Quote:
Originally Posted by blimp
in my world PR means Permanent Residency so
1. just because u get married to a japanese national or someone with a PR you don't need to get a 配偶者 ("spouse visa") the previous visa status is fine, as long as you can extend it of course
2. PR has nothing to do with citizenship, so no, you are not in any way required to give up your citizenship when getting PR. Japan does not require u to become stateless.
3. Can u confirm that u have to start all over if changing ur visa status? granted that there is no gap between the visas. i have never heard of this.
|
This should cover the details
Immigration Procedures Guidebook