Japan · Dependant
在留資格「家族滞在」
在留資格「家族滞在」 is issued by Immigration Services Agency (出入国在留管理庁). VisaAI tracks 2 official requirements for it, each traced to the government page that states it.
Last verified against the official source on .
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Requirements change. Confirm every item on Immigration Services Agency (出入国在留管理庁)’s own page before you apply.
Each requirement below is written in plain English by VisaAI. The indented text beneath it is quoted from Immigration Services Agency (出入国在留管理庁)’s own page, so you can check what we say against what they say. Where a quotation shows “ ... ”, text has been left out.
Conditions you must meet
- The qualifying activity: daily activities as the dependent spouse or child of a holder of one of the named statusesThe named statuses are Professor, Artist, Religious Activities, Journalist, Highly Skilled Professional, Business Manager, Legal/Accounting Services, Medical Services, Researcher, Instructor, Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services, Intra-company Transferee, Nursing Care, Entertainer, Skilled Labor, Specified Skilled Worker (ii), Cultural Activities and Student. Specified Skilled Worker (i) is absent.
入管法別表第一の一の表の教授、芸術、宗教、報道、二の表の高度専門職、経営・管理、法律・会計業務、医療、研究、教育、技術・人文知識・国際業務、企業内転勤、介護、興行、技能、特定技能２号、三の表の文化活動又はこの表の留学の在留資格をもって在留する者の扶養を受ける配偶者又は子として行う日常的な活動。
- Period of stay: designated individually by the Minister of Justice, within a ceiling of 5 years
在留期間 法務大臣が個々に指定する期間（５年を超えない範囲）
Also stated by the authority
Not requirements in themselves. These are alternatives, exemptions, rights and warnings the authority publishes alongside the requirements — quoted here because they can change what applies to you.
- Examples the authority gives: the spouse and children supported by a foreign resident
該当例としては、在留外国人が扶養する配偶者・子。
Official sources
- 在留資格「家族滞在」 — Requirements, Immigration Services Agency (出入国在留管理庁)