Hello, this is Kou of IMS Legal Professional Corporation. In this post, I would like to mention some examples of permanent residence denials. The cases are of people who were actually denied permission, and all of them are Chinese nationals. Hopefully, this list will help you in the future if you decide to apply for a Permanent Resident visa.
Case 1: Applied in 2013
Denied due to one year of tax exemption in the last three years of taxation/tax payment certificates.
Case 2: Applied in November 2011
This applicant had a history of non-renewal because they worked as a salesperson at the first place of employment. They changed jobs and applied for permanent residence, but they were denied because their job did not fall under their current status of residence.
Case 3:
After moving to a rural area for work, he lived in a company dormitory but did not report his new address. He was denied permission for permanent residency because he did not report his change of address.
Case 4: Applied in 2014
Denied due to low income in two of the past three years. (Less than 3 million yen per annum.)
Case 5: Applied in 2014
Denied due to having too many dependents at the time of application (6 dependents, including children and both parents)
Case 6: Applied in 2015
Applied when he had been in Japan for 9 years and 3 months. The application was denied because it did not meet the requirement of 10 years or more of continuous stay. It was pointed out that 9 years and 3 months was too early, even taking into account the examination period.
Case 7: Applied in 2015
The wife was on a work visa, and the husband was on a dependent (family stay) visa, and they applied for permanent residence as a family. Their application was rejected because the wife’s annual income was low (less than 3 million yen). Although the husband explained that he worked part-time at the time of application, this was not reflected in the taxable/tax-exempt certificates from 2012 and 2013.
Case 8: Applied in March 2017
Denied due to the fact that the applicant had often failed to pay his health insurance premiums on time in the past three years.
Case 9: Applied in August 2017
The wife was on a work visa (humanities), and the husband and three children were on a dependent (family stay) visa. The application was denied because the husband’s annual income was high (about 2 million yen at the time of application with no overtime) and he was not included as a dependent in the application.
Case 10: Applied in 2017
Joint application between husband, wife, and children. Both husband and wife had work visas and annual incomes of 5 million and 3 million yen respectively, but their application was denied because they had too many dependents (2 children and 2 parents).
As you can see above, there are many reasons why someone might have their permanent residency application denied. However, the reason for denied written on the rejection notice you receive from the Immigration Bureau is generally non-specific. The following reasons for denial are common.
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★Article 22, Paragraph 2 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
1. Must be of good conduct
2. Must have assets or skills sufficient to earn an independent living
★In view of your past record of residence, we cannot find any reasonable grounds for granting you permanent residence.
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However, it is not possible to ascertain the specific reason for rejection from this information alone, so if your application is denied, you should first visit the immigration office in person and ask for the reason.
Please also visit our website dedicated to permanent residence applications.
