Basics
True or False
A VISA and Status of Residence are not the same.
True
Bonus:
A VISA is proof for permission to enter and stay in Japan.
Status of Residence is the status that determines what the holder can and cannot do in Japan.
Who submits the application for the Certificate of Eligibility?
The company
Who can submit the application?
The applicant him/herself or a company employee authorized by immigration to submit the application on the applicant's behalf
True or False:
The Status of Residence is only valid as long as the VISA is valid.
False
Once a status of residence is issued upon arrival at the airport, the VISA is lo longer valid.
True or False:
The application for the certificate of eligibility is submitted at the consular office.
False
The application is submitted at the immigration bureau where the company is located
True or false
An application for an extension of status of residence can be submitted 6 months before the applicant's current status expires.
False
The application can be submitted 2 months before the applicant's current status expires.
True or False:
The requirements for an Instructor visa (as an ALT/English teacher) are: a bachelor degree, at least 12 years of education in English, at least the same salary as a Japanese national in the same position, and a work permit.
False
The work permit is only necessary for teaching at kindergarten/nursery schools.
What's missing from the list of documents the company needs to prepare for a CoE for an instructor visa?
The application for the CoE
Employment Confirmation/Certificate of Employment
The company registration certificate and financial statement
stamped return envelope
A copy of the employment offer or contract signed by applicant
True or False
If the application is in process, the applicant's current status is valid for up to one month after his/her current status's expiration date.
False
If the application is in process, the applicant's current status is valid until the screening is concluded or 2 months after the current status's expiration date, whichever comes sooner.
Which statuses of residence qualify ALT for work at elementary, junior, or senior high schools?
Instructor, spouse/child of Japanese national, permanent, spouse/child of permanent resident, long term, and working holiday
What documents does the applicant need to prepare and send to the company?
A resume/cv
an original copy of an official document showing his/her degree and graduation date (diploma, transcripts...)
a photocopy of his/her university diploma
a photocopy of his/her passport
What documents does the company need to prepare?
The application form
the certificate of employment
photocopy of employment offer/contract
How many kinds of Status of Residence are there in Japan? How are they categorized?
Bonus: what are the statuses of residence?
27.
Work, non-work, and no-limitation of activities.
Bonus:
Diplomat, official, professor, artist, religious activities, journalist, advanced profession i/ii, business manager/administrator, instructor, researcher, engineer/specialist in humanities/international services, skilled labor, entertainment, intra-company transferee, teaching intern training i/a/b
Cultural activities, college student, dependent, trainee, short term
permanent, long term, spouse/child of Japanese national, spouse/child of permanent resident
What are the necessary dimensions of the applicant's ID photo?
3cm x 5cm
4cm x 3cm
3cm x 4cm
4cm x 5cm
3cm x 4cm