This experiment is the first step to a more open country. But even if you have the policy in place, you need to address linguistic and cultural barriers as well.
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Noriaki Matsuoka, an economist at Daiwa Asset Management Co in Tokyo, referring to a government proposal to begin rating some foreign immigrants with a point system this year that gives visa preference to those with higher education and skill levels. (Bloomberg)
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MaboDofuIsSpicy
So it essentially means the status quo goes on.
If you give more points to immigrants with higher education and skills, then those people will not come here to apply for menial labor jobs. Try giving visas to those with no education and skills. Problem solved.
I heard that those with permanent residency will no longer need to get the reentry stamps. Any info on that JT? Thanks
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ExportExpert
Yeah would also like to know on this.
Japan needs more foreigners but Japan needs the right foreigners, open it up to the wrong ones and you'll be in serious trouble, make sure you pick the cream of what is available and dont just take the low life scum.
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zichi
When you have the new alien card from April, I think, you won't need the re-entry stamps. These are new style central data based (Tokyo) and will be available from the immigration office instead of the local ward office.
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Mark_McCracken
My understanding is the new Alien Registration Cards will be issued by immigration, but if you move, you will still go to the local ward office to note changes.
Also, apparently, with the proposed point system, Permanent Residence is possible after just 5 years of living in Japan, (without a Japanese spouse), instead of the current 10 years.
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zichi
I think if you move you will have to go to the local immigration office to update your data because there's no direct data connection between local ward offices and the central data base in Tokyo. This system will allow tracking of all foreigners and those who over stay their visa's.
There will be a different system for Chinese and Koreans born here.
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Mark_McCracken
Zichi, I thought so too originally, but I asked at my ward office and they said that updating data on Immigration-issued Alien Registration Cards would be done at the ward office.
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Mark_McCracken
I pulled up the link from today's new JT story.
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_1/en/index.html
Apparently, changes of residence will be done at the local ward office, but for other changes you have to go to immigration.
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