If a foreign national who resides in Japan wishes to temporarily depart and re-enter Japan, he may re-enter and land in Japan using his current status of residence and period of stay without re-applying for a visa by receiving re-entry permission in advance.

In principle, one re-entry permit allows a foreign national to re-enter Japan only once. However, foreign nationals who need to travel abroad frequently may obtain a multiple-entry permission that allows unlimited re-entries during its term of validity.

(e) Permission to Engage in an Activity Other Than Those Permitted by the Status of Residence

Previously Granted (Article 19, Paragraph 2 of Immigration Control Act)

A foreign national who is granted a status of residence according to the activities he was engaged in in Japan must receive permission to engage in an activity other than those permitted by the status of residence previously granted if he wishes to become engaged in activities “related to the management of business involving income or activities for which he receives remuneration, which are not included in those activities under his category of status of residence”. A typical example is that of a foreign national college student or pre-college student who wishes to have a part-time job. The Minister of Justice will give permission to the extent that the extra activity does not interfere with the activity that is the original purpose of residence.

(f) Permission for Permanent Residence (Article 22 of the Immigration Control Act)

The status of permanent residence is granted when certain conditions have been satisfied by foreign nationals who reside in Japan under another status of residence and who have applied for change of status of residence to permanent residence or by those who have applied to acquire status of residence due to birth or renouncement of Japanese nationality.

### c. Revocation of Status of Residence System

The Revocation of Status of Residence System was established when the amendment of the Immigration Control Act entered into force in December, 2005. This system stipulates that if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the foreign national falls under the cases of revocation of status of residence (Article 22-4, Paragraph 1), the Minister of Justice may have an immigration inspector inquire into the facts (Article 59, Paragraph 2), and may have the immigration inspector that he designates hear the opinions of the foreign national (Article 22-4, Paragraph 2). Any foreign national whose status of residence is revoked in accordance with Item (1) or Item (2) is in serious violation of the Immigration Control Act and shall be deported from Japan immediately. However, any foreign national whose status of residence is revoked in accordance with Item (3) to Item (5) below may depart from Japan voluntarily within 30 days (Article 22-4, Paragraph 6).

Under the system, revocation has no retroactive effect unlike the revocation of permission for landing in accordance with general legal theory under the administrative laws.

Article 22-4 of the Immigration Control Act specifies the grounds for revocation of status of residence as follows.

(1) The foreign national has misled the immigration inspector, by making a false statement or by other dishonest means, to believe that he does not fall under any of the items of Article 5, Paragraph 1 and has received a stamp of permission for landing (Article 22-4, Paragraph 1).

(2) The foreign national has received a stamp of permission for landing, by making a false