<What is “Special permission for residence”?>
Special permission for residence in Japan means that there are circumstances that require special permission to stay in cases where deportation procedures are applied to foreigners who fall under the grounds for deportation, such as illegal entry, illegal overstaying, involvement in certain criminal acts, etc. The Minister of Justice grants a status of residence and period of stay to a foreign national when it finds the permission should be applied.
Deportation procedures have a three-trial system: an examination by an immigration inspector, an oral hearing by a special hearing officer, and a judgement by the Minister of Justice on objections. However, special permission may be granted for residence in the judgement.
Special permission to for residence is left to the discretion of the Minister of Justice, so it is not guaranteed that permission will always be granted. Therefore, guidelines indicating in which cases this permission will be granted are provided by immigration authorities and specific cases are published once a year for the previous year.
“Cases where special permission for residence was granted and cases where special permission was not granted (2022)” was published on the 18th of this month.
This article is available in Japanese.