Do I understand the process to change visa process correctly?
I am changing jobs and thus changing visa status. I will go from being an ALT with an Instructor Visa to working at an eikaiwa or preschool with a Specialist in Humanities Visa.
1. Submit an application for a change of visa status after I get my new contract, but before my current contract ends.
The documents needed include...
- Application form
Which application form do I choose from this webpage? #7?
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/kanri/shyorui/02-format.htm...- Letter of gaurentee
http://www.moj.go.jp/content/000007419.pdf- Certificate of employment from new employer
- Contract with new employer
- New employer's most recent financial statements
- New employer's withholding tax report
- Description of new employer's activities
- My passport and residence card
- My resume
- My degrees, certificates, etc
- Previous contract with former employer
- Most recent tax payment certificate from city hall
- Portrait photo
2. After submitting an application for a change of visa, submit a change of employer to the immigration office within 14 days.
The documents needed include...
- A form I fill out myself
http://www.moj.go.jp/content/000109987.pdf- A certificate of leave of work from my current (soon to be former) employer
- A certificate of tax deducted at source
- When can I ask for my current (soon to be formed) employer to give these two forms?
- When does the 14 days start, before or after my current contract ends?
