Permanent Resident" (except for a child of a permanent resident) has failed to continue to engage in the activities as a spouse for six months or more (except for cases where the foreign national has a justifiable reason for not engaging in the activity) (item (vii)).

(viii) Where a foreign national who has newly become a mid to long-term resident by obtaining a verification for landing or permission for a change of the status of residence, etc. has failed to notify the Minister of Justice of his or her place of residence within 90 days of the day on which he or she obtained the permission (except for cases where the person has a justifiable reason for not giving notification of his or her place of residence) (item (viii)).

(ix) Where a mid to long-term resident has failed to notify the Minister of Justice of his or her new place of residence within 90 days from the day on which he or she moved out of his or her former place of residence (except for case where the person has a justifiable reason for not giving notification of his or her new place of residence) (item (ix)).

(x) Where a mid to long-term resident has notified the Minister of Justice of a false place of residence (item (x)).

## Section 4 ☐ Residency Management System of Mid to Long-Term Residents, etc

## Residency Management System of Mid to Long-Term Residents

The residency management system for mid to long-term residents is a system enabling the Minister of Justice to accurately and continuously keep track of the information necessary for the residency management of foreign nationals who are residing in Japan for a mid to long-term with a status of residence. Under this system, a residence card will be issued in accordance with the permission pertaining to the foreign national's status such as the permission for landing, permission for change the status of residence and extension of the period of stay. Since important items of information kept by the Minister of Justice are given on the residence card, notification of a change is required to be given in the event of a change arising in the described matters, and therefore the latest information is reflected at all times on the card.

In addition, in order to accurately and continuously keep track of the information necessary for residency management, mid to long-term residents are required to give notification of the organization of affiliation, etc. to which they belong, and notifications on information are also accepted from the organization of affiliation of the mid to long-term resident.

In further detail, mid to long-term residents refer to foreign nationals who do not come under any of the following items (i) through (vi) (Article 19-3 of the Immigration Control Act):

(i) Persons granted permission to stay for three months or less,

(ii) Persons granted the status of residence of “Temporary Visitor”,

(iii) Persons granted the status of residence of “Diplomat” or “Official”,

(iv) Persons recognized by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice as equivalent to the foreign nationals mentioned above (i) to (iii) (specifically, the staff of the Japanese office of the Association of East Asian Relations (Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan, etc.) and the Permanent General Mission of Palestine in Japan who have the status of residence of “Designated Activities”, and their families),

(v) Special permanent residents,

(vi) Persons with no status of residence.