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Cultural Activities — unpaid academic or artistic activity

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What exact activity, role or purpose qualifies?

The "Cultural Activities" status is for academic or artistic activities that do not generate income (excluding activities covered by the Student and Trainee statuses).

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What organisation, institution, religious body, charity, teacher or host must support the activity?

The application must describe the institution where the activity will be carried out (materials such as brochures outlining it); the activity plan and period may be prepared by the applicant or the host institution. The official source does not state a required type of host institution.

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Limits of the record
  • No required type of host institution is stated.

What proves the placement, role, affiliation, experience or cultural/religious/voluntary activity?

Proof consists of materials showing the specific activities in Japan, their period and an outline of the institution, and evidence of academic or artistic achievements (recommendation from a related organisation, press coverage, prizes/selections, list of past papers or works, or equivalent).

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Can the person receive salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement? Can they undertake other work?

The applicant must show ability to pay expenses in Japan: if self-funded, a scholarship certificate stating amount and period or a bank balance certificate in their name; if someone else pays, that person's residence-tax taxation (or non-taxation) certificate and tax payment certificate, or, if the payer is abroad, a bank balance certificate in the payer's name. Cultural Activities is a Table 1(3) status: holders may not run an income-generating business or engage in paid activities without permission from the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.

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Limits of the record
  • Whether accommodation, meals or reimbursements are allowed is not stated.
  • https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/culturalactivities01.html
    申請人が日本に在留した場合の経費支弁能力を証する文書 (1) 申請人本人が経費を支弁する場合は、次のいずれかの資料 給付金額及び給付期間を明示した奨学金給付に関する証明書　１通 申請人本人名義の銀行等における預金残高証明書　適宜 上記a～bに準ずる文書　適宜 (2) 申請人以外の者が経費を支弁する場合は、経費負担者に係る次の資料 住民税の課税（又は非課税）証明書及び納税証明書（１年間の総所得及び納税状況が記載されたもの）　各１通 ※ １月１日現在お住まいの市区町村の区役所・市役所・役場から発行されます。 ※ １年間の総所得及び納税状況（税金を納めているかどうか）の両方が記載されている証明書であれば、いずれか一方でかまいません。 ※ 転居等により、お住まいの区役所・市役所・役場から発行されない場合は、最寄りの地方出入国在留管理官署にお問い合わせください。 経費支弁者が外国にいる場合は、経費支弁者名義の銀行等における預金残高証明書
  • https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/dependent.html
    三の表の文化活動
  • https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/1/lawdata/326CO0000000319
    二 別表第一の三の表及び四の表の上欄の在留資格をもつて在留する者 収入を伴う事業を運営する活動又は報酬を受ける活動
  • https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/1/lawdata/326CO0000000319
    出入国在留管理庁長官は、別表第一の上欄の在留資格をもつて在留する者から、法務省令で定める手続により、当該在留資格に応じ同表の下欄に掲げる活動の遂行を阻害しない範囲内で当該活動に属しない収入を伴う事業を運営する活動又は報酬を受ける活動を行うことを希望する旨の申請があつた場合において、相当と認めるときは、これを許可することができる。

How long can they stay, can they change host/activity, can family accompany, and can the status be extended?

Period of stay: 3 years, 1 year, 6 months or 3 months; the stay can be extended by an application for extension to continue the activity. The landing criterion for "Dependent" status covers a person residing supported by a holder of Cultural Activities status. The official source does not state whether the host, teacher or activity can be changed.

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Limits of the record
  • Rules on changing host/teacher or activity are not stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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