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A child born in Japan to a couple who are both 3rd-generation descendants of Japanese emigrants is said to have a very good chance of obtaining a 定住者 visa. An application as "the child of a 定住者" is one of the grounds, and the most important point is that the parents are making a stable living in Japan.
An enquiry about the visa of a child to be born, from a couple who are both 3rd-generation descendants of Japanese emigrants and hold 定住者 visas.
The chance is said to be very good.
Under the 入管法 (Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act), the 定住者 visa is a status of residence in which the Minister of Justice takes special reasons into account and allows long-term residence in Japan. For a child who is a 4th-generation descendant, there are mainly 2 patterns that can serve as the grounds for a 定住者 visa.
In either case, the most important point is that the parents are making a stable living in Japan.
After the birth is registered, you apply for acquisition of status of residence within 30 days of the date of birth.
The documents required can change with your circumstances and with changes in the law, so always check the latest information with the Regional Immigration Services Bureau with jurisdiction over your area before you apply.
Proving a stable living, your base of life in Japan, obeying the law, and keeping strictly to the deadline.
It is essential to prove that you both have a stable income and enough means to support the child properly. Prepare certificates of income for the past several years, such as tax payment certificates and tax assessment certificates. It also matters to show that you have secured stable housing in Japan and that you intend to go on living here. It is a premise that there have been no breaches of the law during your stay in Japan so far, such as traffic offences or late tax payments. Because the application has to be filed within 30 days of the child's birth, you need to move quickly after the birth.
After filing the birth notification, and within 30 days of the child's date of birth, you have to file an application for acquisition of status of residence at the Regional Immigration Services Bureau with jurisdiction over where the parents live.
There are mainly 2 patterns: an application as "the child of a 定住者" where the parents hold 定住者 visas, and an application that takes into account the special connection through Japanese descent.
The most important point is said to be that the parents are making a stable living in Japan.
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