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Changing Your Visa Type




 

If you plan to stay in Japan after your current work visa expires (check your passport), whether for just one day or for a few weeks, you must change your status of residency to "TEMPORARY VISITOR", the same visa given to tourists visitingJapan.

You must change your visa type before your current visa expires (usually on the last day of your contract). If your JET visa expires on the same day as your contract, you will need to visit the Immigration Office before your visa expires, and request a "TEMPORARY VISITOR" visa to begin from the day after your contract ends.

The Immigration Office ask that you schedule time to make two visits to the office, as the visa cannot always be issued on the same day. Your first visit will be to apply for the visa, the second to get the approval stamped in your passport. You are recommended to make the first visit anytime from a month to a few days before your current visa expires.

There are four Immigration Offices in Yamaguchi Prefecture (Open 09:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 16:00):


For help in English or Spanish, there is also the Hiroshima Immigration Information Centre, 2-11 Hiroshima Godo-chosha, 6-30 Kami Hachobori, Naka-ku, 730-0012. Tel. 082-502-6060.

When you go to the Immigration Office, you will need to bring yourpassport, Alien Registration card, inkan and 4000yen in cash.

After you have obtained the new visa, you should get your status of residence changed on your Alien Registration, by taking your card, passport (with new visa) and inkan seal to your local city hall or yakuba.

You should not have to take nenkyu for your trips to the Immigration Office, and may use "special leave". If you wish to do this, then please make arrangements with your supervisor / teachers ahead of time to avoid difficulty.

visa ビザ biza
expire 切れる kireru
Temporary Visitor visa 短期滞在 ビザ tanki taizai biza
Immigration Office 入国管理局 nyuukoku kanri kyoku
special leave 特別休暇 tokubetsu kyuuka