Visa expired, you haven’t extended it yet, what to do? 

 

When is the visa overstayed or the visa expired? In this case, what should you do? How long does the processing take? Let’s find out with KUROFUNE and how to solve it when the visa expires! 

 

What is an Expired Visa? 

Expired visa is the case that after entering and staying in Japan with the designated visa affixed on the passport or the alien card has expired stay for one day or more is called expired, overstayed visa. 

 

What to do with expired visa? 

 

Steps to do when the visa is overstayed: Check your visa, visa, passport to see how long it has expired. Carry out procedures to apply for an extension at the Immigration Department. Pay fines if any. After being granted a visa (renewal), you will consider buying a ticket to exit or stay.

2.Choose between returning home or continuing to reside in Japan!!

 

There will be 2 cases in discovering yourself overstayed: 

① You realize you have overstayed your stay and report it 

② You may have your residence card (zairyu cado) suddenly checked by the police on the road and taken to the police station if you find out that your residence card has expired 

 

Here I will guide you how to handle both cases. 

In the case where you recognize it yourself and report it to the Immigration Department: In the event that you still wish to continue to stay in Japan, at this time you will have to report the reason for the overstay of your stay as well as, depending on the case, provide information about your work activities. yours during this overdue period. As for the Immigration Department, the first thing they consider your overstayed period of stay up to that time, plus the content of the reason you report is valid to make a decision on whether you can continue to stay in Vietnam. Japan or not. If you continue to stay, you will have to pay a fine corresponding to your overstay period, if you do not stay, you will be forced to return home.

 

About visa extension procedures: Some of the documents you need to prepare are: ・Application Form (在留期間更新許可申請書） (You can download it online here, note that the application form is different depending on the job, you need to read it carefully and choose the right one for you) 

・Card image size 3×4 cm ・Passport 

・Residence Identification Card (在留カード) 

・Certificate of working at the company (在職証明書) (Apply at the company’s administrative office) 

・Certificate of tax payable (住民税の課税証明書) or Certificate of tax paid (住民税・所得税の納税証明書) of the most recent year. (Apply at ) 

・Copy of the latest employment contract　(雇用契約書、労働契約書) 

・The summary of income and taxes of the previous year (直前年の源泉徴収票) (Usually the company will distribute in December every year) ・Depending on the job, additional documents may be required

 

Ask the company to help prepare

・Copy of the most recent year’s statement (決算書) This paper you can ask the 経理 side of the company. Companies that have been listed on the stock exchange (上場企業) do not need to file. 

・Depending on the size and work of the company, additional documents may be required 

You can learn more about visa extension procedures through other tutorials online! 

 

In the case where it is discovered by the authorities that you have overstayed your stay: 

The first thing to do is to do what is asked of the police, and most importantly, to answer the questions honestly.

 

If you want to continue to stay in Japan, you will be re-evaluated throughout the whole period of your stay, including the impact on Japanese society, such as regime violations, family relationships, living conditions , international relations and domestic circumstances. 

Thereby, the approval for you to stay or not will be decided. If you are granted a residence permit, you will continue to be allowed to stay in Japan. 

 

On the other hand, if a special residence permit is not granted (with some exceptions), in principle, Article 5, Clause 1, Section 9B of the Immigration Control law, you will in principle be deported from Japan and banned from entering for 5 years. 

 

However, if you choose to return home on your own, you will be able to shorten the period of entry ban from 5 years to 1 year. In this case, you will have more advantages if you want to return to Japan in the near future. 

 

To put it simply: in case you are discovered by the authorities, consider for yourself whether your work history before the period of overstay, as well as during the period of overstay, has too much of an impact or not, by then decide whether to stay or not. Because if you let the Bureau approve the option that you want to stay, if it is rejected, you will not be able to switch to the Order of Departure!

What is the “Departure Order” mode?

 

The Deportation Order System is a system that allows illegal residents, if they meet certain requirements, to leave Japan through simple procedures without having to go through deportation procedures. regular and non-custodial. 

 

Since the departure date is specified, it is legal to stay in Japan during that time, and if you want to return to Japan after that, you will have to wait 1 year before you can re-enter the country. Compared with the usual eviction procedure, this is an advantage.