## ⑬ Notification Concerning the Organization of Affiliation or Concerning the Spouse

## (1) Notification from a Mid to Long-Term Resident Concerning the Organization of Affiliation

### A. Notification Concerning the Organization Where the Foreign National Is Engaging in Activities (Article 19-16, item (i) of the Immigration Control Act)

A mid to long-term resident residing in Japan with the status of residence of “Professor,” “Investor/Business Manager,” “Legal/Accounting Services,” “Medical Services,” “Instructor,” “Intra-company Transferee,” “Technical Intern Training,” “Student” or “Trainee” is required to notify the Minister of Justice of any changes in the name and/or location of the organization for his or her activities, the cessation of the existence of his or her organization, or withdrawal or transfer from his or her organization within 14 days of the change by submitting written documentation describing the causes and matters specified by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice to the regional immigration office or by sending the documentation by post to the Residency Management Information Department of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau or by submitting a notification via the Internet through use of the “Immigration Bureau’s e-Notification System”.

### B. Notification Concerning the Contracting Organization (Article 19-16, item (ii) of the Immigration Control Act)

A mid to long-term resident residing in Japan with the status of residence of “Researcher,” “Engineer,” “Specialist in Humanities/International Services,” “Entertainer (limited to activities to engage in services based on a contract with a public or private organization in Japan)” or “Skilled Labor” is required to notify the Minister of Justice of any changes in the name and/or location of his or her contracting organization, cessation of the existence of his or her contracting organization, or termination or execution of the contract with his or her contracting organization within 14 days of the change by submitting written documentation describing the causes and matters specified by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice to the regional immigration office or sending the documentation by post to the Residency Management Information Department of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau or by submitting a notification via the Internet through use of the “Immigration Bureau’s e-Notification System.”

### C. Notification Concerning the Spouse of the Foreign National (Article 19-16, item (iii) of the Immigration Control Act)

If any mid to long-term resident residing in Japan with the status of residence of “Dependent,” “Designated Activities (c),” (*) “Spouse or Child of Japanese National” or “Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident” who has the status of a spouse obtains a divorce from his or her spouse or loses his or her spouse through bereavement, he or she is required to notify the Minister of Justice thereof within 14 days by submitting written documentation describing the causes and matters designated by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice to the regional immigration office or by sending the documentation by post to the Residency Management Information Department of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau or by submitting a notification via the Internet through use of the “Immigration Bureau’s e-Notification System.”