From March 17, 2020, Certificate of Eligibility (hereinafter referred to as COE) will be issued. It is now possible to receive it by email.
When applying for a visa or landing, you can apply by presenting the e-mail in which you received the COE.
Tamaki Kondo
■This time's rule change ・You can receive the COE by email, There is no need for the hassle, expense, or time of mailing a paper Certificate of Eligibility.
■Background of the revision On June 4, 6, the "Priority Plan for Realizing a Digital Society" was approved by the Cabinet. This plan specifies the government's measures to realize a digital society. In this plan, the following three are listed as the "Three Principles for Implementing Online Administrative Services". It is.
1. Digital first All procedures and services are completed digitally
2.Once Only Information submitted once does not need to be submitted twice.
3. Connected one-stop Centralize multiple procedures and services including private ones The digitization of the COE is an initiative aimed at achieving the "digital first principle."
■Expert's perspective 〇About the impact of this amendment to the ministerial ordinance and future trends
Until now, COEs have been issued in paper format, and when applying for a visa or landing, I needed the "original" copy of the COE. Therefore, when a foreigner applies for a visa at an overseas embassy, a representative in Japan must send the COE overseas. It had to be mailed to the resident foreigner, which took time, effort, and expense.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, there are cases where mailing takes significantly longer, Cases in which the COE does not reach the person due to a mail error and the COE must be reapplied There was also.
The online system for applying for a status of residence has been gradually introduced since 2019. , it was now possible to apply for COE issuance using the online system, but After the examination was completed, a return envelope was mailed to the Immigration Bureau, and a COE (paper version) was then delivered. So Therefore, it takes time and effort to send by mail, and it is not completed online, which is an inefficient system. It was in the middle of the day.
With this revision, the COE will be issued by email, so you will receive the COE at the same time as the examination is completed. You will be able to In addition, when applying for a visa or landing, please present the email received on your smartphone, etc. You can now apply (without presenting the original COE).
The key point of this revision is to eliminate the hassle, cost, time, and risk of postal accidents associated with mailing. It is.
According to the ``Priority Plan for the Realization of a Digital Society'', applications for reissuance of residence cards and permanent residence cards will be implemented in the future. It is also being considered to make residence permit applications and fee payments online. It is expected to improve convenience for foreigners and facilitate smooth landing and residence examination procedures.
■Points to master rule changes
Since the COE will be issued via email, you will be able to receive the COE as soon as the examination is completed. It can now be completed with just one smartphone, making it even more convenient.
However, online systems can also be difficult to use.
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