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"Legal/Accounting Services"

"Legal/Accounting Services" or /ho-ri-tsu--kai-kei-gyo-mu/ in Japanese is one of "Status of Residence" defined by Japanese immigration law.

Activities that can be carried out under the status of residence of "Legal/Accounting Services"

Foreigners staying in Japan under the status of residence of "legal and accounting services" conduct activities engaged in business related to laws or accounting that are legally required by lawyers, tax accountants, administrative scrivener, etc. can do.

"Legal/Accounting Services" is the status of residence to do business that can not do business unless it is legally qualified. Therefore, the status of residence necessary for working in the legal department or accounting department of a private company is usually "Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services".

Persons qualified for "Legal/Accounting Services"
- lawyers, judicial scriveners, public accountants, tax accountants, administrative scrivener, etc.

Period of Stay

"Period of Stay" will be determined among one of the followings.
5-year, 3-year, 1-year or 3-month.

Spouse and Children

Spouse and/or Children of a person who is staying in Japan under the status of "Legal/Accounting Services" will be qualified for the status "Dependent".

List of "Status of Residence"
Table I (1)	Diplomat Official Professor Artist Religious Activities Journalist
Table I (2)	Highly Skilled Professional   Business Manager   Legal/Accounting Services   Medical Services   Researcher   Instructor   Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services   Intracompany Transferee   Nursing Care   Entertainer   Skilled Labor   Specified Skilled Worker Technical Intern Training
Table I (3)	Cultural Activities Temporary Visitor
Table I (4)	Student Trainee Dependent
Table I (5)	Designated Activities
Table II	Permanent Resident Spouse or Child of Japanese national Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident Long Term Resident
Special Permanent Resident	Special Permanent Resident

Immigration Assistance

As a registered immigration/visa specialist or "Gyoseishoshi", we can offer various services related to immigration procedures.

Services we can offer are

Consultation - to find out Status of Residence/Procedures that may best suit you and/or your family member, etc.
Documentation - to prepare and/or advice the documents you need to submit to the Immigration Bureau
Representation/Agency - to submit the documents and communicate with the Immigration Bureau on your behalf

and so forth.

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Followings are extracted from the web site of Japanese government. However, some of them might be old and different from the present rule. Please use at your own risk.

Authorized Activities (Appended Table I (2), Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act)
本邦において行うことができる活動（出入国管理及び難民認定法　別表第一　二）

Activities to engage in a legal or accounting business which are to be carried out only by registered foreign-qualified lawyers, registered foreign-qualified public accountants, or those with other legal qualifications.

外国法事務弁護士、外国公認会計士その他法律上資格を有する者が行うこととされている法律又は会計に係る業務に従事する活動

日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム（令和元年法律第六十三号 改正）版で条文再確認

Ministerial Order to Provide for Criteria Pursuant to Article 7, Paragraph (1), Item (ii) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
基準（出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令・平成二年法務省令第十六号）

The applicant engages in duties as an attorney at law, judicial scrivener, land and building surveyor, registered foreign lawyer, certified public accountant, foreign certified public accountant, certified public tax accountant, labor and social security attorney, patent attorney, marine procedure commission agent, or administrative scrivener.

申請人が弁護士、司法書士、土地家屋調査士、外国法事務弁護士、公認会計士、外国公認会計士、税理士、社会保険労務士、弁理士、海事代理士又は行政書士としての業務に従事すること。

日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム（平成三十一年法務省令第七号 改正）版で条文再確認

Period of Stay (Appended Table II (Re. Art. 3))
在留期間（出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則　別表第二 （第三条関係））

5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 3 months

五年、三年、一年又は三月

日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム（令和元年法務省令第二十九号 改正）版で条文再確認

Materials (Appended Table III (Re. Art. 6, 6-2, 20, 21-3 and 24))
資料（出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則　別表第三 （第六条、第六条の二、第二十条、第二十一条の三、第二十四条関係））

(i) Document proving the qualifications listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Legal/Accounting Services" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act;

一　法別表第一の二の表の法律・会計業務の項の下欄に定める資格を有することを証する文書

(ii) document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position and remuneration.

二　活動の内容、期間、地位及び報酬を証する文書

日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム（令和元年法務省令第二十九号 改正）版で条文再確認

Materials (Appended Table III (6) (Re. Art. 21 and 21-2))
資料（出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則　別表第三の六 （第二十一条、第二十一条の二関係））

(i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position;

一　活動の内容、期間及び地位を証する文書

(ii) Certificate proving the foreign national's annual income and the amount of tax paid

二　年間の収入及び納税額に関する証明書

日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム（令和元年法務省令第二十九号 改正）版で条文再確認

Agent (Appended Table IV (Re. Art. 6-2))
代理人（出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則　別表第四 （第六条の二関係））

Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves or which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in legal/accounting services

本人が契約を結んだ本邦の機関の職員又は本人が所属して法律・会計業務を行うこととなる機関の職員

日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム（令和元年法務省令第二十九号 改正）版で条文再確認

Working visa
Professor 「教授」 Artist 「芸術」 Religious Activities 「宗教」 Journalist 「報道」 Business Manager 「経営・管理」 Legal/Accounting Services 「法律・会計業務」 Medical Services 「医療」 Researcher 「研究」 Instructor 「教育」 Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services 「技術・人文知識・国際業務」 Intracompany Transferee 「企業内転勤」 Nursing Care 「介護」 Entertainer 「興行」 Skilled Labor 「技能」

Highly skilled professional visa
Highly Skilled Professional 「高度専門職」

General visa
Cultural Activities 「文化活動」 Student 「留学」 Trainee 「研修」 Dependent 「家族滞在」

Specified visa
Spouse or Child of Japanese national 「日本人の配偶者等」 Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident 「永住者の配偶者等」 Long Term Resident 「定住者」 Designated Activities 「特定活動」

Permanent Residency
Permanent Resident 「永住者」 Special Permanent Resident 「特別永住者」

Visiting visa
Temporary Visitor 「短期滞在」

Diplomatic visa
Diplomat 「外交」

Official visa
Official 「公用」