If I have permanent residency in Japan, is it possible to move my juminhyo out of Japan for a while and keep my gaijin card/permanent residency? If so, how do I go about and do that?
You go to immigration and apply for a long-term re-entry permit (up to 5 years).
Then you go to the city hall and tell them you are moving out of the country.
Then you leave the country without handing in your residence card.
Yes. I’m a permanent resident and was transferred overseas by my company. I was returning several times a year so didn’t need to worry about the extended re-entry. But we removed ourselves from the registry without issue. Rejoined the registry when we returned. Nothing affected my status.
>is it possible to move my juminhyo out of Japan for a while
Think about what you just asked…
You can’t register a foreign address on the juuminhyo. The juuminhyo is only for domestic registration.
You can move out, and have no address in Japan, and still retain the residence card. If you keep an address in Japan, you need to keep up with taxes and social fees, so it’s better to tell the city hall that you will leave Japan temporarily.
If you’re going to leave for more than 1 year, you need to get a 5 year re-entry permit.
Yes, you just register that you are moving out of Japan at your local city office. You get a 5 year reentry permit from immigration (you must visit immigration to get this.)
There are other things to consider. For example, if you own property here then in most cases someone will need to pay the taxes on your behalf. You also may need to change your bank loan type if your house is no longer your residence.
If you leave before the end of a calendar year then you need to make sure your current year’s residence tax is paid off. If you leave after the year rolls over you will owe residence tax on your previous year’s income and will need to find a way to pay that. Bills don’t come out until later.
For both types of tax above, people usually appoint a tax representative or pay a professional to provide them this service.
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You go to immigration and apply for a long-term re-entry permit (up to 5 years).
Then you go to the city hall and tell them you are moving out of the country.
Then you leave the country without handing in your residence card.
Yes. I’m a permanent resident and was transferred overseas by my company. I was returning several times a year so didn’t need to worry about the extended re-entry. But we removed ourselves from the registry without issue. Rejoined the registry when we returned. Nothing affected my status.
>is it possible to move my juminhyo out of Japan for a while
Think about what you just asked…
You can’t register a foreign address on the juuminhyo. The juuminhyo is only for domestic registration.
You can move out, and have no address in Japan, and still retain the residence card. If you keep an address in Japan, you need to keep up with taxes and social fees, so it’s better to tell the city hall that you will leave Japan temporarily.
If you’re going to leave for more than 1 year, you need to get a 5 year re-entry permit.
Yes, you just register that you are moving out of Japan at your local city office. You get a 5 year reentry permit from immigration (you must visit immigration to get this.)
There are other things to consider. For example, if you own property here then in most cases someone will need to pay the taxes on your behalf. You also may need to change your bank loan type if your house is no longer your residence.
If you leave before the end of a calendar year then you need to make sure your current year’s residence tax is paid off. If you leave after the year rolls over you will owe residence tax on your previous year’s income and will need to find a way to pay that. Bills don’t come out until later.
For both types of tax above, people usually appoint a tax representative or pay a professional to provide them this service.