This article is a translation of the Japanese original. Where the two differ, the Japanese version prevails. Read the Japanese original（日本語版を読む）
It divides according to whether the activity provides income. To carry out artistic activities that provide income, you need 在留資格「芸術」 (Artist). For academic or artistic activities that do not provide income, it is 在留資格「文化活動」 (Cultural Activities). In the application, your record of activity so far, and the material that backs it up, matter a great deal.
An enquiry from an artist who is based in Europe.
在留資格「芸術」.
To carry out artistic activities that provide income, you must obtain the status of residence 「芸術」.
In the application, a record of your artistic career so far and the material that backs it up, together with an explanation of your planned activity and expected income in Japan, matter a great deal.
在留資格「文化活動」.
For academic or artistic activities that do not provide income, you will obtain the status of residence 「文化活動」.
As you wish to study in Japan while continuing your work, which of the two applies changes with how you expect your income in Japan to look. We can go through it with you once we have heard your circumstances, so please start with a free consultation.
A record of your activity so far, and material that backs it up.
In the application you are asked for a record of your activity so far, material that backs it up, and other material of a similar kind. The main items are as follows.
How concrete your planned activity in Japan is.
Once you have these documents together, what matters most is how concrete your planned activity in Japan is. What is looked at is whether you have shown specifically what you will do in Japan, where, and how.
Alongside that, showing whether you can make and sustain a living from that activity is also an important point.
Note that, depending on what you actually do, the status may be not 「芸術」 but 在留資格「興行」 (Entertainer) or 在留資格「技術・人文知識・国際業務」 (Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services). We recommend checking in advance which one your own activity falls under.
5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months.
The period of stay for 在留資格「芸術」 is 5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months. Which one you receive is decided case by case, taking into account matters such as your track record and how stable your activity is.
Whether the activity provides income. Artistic activity that provides income is 「芸術」; academic or artistic activity that does not provide income is 「文化活動」.
A record of your artistic career so far and the material that backs it up, together with an explanation of your planned activity and expected income in Japan.
The original article does not deal with this. We will advise you once we have heard your circumstances.
5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months. It is decided case by case, taking into account matters such as your track record and how stable your activity is.
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This page is a translation of the Japanese original. Where the two differ, the Japanese version prevails.