• To find out what activities you are permitted to conduct in Japan and how long you are permitted to stay in Japan, check your passport or Residence Card if you have already received it for status of residence and period of stay.
• If you entered Japan with a short-term visa for tourism or other purposes, you are not permitted to work in Japan.
• If you are a student or your visa status does not allow you to work in Japan, but would like to work part-time, you are required to apply for “Permit to Engage in Activity Other than That Permitted by the Status of Residence Previously Granted” (Shikakugai Katsudou Kyoka)”.
• If you want to extend or renew the period of your stay, you must apply within the three-month period prior to the expiration date of your period of stay.
• Ordinarily, when you temporarily leave and return to Japan under the same resident status, you must have a re-entry permit.
• However, if you plan to return to Japan within 1 year while carrying a valid passport and a Residence Card, you do not need to obtain a re-entry permit, but you must complete the procedures under the special re-entry permission system. (If your Residence Card expires within 1 year from the date of departure, you must return before the expiration date.) When you leave Japan, you must tell an immigration officer about your re-entry plans and complete all indicated procedures.
  * At an airport, check the box “1. I am leaving Japan temporarily and will return” on your re-entry and departure Embarkation and Disembarkation Card for Re-entrants (ED card).

①Date of Landing in Japan　②Period of Stay (Expiration Date)　③Status of Residence　④Period of Stay

Please go to the following website to check the contents:

Immigration Bureau of Japan

Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau, Kyoto Branch Office

• TEL：075-752-5997
• 4F Kyoto Daini Chiho Godo Chosha, 34-12 Higashi-Marutamachi Kawabata Higashi-iru, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City
• Office hours: Mon - Fri 9:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 16:00
• Access: 7 minutes walk from Jingu-marutamachi station on Keihan Railway. 1 - 5 minutes walk from Kumano-jinja-mae bus stop.

Immigration Information Center in Osaka (Gaikokujin Zairyu Sogo Information Center - Osaka)

• TEL: 075-752-5997
• IP, PHS: 03-5796-7112
• From overseas: +81-3-5796-7112
• Office hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:30 - 17:15
• Available languages: English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish