Japan
JAPAN - New Residency Management System to Be Implemented In July
March 8, 2012 - Starting July 9, 2012, Japan will implement a new residency management system for mid- to long-term residents. The new system will abolish the alien registration system, introduce a resident card, and modify re-entry protocols f...
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JAPAN - Insurance Requirement Eliminated
February 19, 2010 - This alert updates BAL’s prior posting on the new Japanese Immigration Act (please click here). By the end of March 2010, the Japan Immigration Bureau will delete the requirement for foreign nationals to enroll in the Social Insur...
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JAPAN - Changes to the Immigration Control Act
November 04, 2009 - On July 15, 2009, a law amending the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act and the Special Act on the Immigration Control of Those Who Have Lost Japanese Nat...
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