[lbo-talk] JCP and Foreign Resident Rights

[Wendy Lyon]

On 5/17/06, Jean-Christophe Helary <fusion at mx6.tiki.ne.jp> wrote:
>
> Also "non-permanency" is a status that does not really reflect the
> actual situation of foreigners. I have been here for 10 years but
> visa quirks and immigration office arbitrary decisions make it look
> like I have been here only about 4 years (when it comes to count the
> years to see if I can apply for a permanent visa...)

I've had the same problem, albeit (thankfully) on a much smaller
scale, with my Irish residency.  I've been here over six years but I
"lost" more than a year due to bureaucracy and the failure of my
previous employers to file my work permit renewals on time.  Not my
fault, but nothing I can do about it.


> The day a party propose voting right for people who are on any non-
> temporary visa (ie equivalent to tourist or short term business) and
> how have been in Japan for a relatively long period of time (maybe
> something like more than 3 years), I'd consider them serious about
> the issue.

Here, you get voting rights in local elections after six months, and
if you're an EU citizen you can also vote in European elections.
These are EU requirements, I think.