What are the criteria and responsibilities of a guarantor for permanent residence?

What is a guarantor?

A guarantor is a document that must be submitted when applying for a permanent residence permit, which includes the following information.

“I, the undersigned, hereby guarantee that I will provide the above-mentioned person with the necessary support to ensure compliance with the laws and regulations of Japan and proper performance of official duties during his/her stay in Japan. “

In other words, a guarantor is a person who guarantees that the foreign national applying for permanent residence will provide the necessary support to ensure that he/she complies with Japanese laws and regulations and fulfills his/her official obligations while living in Japan.

Conditions for becoming a guarantor

What kind of person can be a guarantor?

Only Japanese nationals or permanent residents can be guarantors.

Therefore, no matter how long you have been in Japan or how financially capable you are, if you are not Japanese or a permanent resident, you cannot be a guarantor.

In addition, the following conditions must also be met.

→Must have a stable income.

→Must comply with all applicable taxes.

Therefore, if you are a Japanese national or permanent resident and have a stable income, there should be no problem.

In addition, the Immigration and Residence Management Agency’s official website for permanent residence permit applications states, “Normally, a spouse is required to act as a guarantor. Therefore, if your spouse (or relative) meets the above conditions, he/she can be your guarantor.

For more information, please refer to this page:

https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/procedures/zairyu_eijyu01.html

However, please note that in recent years, there have been companies that have made money by acting as guarantors for permanent residence applications.

If your guarantor is a guarantor for more than one person, such as one of those contractors, your application for permanent residence may be denied for this reason.

A permanent resident is “a person who has a strong relationship with Japanese society and is recognized as a member of Japanese society,” which means that he/she is likely to have interaction and connections with people who can act as his/her guarantor. If the guarantor has no connections with Japanese nationals or permanent residents and pays a contractor to act as his/her guarantor, it will be difficult for the guarantor to be recognized as a permanent resident. 3.

Guarantor’s responsibility

As mentioned at the beginning of this article, guarantors are not legally enforceable.

The official website of the Immigration and Naturalization Service states

Even if the guarantor does not fulfill the guarantees, the authorities will only instruct the guarantor to fulfill his/her promises, but in such a case, the guarantor will be deemed to have failed to fulfill his/her responsibilities as a guarantor. However, in such cases, the guarantor will be deemed to have failed to fulfill his/her responsibility as a guarantor and will be deemed to be unqualified to act as a guarantor in subsequent applications for entry and stay in Japan, thereby losing social credibility.

(Excerpt from Q52 at https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/guide/kanri_qa.html)

Simply put, the guarantor’s responsibility is a moral one, and even if the guarantee causes some problems, he/she will not be held responsible for them, but he/she will lose social credibility and will not be able to be a guarantor again.

Summary

This article has explained the “guarantor” required for the application for permanent residence.

For those thinking about permanent residence, you have probably thought about who to appoint as your guarantor at least once.

However, when hearing the word “guarantor,” some people may shy away from it. Still, by explaining properly that “there is no legal compulsion and it is only a moral responsibility,” the person asked to do so may find it easier to accept the job.

If you have any questions about your application for permanent residence, please feel free to contact us, even if it is a trivial matter.

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