Application for Certificate of Eligibility
Status of Residence:
Report

Interviews and other journalistic activities conducted based on contracts with foreign media organizations.
Examples of such individuals include reporters and photographers from foreign media organizations.

5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months

• P0001:Photo 1 leaf Reference(Prepared by Applicant)
  • Please submit in jpg format (maximum size: 50Kb).
  • If the applicant is under 16 years of age, this document will NOT be required.
• P0044:One document certifying that the foreign media organization that employs the applicant employs employees who have been issued a foreign journalist registration card by a spokesperson from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.(Prepared by Organization)
  • If a foreign journalist registration card has been issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, this document will be required.
• P0045:One document created by the organization certifying the content of activities, period of dispatch, status, and remuneration(Prepared by Organization)
  • Please submit it as proof that you are eligible for the status of residence. Please submit either this document or P0004,P0046.
  • If a foreign journalist registration card has not been issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, this document will be required.
  • In the case of persons dispatched by foreign media organizations, this document will be required.
• P0004:One document specifying the working conditions issued to the worker based on Article 15, Paragraph 1 of the Labor Standards Act and Article 5 of the Enforcement Regulations of the same Act.(Prepared by Applicant)
  • Please submit it as proof that you are eligible for the status of residence. Please submit either this document or P0045,P0046.
  • If a foreign journalist registration card has not been issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, this document will be required.
  • For those employed in Japan by foreign media organizations, this document will be required.
• P0046:Contract related to the contract. However, if the content of the activity, period, position, and remuneration are not stated in the contract, one document prepared by the foreign media organization stating those matters.(Prepared by Applicant)
  • Please submit it as proof that you are eligible for the status of residence. Please submit either this document or P0045,P0004.
  • If a foreign journalist registration card has not been issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, this document will be required.
  • In the case of a person (freelancer, etc.) working under a contract other than employment with a foreign news organization, etc., this document will be required.
• P0047:1 document clarifying the outline of the foreign news organization (name of representative, history, organization, facilities, number of employees, reporting performance, etc.)(Prepared by Organization)
  • If a foreign journalist registration card has not been issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, this document will be required.

• Have you never been punished for a crime outside of Japan?
• Have you ever left Japan due to deportation or departure order?