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You can apply to change from a work visa to a 定住者 visa under 定住者告示5号ロ (a category of the public notice on Long-Term Residents). The stability and continuity of the marriage, the husband's ability to make a living, and the seriousness of the illness and the need for treatment carry particular weight, so it is important to prepare, with care, the documents that back these up.
The enquirer lives with a husband who holds a 定住者 visa, and is thinking of changing from a work visa to a 定住者 visa because of an intractable illness.
You can apply to change to 定住者告示5号ロ, "the spouse of a 定住者 who is a 2nd- or 3rd-generation descendant of Japanese emigrants".
You can apply to change from your present work visa to a 定住者 visa under 定住者告示5号ロ, "the spouse of a 定住者 who is a 2nd- or 3rd-generation descendant of Japanese emigrants". The facts that her husband holds a 定住者 visa, that the enquirer herself has lived in Japan for a long time, and that she needs treatment for an intractable illness all leave room for a change to a 定住者 visa to be granted. 定住者 is a status of residence in which the Minister of Justice permits activities designated individually for each foreign national, and permission rests largely on the Minister's discretion.
The stability and continuity of the marriage, the husband's ability to make a living, the seriousness of the illness and the need for treatment, and humanitarian considerations.
Documents on the marriage, on the husband's ability to make a living and on the illness, together with a detailed 理由書.
It is important that the doctor's certificate states clearly that the illness is at a level that makes work difficult. You need to show with concrete figures and grounds that the household can live on your husband's income alone once you stop working. It is also said to be useful to explain that, under the Health Insurance Act, an injury and sickness allowance of about 67% of your salary can be claimed for up to 1 year and 6 months. If the expiration date of your period of stay is close, start the procedure at once. Do not hide facts or make false statements.
Not automatically. You need to show, taken together, the stability and continuity of the marriage, your husband's ability to make a living and the seriousness of the illness, and then apply for the change.
First, ask the Regional Immigration Services Bureau for the reason for the denial. If the problem can be resolved, you can prepare further supporting material and apply again. It is said that, in very limited cases, 在留資格「特定活動」 (Designated Activities) may also be granted out of humanitarian consideration.
It is said to be useful to explain that, under the Health Insurance Act, an injury and sickness allowance of about 67% of your salary can be claimed for up to 1 year and 6 months.
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