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Ending Employment in Japan - What You Need To Know
In Japan, the start of April is the traditional time to change and start a new job. If you’re thinking about resigning and changing employers or if you think your employer is thinking about letting you go, its best to know what your rights and
obligations are before its too late. - read more ...
Your Visa and Japanese Health Insurance
The Immigration Bureau will be including a check on health insurance enrolment as part of the visa renewal process from April 2010. So your visa is now linked to enrolment in government-approved health insurance. This means kokumin kenko hoken, shakai
hoken, or shigaku kyosai. Being enrolled in a private travel insurance scheme will not satisfy immigration.
According to the Immigration Guideline Changes (March 2009), you will be required to present proof of enrolment "social insurance" if you want to renew your visa. - read more ... |
