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Permission of activity outside scope permitted / 資格外活動許可申請
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| Those with student are not permitted to work or be compensated in the form of payment. Only those who need to supplement school and living expenses will be able to obtain a work permit, allowing them to work part time. Those who work without this permit will be subject to punishment or deportation from Japan. Standard hours per week accepted for students with a valid work permit is 28 hours or less for full-time students and 14 hours or less for non-regular students, including research students. (During a long holiday season, they are allowed to work for 8 hours or less per day.) Part-time jobs involving entertainment and amusement industries are not permitted. Those who have student and need to work must apply for permission to the division in charge of their department by presenting their passport and certificate of alien registration. |
| Who may submit | 1. Applicant; 2. The following persons are authorized to submit application form on behalf of the applicant foreign national: ○A staff member of organization that is run by or employs the foreign national; ○A staff member of organization that trains or educates the foreign national; or ○A nonprofit organization authorized by the competent authorities under the Article 34 of the Civil Code for the purpose of smooth acceptance of foreign nationals; 3. A lawyer or administrative scrivener that gives notice to the director of regional immigration bureau; or 4. A legal representative of the foreign national.* * "Legal representative" in this context means a legal representative of an applicant who is younger than 16 years old, is always unable to make sense of his/her surroundings due to mental disorder, or significantly lacks such abilities. |
| Fee | Free of charge |
| Necessary documents | ・Application form 1copy ・A document material that proves the intended activity as indicated on the application form1copy ・ Passport and alien registration card ・A document that proves the status (if an agent submits the application form on behalf of the applicant) |
| Format | Application for Permission to Engage in Activity other than that Permitted under the Status of Residence Previously Granted [PDF] [EXCEL] (Note 1) The immigration bureau accepts this format if you print it out on Japanese Industrial Standards A4 format. (Note 2) You sometimes print it out on a smaller format than A4. To avoid it, please turn off "Shrink Oversized Pages to Paper Size (K)" in the print dialogue box. |
| How to fill in, and example | example PDF |