or soiled, or the data in the IC chip of the residence card has been damaged, an application for re-issuance of the residence card may be submitted to the Minister of Justice at the regional immigration bureau.

However, in cases where a foreign national has received an order from the Director of the Regional Immigration Bureau to file an application for reissuance of a residence card because his or her residence card has been substantially damaged or soiled, or the data in the IC chip embedded in his or her residence card has been damaged, he or she must file an application for reissuance of a residence card with the Minister of Justice at the regional immigration bureau, within 14 days of the day of receiving the order.

If the holder of the residence card wishes to exchange his or her residence card, he or she is able to apply for re-issuance even if the residence card has not been damaged or otherwise soiled. The payment of a fee of 1,300 yen is required, in this case, for issuance of the residence card (Article 19-13 of the Immigration Control Act).

## (3) Notification Concerning the Organization of Affiliation or Concerning the Spouse (Reference 73)

### A. 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

If a change occurs in the name or location of an organization where a mid to long-term resident who is residing in Japan with the status of residence of “Professor”, “Highly-Skilled Professional (i)–(c)”, “Highly-Skilled Professional (ii)” (in cases of engaging in the activities listed in item (ii)–(c) of the right-hand column corresponding to “Highly-Skilled Professional” as specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Immigration Control Act), “Business Manager”, “Legal/Accounting Services”, “Medical Services”, “Instructor”, “Intra-company Transferee”, “Technical Intern Training”, “Student” or “Trainee”, is engaging in activities or the organization where the mid to long-term resident is engaging activities is extinguished or the mid to long-term resident leaves the employment of the organization or moves to another organization, he or she is required to notify the Minister of Justice of such changes within 14 days (Article 19–16, item (i) of the Immigration Control Act).

## (b) Notification Concerning the Contracting Organization

If a change arises in the name or location of a contracting organization, the contracting organization is extinguished, or the contract with the contracting organization ends or a new contract is entered into, the mid to long-term resident residing in Japan with the status of residence of "Highly-Skilled Professional (i)−(a)", "Highly-Skilled Professional (i)−(b)", "Highly-Skilled Professional (ii)" (in cases of engaging in the activities listed in item (ii)−(a) or (b) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Highly-Skilled Professional" as specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Immigration Control Act), "Researcher", "Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services", "Nursing Care", "Entertainer" (limited to cases where the foreign national is engaging in activities based on a contract with a public or private organization in Japan) or "Skilled Labor" is required to notify the Minister of Justice of such changes within 14 days (Article 19-16, item (ii) of the Immigration Control Act).

## (c) Notification Concerning the Spouse of the Foreign National

If a mid to long-term resident residing in Japan with the status of residence of “Dependent”, “Spouse or Child of Japanese National” or “Spouse or Child of Permanent