There are three main reasons for cancellation:
[Ranking of reasons for cancellation]
1st: Doing another activity without the activity of status of residence: 616 cases (50.9%)
2nd: No activity related to status of residence for 3 months: 493 cases (40.7%)
3rd: Entered Japan by illegal means: 68 cases (5.6%)
Let's look at each law and concrete examples!
1st Doing another activity without the activity of status of residence: 616 cases (50.9%)
第22条の4第1項第5号
別表第一の上欄の在留資格をもつて在留する者が、当該在留資格に応じ同表の下欄に掲げる活動を行つておらず、かつ、他の活動を行い又は行おうとして在留していること(正当な理由がある場合を除く。)。
<English translation of the law (Google Translate)>
Article 22-4, Paragraph 1, Item 5
A person residing with the status of residence in the upper column of Attached Table 1 is not performing the activities listed in the lower column of the same table according to the status of residence, and is staying in an attempt to perform or perform other activities. Being (unless there is a valid reason).
【Specific example】
□A person who came to Japan with the status of residence "留学(RYUGAKU: Study abroad)" was removed from school. After that, the person worked part-time without going to another school.
□A person who came to Japan with the status of residence "技能実習(GINOUJISSYU:Technical Intern Training)" escaped from the training destination. And the person worked for another company without technical intern training.
2nd No activity related to status of residence for 3 months: 493 cases (40.7%)
第22条の4第1項第6号
別表第一の上欄の在留資格をもつて在留する者が、当該在留資格に応じ同表の下欄に掲げる活動を継続して三月(高度専門職の在留資格(別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄第二号に係るものに限る。)をもつて在留する者にあつては、六月)以上行わないで在留していること(当該活動を行わないで在留していることにつき正当な理由がある場合を除く。)。
<English translation of the law (Google Translate)>
A person residing with the status of residence in the upper column of Attached Table 1 will continue the activities listed in the lower column of the same table according to the status of residence in March (Highly Professional Status of Residence (Appendix 1-2). For those who are resident with (limited to those pertaining to item 2 in the lower column of the section of advanced professionals in the table), they must have stayed in Japan for more than June) (do not engage in such activities). Unless there is a valid reason for staying in Japan).
【Specific example】
□A person who came to Japan with the status of residence "留学(RYUGAKU: Study abroad)" was removed from school. After that, the person stayed in Japan for three months without going to another school.
□在留資格「」で日本に来ている人が、特定技能所属機関を自分の都合で退職した。その後、資格に応じた活動を行うことなく3か月以上日本に滞在していた。
A person who has come to Japan with the status of residence "特定技能1号(TOKUTEI GINOU ICHIGOU: Specific Skill No. 1)" has retired from the institution to which the specific skill belongs for his own convenience. After that, the person stayed in Japan for more than 3 months without performing activities according to his qualifications.
3rd Entered Japan by illegal means: 68 cases (5.6%)
第22条の4第1項第2号
前号に掲げるもののほか、偽りその他不正の手段により、上陸許可の証印等(前章第一節若しくは第二節の規定による上陸許可の証印若しくは許可(在留資格の決定を伴うものに限る。)又はこの節の規定による許可をいい、これらが二以上ある場合には直近のものをいうものとする。以下この項において同じ。)を受けたこと。
<English translation of the law (Google Translate)>
Article 22-4, Paragraph 1, Item 2
In addition to the items listed in the preceding item, a seal of landing permit, etc. (limited to those with a determination of status of residence), etc. Permission under the provisions of this section, and if there are two or more of them, it means the most recent one. The same shall apply hereinafter in this section.
【具体的な事例】
□The person disguised his marriage to a Japanese person, submitted an application for permission to renew the period of stay with the content of a lie, and obtained the status of residence "日本人の配偶者等(NIHONJIN NO HAIGUUSYA TOU: Japanese spouse, etc)".
□The person submitted a false application for permission to renew the period of stay, stating the job description that was not the actual job description. And the person got the status of residence "技術・人文知識・国際業務:(Technology / Humanities / International Business)".
What we can see from the status of residence revocation statistics is that there are many cases related to so-called "working". In addition, the number of cases of status of residence revocation has increased by 21.9% compared to 2019 and 2020. It is expected that one of the factors may be the deterioration of the business performance of employers due to the new coronavirus infection.
Status of residence related to so-called "working" includes "technical / humanistic knowledge / international work", "technical intern training", and "study abroad" (part-time job). Of these, the number of cases of cancellation of status of residence in "technical intern training" and "study abroad" is increasing rapidly.
It is thought that this situation is related to the deterioration of corporate performance due to the new coronavirus infection. It is not related to cases such as the disappearance of technical intern trainees from the training site due to surplus personnel or worsening treatment, or the case where international students who cannot pay tuition due to lack of part-time jobs stay in Japan even after being removed from the register.