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Mulboyne wrote:Do you think you might have been asked for the additional information because you work for your own company?
Samurai_Jerk wrote:I wonder what they'll do in situations like the one I was in and my friend is currently in.
We both got laid off towards the beginning of last year and couldn't afford to make payments so I was and he still is making monthly payments to city hall. In those situations you are late and still have to pay the penalties but you aren't evading taxes as far as the local government is concerned. In my friend's case he's found an English school that's willing to sponsor him but since he was in front-office banking what's left on his residence tax is about two months' salary as an English teacher so he can't just pay it off. I wonder if immigration will reject him or not. My guess is there's no clear answer and it depends on who reviews his case
omae mona wrote:OK, so in order to get your visa renewed:
1) Go to your local government office to request tax documents.
2) Go back to the local government office to pick up those documents.
rooboy wrote:Are they gonna catch him and about how much is that fucking city tax now?
aquamarine wrote:So just to tack on with this thread - I'll be renewing mine (going to the office on the 29th of June - this month). How long is the process taking these days? I have two weeks off in August and really want to make it back to Canada to visit my family.
Any thoughts?
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aquamarine wrote:From this point on, how much longer will it take? I'm heading back to Tachikawa on Tuesday along with 4,000 yen as they have requested. Will I be getting the visa that day, or do I need to submit my passport and let them hang onto it for a few weeks?
aquamarine wrote:. Now on Monday I received my post card.
From this point on, how much longer will it take? I'm heading back to Tachikawa on Tuesday along with 4,000 yen as they have requested. Will I be getting the visa that day, or do I need to submit my passport and let them hang onto it for a few weeks?
GomiGirl wrote:Make sure you get your re-entry permit at the same time.
FG Lurker wrote:Doesn't the re-entry permit system end next year sometime? If he's not planning to go anywhere before the system winds down then no need to donate more to j-gov't coffers.
sublight wrote:According to yesterday's Japan Times (granted, it's in the Zeit Gist column, so take it as you will), the immigration law revisions have already been decided, and are scheduled to go into effect "within three years of July 15".
The biggest of the revisions are A) maximum visa length extended from 3 to 5 years, B) no more re-entry permits needed, and C) gaijin cards are now handled by (and at) the immigration office (so instead of being able to update my card and still get to work by 10, it'll now be an all-day ordeal).
Almost forgot the link: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20100720zg.html
sublight wrote:Almost forgot the link: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20100720zg.html
"I think that the Immigration Bureau doesn't know yet in particular how it will work yet under the system," says Tomohide Koh, an immigration lawyer with Office Cosmopolitan. However, for foreign residents in practical terms, he adds, this much looks likely: "If you just change your address, you need to go to the ward office, but you will need to notify the Immigration Bureau (of changes in) information other than your address."
Samurai_Jerk wrote:Finally read the article. This part at least looks somewhat promising:
But it's all still very much up in the air, so who knows what the reality is going to be.
omae mona wrote:Indeed, I hope that turns out to be true. As a permanent resident, I can't even think of any data on my card which *could* change other than my address.
what about when the gaijin card expires? I think they tend to issue ARCs with 7 years of validity. Once every 7 years is still more often than I would like to visit that office.
Samurai_Jerk wrote:So do you not need to report job changes if you have PR?
Samurai_Jerk wrote:5 years. Actually, it's technically 5 birthdays, so depending on when you renew it, it's usually less than 5 years.
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