wagyl wrote:omae mona wrote:havill wrote:
- No need to renew the SoR and no hassle of needing to re-qualify for SoR (you still need to renew the Residence Card, and you still need to have the Residence Card on your person†)
- No connection or condition of your SoR to either work or your family (marriage/dependence on a PR/J spouse and/or family), and vice versa, no restriction on your need to be employed in a certain field or remain married to a J/PR spouse.
If I can add one more to your list... apropos to your comment about Tax PR below, my understanding is that you instantly become a tax permanent resident if you attain PR SoR, even if you have not yet met the 5 year threshold. So this is a minus. So for those folks married for 3 years that seem to be able to get PR now, beware that by doing so I think you're subjecting your worldwide income to Japanese taxes 2 years earlier than you would otherwise.
I do not think this is the case, and I dug out the latest tax guide to see whether it mentioned visa status at all in the definition of Permanent Resident [for tax purposes]. It doesn't. The rest of you don't have to rummage through that pile of documents on the floor in your office, it is also online as a pdf. And this makes logical sense (even though we should not expect logic in this field): it is perfectly possible that an Immigration permanent resident be outside of Japan for more than half of the time over a 10 year period. Where your visa status might come into play, is when there is a doubt about your tax residence status, and factors such as where your main residence is or where your centre of vital interests is, need to be considered.
On the other hand, if you have a cite supporting your understanding, I would be interested to see it.
I wouldn't put my trust in the fact that it's not mentioned. That's the kind of thing one shouldn't assume if it's really an issue for him.
I don't think logic really plays a part in it. It makes just as much sense to require PR's to report worldwide income. A lot governments look at PR as a special privilege that comes with extra responsibility. US green card holders are just as fucked tax wise as citizens regardless of where they reside.