I'm on my second year of a five-year Japanese work visa. I just got a new US passport. My research so far seems to show that I don't need to do any visa transferring or updating with Japanese immigration or my city. Is that correct? Thanks!
by UrricainesArdlyAppen
4 comments
Yes
No.
Your visa in your passport ceased to be valid or useful the moment you walked into the country; it’s your residence card that allows you to be here. Your passport doesn’t actually do anything until you try to cross a border.
I’ve had to update my US passport as well. If you ever need to use your passport to leave and come back, of course give them the new passport number then so they issue your return visa to the correct passport. Until then, it doesn’t matter; your residence card is what keeps you legal.
you don’t even need to own a valid passport, only a valid status of residence.
Technically as long as you carry both passports, you are good.
But i used to transfer my visa or if the renewal is near then have the new visa.
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