If a Highly Skilled Professional (90 points) moves because of fully remote work and applies for permanent residence under the jurisdiction of the 名古屋出入国在留管理局, will the actual state of residence be a problem?

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Who this article is forAn enquiry from the applicant himself about an application for permanent residence by a Highly Skilled Professional.

What is this enquiry about?

An enquiry from the applicant himself about an application for permanent residence by a Highly Skilled Professional.

If I spend many days in Tokyo, will I be treated as having falsely declared my address?

If you actually have a base for daily life and your mail is delivered to that address, it is considered unlikely that you will be treated as having falsely declared your address.

A false declaration of address would normally be a serious problem, but even if, as in this case, the person often goes to Tokyo and electricity and water usage is low, as long as the person actually has a base for daily life and mail is delivered to that address, it is said to be unlikely that this will be treated as a false declaration of address.

In practice, what materials are often checked?

Normally, the address to which the person's utility bills and mail are delivered is what is often looked at.

It seems that the water or gas meter is sometimes checked when there is serious suspicion, but normally it is said that the address of the utility bills and mail delivered to the person is what is often looked at. However, such cases are said not to be common.

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