Tuesday 15th December, 06:49 AM JST
TOKYO —
A group of 37 people from Myanmar who were exceptionally granted leave to remain in Japan without refugee status applied Monday for more stable long-term residency at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau, their lawyers said.
According to the lawyers, the 37 people from 22 families living in Tokyo and Gunma, Saitama and Chiba prefectures have applied for long-term residency because they may not be able to renew their current residence status if the situation in Myanmar changes. Also, their current status does not allow them to bring over family members from Myanmar or receive welfare benefits.
Less than 20% of applicants for long-term residency have been granted the status this year, according to research by the legal team, and a man who had made such an application committed suicide in April because he was unable to bring over family members.
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