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"Contribution to Japan" is assessed from many angles: your work record and your tax payments, your part in the local community, your family circumstances, and your activity in your own field. Give concrete examples and objective evidence, and explain them carefully in your 理由書 (written explanation).
A guide for people who want to know how "contribution to Japan" is assessed when a 定住者 visa is screened.
It covers social and cultural life as well as the economic side.
The "contribution to Japan" that the Regional Immigration Services Bureau takes into account when screening a 定住者 visa is assessed from this angle: in what way has the applicant contributed to Japanese society so far, and what contribution can be expected from them in future?
Work, the local community, family circumstances, and fields such as research, education and the arts.
Give concrete examples and objective evidence, and explain them carefully in your 理由書.
Rather than simply saying that you have contributed, you become far more convincing when you include examples of what you actually did and what came of it. Submit objective evidence that backs up the contribution: certificates of participation in activities, copies of awards, certificates of qualifications, tax payment certificates and so on. In your 理由書, write not only why you want to settle in Japan, but also, in concrete terms, what you have done in Japan so far and how you want to contribute to Japanese society in future.
"Contribution to Japan" is one of the elements weighed together when a 定住者 visa is screened. A strong contribution does not guarantee permission. The other requirements — the ability to make a living, good conduct and so on — also have to be met.
No. It also covers social and cultural life: taking part in the local community, family circumstances, and activity in fields such as research, education and the arts.
Not necessarily. The contribution is one of the elements weighed together, and the other requirements, such as the ability to make a living and good conduct, also have to be met.
It is best to submit objective evidence that backs up the contribution: certificates of participation in activities, copies of awards, certificates of qualifications and tax payment certificates.
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