Dependent visa to intracompany transfer?

Is it possible to make a change like that?

I initially got a dependent visa and the resident card about 1 month ago. My spouse is working in Japan for a while, so I just directly applied for CoE and entered Japan to get the resident card already. Then I resigned from my job in the home country and prepared to move to Japan as dependent. The company however offered me to relocate to the Japan office. So, instead of quitting the job and moved to Japan, I went back to my home country and stayed in the company and waiting for the transfer process.

I understand that a “dependent” cannot have a job even it is an overseas one. If I apply for an intracompany transfer, it is implying I was still keeping my job in the home country while already having a dependent visa. Would it create an issue? Should I write explanation letter to immigration to proactively explain that?

A “dependent” can work up to 28 hours per week (with permission).
You can easily apply for an intracompany transfer - it does not really imply anything about your job in your home country - you could have easily re-applied and the company posts you to their Japan office. Given the company does have a Japan office, why wouldn't they simply get you to work for it directly - they can sponsor the work visa

My company will sponsor the working visa, so I am waiting in my home country for it to process. The HR is working on an offer from the Japan entity, and we will proceed to visa after that.

What I worried is that “dependent” visa cannot have a job even that job is in overseas (I did not apply for the 28 hours permission either because my job is full time). In the rather short period of time I got my resident card, I stayed in my home country and continued to work, that may violate my dependent visa condition already? So I worry that may impact my working visa application

if you have an active dependent status, you should tell it to your company. I think, if they apply intracompany transfer in the normal procedure, immigration may deny your application, because you already have a resident status. (you want to have a resident status doubly.)
in general, if you have a resident status, you need to apply "change of status", not "certificate of eligibility". however, the change from "dependent" to "intracompany" seems to be strange, because the applicants for "intracompany" reside outside of Japan.

Thanks for this. Yes, I did tell my employer and the HR said they would work on the appropriate procedure.

Mostly likely I would just apply for a “change of status” to highly skilled professionals or humanities.

I am thinking to explain the immigration what happened while I got a dependent visa but was still stuck with my job in my home country

If you were still working in your home country, that shouldn’t be a problem. Your weren’t using your dependent status in Japan at the time, as you had not entered Japan and converted your visa into your status of residence.

Unfortunately, I have converted my COE to status of resident when I visited Japan once for holiday and they gave me the resident card.

That is the problem I am facing now, I got my status of residence before I really resigned from the job, and I am stuck waiting for the company get through the process for me.

I am a bit upset and have some rather cynical questions.

During this short period I had my resident card, I only worked physically in my home country, from a entity that is not in Japan but in my home country, and I am paid in my home country, again, not in Japan. Then, why is that considered “working in Japan”?


Also, why can immigration office control what I do outside the border of Japan, just because I have a resident status?

It's not.

you have some misunderstandings.

but, in any ways, because you believe that it is an intracompany situation, your company may take care of your application. if not well going as you expect, they will help you to solve problems.