依頼者は、「経営管理」の夫と5人の子どもとともに日本に暮らしていた。依頼者自身の直近の在留資格は新型コロナウイルス感染症の感染拡大による帰国困難者のための「特定活動」だったが、ある時点から更新が認められなくなった。申請人は過去に不法就労したことが原因で、「家族滞在」の在留資格への変更を認められていなかった。The client was living in Japan with her husband, who held a “Business Manager” visa, and their five young children. Her most recent visa status was “Designated Activities,” granted to those who were unable to return to their home countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, at a certain point, she was no longer allowed to renew it. In the past, she had engaged in unauthorized work, which had prevented her from changing her status to “Dependent.”

依頼者に乳幼児を含む幼い子供が5人もおり帰国が困難であること、夫の事業が順調であること、過去の入管法上の違反が軽微でありかつ同情すべき事情があることなどを、裏付け資料とともに入管当局に説明し、「家族滞在」への在留資格変更が許可された。The lawyer explained the immigration her situation in detail, including the fact that she had five small children, including an infant, making it extremely difficult for her to return to her home country. The lawyer also presented the immigration supporting documents showing that her husband’s business was stable and that her previous immigration violation was minor and involved circumstances that warranted compassion. Based on this, her application to change her status to “Dependent” was approved.