence card. Returned December 2022 with Japanese spouse on a spouse visa with intent to live permanently here with her and child on the way.
Is a foreign national a permanent tax resident based solely on the time spent here in Japan or is is a combination of intent as well?
Given the time span above, I could hit 60 months on November 2023 if I started counting from August 2013, but that would technically count time outside of the ten year window. I’m assuming its a sliding window. In which case- I wouldn’t have been here for 5 years out of the last ten until January 2024.
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Thanks for any advice.
by Motoko88