【Positive elements】
1. When one or both of the applicant’s parents are Japanese nationals or special
permanent residents.

2. When the applicant supports his/her own child (a legitimate child or an
illegitimate child acknowledged by his/her father) born of the applicant and a
Japanese national or special permanent resident, and when all of the following
requirements are applicable:
a. When the child is a minor and unmarried.
b. When the applicant has parental authority over the child.
c. When the applicant has lived together with the child in Japan for a
significant period of time, has custody of and raises the child.

3. When a marriage between the applicant and a Japanese national or special
permanent resident has been legally established (excluding cases in which
marriage is feigned or a formal notification of marriage has been submitted
with the aim of avoiding deportation), and when both of the following
requirements are applicable:
a. When the applicant and his or her spouse have cohabited for a
significant period of time as a married couple, and are mutually
cooperating with and supporting each other.
b. When the couple has a child or children, or when there are other reasons
to deem that the marriage is stable and mature.
When the applicant is living together with his/her own child who is enrolled in
an institution of primary or secondary education in Japan (excluding
educational institutions in which education is given in the child’s own
language other than Japanese) and has resided in Japan for a significant period
of time, and when the applicant has custody of and raises the child.

4. When the applicant is living together with his/her own child who is enrolled in
an institution of primary or secondary education in Japan (excluding
educational institutions in which education is given in the child’s own
language other than Japanese) and has resided in Japan for a significant period
of time, and when the applicant has custody of and raises the child.

5. When the applicant requires treatment in Japan for a serious illness, etc., or
when the applicant’s continued presence in Japan is deemed necessary in
order to nurse a family member who requires such treatment.