In this issue, we will guide you on how to call your relatives left in your home country.

■Spouses and children can be called easily (with some exceptions)

Under Japan’s current immigration control system, spouses and children can be brought to Japan relatively easily.
If the status of residence of a foreign resident in Japan is “work visa” or “college student visa” such as “Technology/Humanities/International Affairs” or “Skills” the status of residence of the spouse and children is “family stay” visa, and if the status of residence of a foreign resident in Japan is “permanent resident” or “spouse or child of Japanese national,” the status of residence of the spouse and children is “Japanese spouse, etc.” “Spouse, etc. of permanent resident” or “Long-term resident” for the spouse and children.
　However, since the purpose of the “Technical training” status of residence is to bring back to one’s home country the skills acquired in Japan, the spouse and children are not allowed to bring them over.
Also, for the “Specific skills 1” category, spouses and children are not allowed to bring their children to Japan, in consideration of conservative people who are concerned about the establishment of such skills in Japan.
However, “Specified Skills 2” are allowed to bring their spouses and children.

■There is only one status of residence that allows you to call your parents.

So, can you call your parents over?
Currently, the only status of residence that allows foreigners residing in Japan to bring their parents over is “Highly skilled professionals”.
In addition, the parent must have an annual household income of at least 8 million yen and be engaged in activities to care for a child under the age of 7, or the parent or spouse must be pregnant and require assistance.
In this case, the status of residence of the parent is called “Specific activities No. 34”.

■”Support for Elderly Parents” from the Viewpoint of Pity

In addition to the above, there are cases where a special permission to stay in Japan is granted from a humanitarian standpoint.
This is what is called “support for an elderly parent.” There is no such status of residence, but rather, the applicant is allowed to stay in Japan because he/she feels sorry for the elderly parent.
Generally speaking,
(1) Must be 70 years of age or older.　
(2) Have no one in their home country to take care of them if they are ill.　
(3) Live alone.
(4) The foreign resident must be able to maintain an independent livelihood.
These are the minimum requirements to be approved.

Even if these conditions are met, “elderly parental support” is not always granted.
It is believed that this is a measure taken by the Japanese government to avoid having medical and social security expenses for elderly Japanese citizens being consumed by foreigners.

If you really want to bring in your parents, please contact our office.

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