Application for Certificate of Eligibility
Status of Residence:
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident

A person who is born in Japan as the spouse or child of a permanent resident, etc., and has been residing in Japan since then
Examples of such persons include spouses of permanent residents or special permanent residents, and children born in Japan who continue to reside there.

5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 6 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.
• P0606:One marriage certificate issued by an institution in the country of nationality (foreign country) of the spouse (permanent resident) and the applicant. You can also submit a family register issued by a foreign institution that shows your marriage.
  * If you have notified your marriage to a Japanese government office, you will need to submit a marriage registration acceptance certificate.(Prepared by Applicant)
• P0591:(1) One copy each of the residence tax taxation (or tax exemption) certificate and tax payment certificate for the most recent year of the person who will pay the applicant's stay expenses (one copy stating the gross income and tax payment status for the past year)
  * As long as the certificate shows both the annual gross income and tax payment status (whether or not taxes have been paid), either one is acceptable.(Prepared by Applicant)
  • Please submit this document as proof of the cost of your stay in Japan.
• P0592:(2) Other
  * If you are unable to prove your stay expenses using the documents in (1) because you have just arrived in Japan or have moved, please submit the following documents.
  a Copy of savings passbook as appropriate
  * A copy of the screen of the web passbook (transaction history can be seen) is acceptable, however, it must be printed in a state that cannot be modified (Excel files etc. are not acceptable) .(Prepared by Applicant)
• P0607:1 letter of guarantee for your spouse (permanent resident) *The guarantor must be a spouse (permanent resident) residing in Japan. Reference(Prepared by Applicant)
• P0608:1 copy of the residence card with all members of the spouse's (permanent resident's) household listed
  * Personal number (My Number) is omitted, but other matters are not omitted.(Prepared by Applicant)
• P0595:questionnaire Reference(Prepared by Applicant)
• P0596:Documents that can confirm the interaction between the couple
  a. Snapshots (photographs of the two of them and their appearances can be clearly seen. Photos processed with an app are not acceptable) 2-3 photos
  b.Others (What can be submitted below)
  ・SNS records
  ・Call records(Prepared by Applicant)

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