Currently, the applicant (foreign national), the lawyer\/administrative scrivener acting as intermediary, and the staff of the affiliated organization can apply online without having to visit the Immigration Bureau counter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to the biggest advantage of not having to spend time traveling or waiting, it is expected that the efficiency of not only for the users but also for the immigration inspectors will be greatly improved, without checking for “formal flaws” through visual inspection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, from July 2022, the Immigration Bureau has released an online residence application system “API”. API is an abbreviation for Application Programming Interface, and it is a mechanism for communicating data between different computers, such as between terminals such as PCs and smartphones and servers, or between servers. This has made it possible to connect systems developed by private service providers with the online residence application system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2460 Easy to improve User Interface <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2461 Capability to improve the level of foreign employee management at organization<\/p>\n\n\n\n Japan’s immigration system is entering a period of change. The relationship between hurdles for foreigners and their institutions has changed from high:low to low:high. Regarding employment-related qualifications, the standards that foreign nationals must meet for the status of residence such as “technical intern training” and “specified skills”, which account for the majority of the number of foreign residents, are getting less strict, but the notification and reporting obligations that must be fulfilled by their affiliated organizations are getting more strict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, as is common to all employment-related residence statuses, if a foreign national is made to work knowing that he or she does not have the appropriate residence status, the criminal penalties are extremely severe for himself\/herself, as well as any changes (joining or leaving the company) must be promptly notified to the Immigration Bureau by not only the foreign national but the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the above, it is extremely important for companies to continue to accurately grasp the residence status of foreign employees, and from this point of view as well, it is meaningful that the company’s business management system and residence online system can be linked via API. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This article is available in Japanese<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/\u753b\u50cf1-1-1024x304.png\")
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The advantages of the online residence application system API are as follows, but \u2461 is particularly important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<True advantage><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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