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If you hold the 経営・管理 visa, it is possible to bring your family to Japan and live together. However, your family's status of residence will be 「家族滞在」, and a separate application from 経営・管理 is needed.
An enquiry from someone staying in Japan on the 経営・管理 visa who wants to bring over a spouse and 2 children who are abroad.
It is possible, but your family's status of residence will be 「家族滞在」, and a separate application is needed.
If you hold the 経営・管理 visa, it is possible to bring your family to Japan and live together.
However, your family's status of residence will be 「家族滞在」. This is a different status of residence from 経営・管理, so an application for 家族滞在 is needed.
The main points are that the supporting person has a stable income and sufficient accommodation.
An application for 家族滞在 needs to meet the following conditions.
Where these conditions are met, the likelihood that the 家族滞在 application is granted becomes higher.
You need documents showing the family relationship, income and accommodation, and it takes about 3 months.
Where you bring over family who are abroad, the flow is that you first make an 在留資格認定証明書交付申請 (Application for Certificate of Eligibility) in Japan and then, once the certificate has been issued, apply for a visa at the embassy or consulate in their country. The application is made at a 地方出入国在留管理局 (Regional Immigration Services Bureau) in Japan.
The application takes about 3 months. If you are thinking of bringing your family to Japan, we recommend that you start preparing early.
Travelling itself is possible.
It is possible to travel abroad while the visa application is pending.
However, there is also a possibility that the application will be denied, so we recommend that you check with the 地方出入国在留管理局 before you travel.
No. Your family's status of residence will be 「家族滞在」, and an application is needed for it as a status of residence separate from 経営・管理.
First make an 在留資格認定証明書交付申請 at a 地方出入国在留管理局 in Japan, and once the certificate has been issued, apply for a visa at the embassy or consulate in their country.
The application takes about 3 months. If you are thinking of bringing your family over, we recommend that you start preparing early.
It is possible to travel abroad while the application is pending. However, there is also a possibility that the application will be denied, so we recommend that you check with the 地方出入国在留管理局 before you travel.
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