スタッフビザ文書テンプレート

Summary

このページでは、YWAM仙台の長期スタッフがビザ申請や在留期間更新の手続きを行う際に、送出教会、宣教団体、教団、またはその他の宗教団体が提出する補足書類の文例を掲載しています。

これらのテンプレートは、実務上の参考例として提供されるものです。入管手続きに関する要件は変更されることがあり、YWAM仙台でも承認済みの文言を随時更新する場合があります。オンボーディング時に案内された最新の指示がこのページの内容と異なる場合は、オンボーディングで提供された版を使用してください。

このページでは、実際の申請書類で使いやすいように、テンプレート本文は英語のまま掲載しています。

これらのテンプレートは、どのようなときに使われますか？

これらのテンプレートは、送出教会、宣教団体、教団、またはその他の送出元となる宗教団体が、スタッフのビザ手続きのために書面による証明や推薦を行う必要がある場合によく使われます。

主に、次のような場面で使用されます。

初回の在留資格認定証明書（Certificate of Eligibility）申請
在留期間の更新・延長申請

送出団体が確認すべきことは何ですか？

これらの文書を作成する際には、次の点を確認してください。

公式レターヘッドを使用すること
権限のある代表者が署名すること
スタッフ本人の氏名は、パスポートに記載された正式な表記を用いること
他の提出書類とできるだけ内容を一致させること
提出前に内容を十分に確認すること

Dispatch Letter Template

初回のビザ申請手続き（在留資格認定証明書申請など）で使用するテンプレートです。

[Official Letterhead of Sending Organization]

Date: [Day, Month, Year]

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is to certify that [Full Legal Name as in Passport], born on [Date of Birth], holder of passport number [Passport Number], is a duly recognized [missionary / minister / pastor / religious worker / church worker] of [Name of Sending Organization].

[Name of Sending Organization] is a religious organization located at [full address] in [country]. Our organization is affiliated with [denomination / church network / mission body, if applicable] and is engaged in [brief description of religious activities and mission].

We hereby officially dispatch [Name] to Japan for the purpose of engaging in religious activities with Youth With A Mission Japan, a religious organization located in Japan.

1. Period of Dispatch
Expected duration: [e.g. 1 year / 3 years]

2. Position and Religious Status
During this assignment, [Name] will serve as a missionary.

[Name] has been recognized by our organization as follows:
Status: [ordained minister / commissioned missionary / appointed religious worker / etc.]
Date of [ordination / commissioning / appointment]: [date]
Summary of ministry background: [brief summary of ministry experience, training, or service]

3. Purpose and Nature of Activities in Japan
The purpose of this dispatch is for [Name] to engage in religious activities in Japan in cooperation with Youth With A Mission Japan.

The planned activities include, but are not limited to:
- conducting or assisting with worship services
- preaching and teaching
- Bible study or religious education
- discipleship and pastoral support
- prayer ministry
- outreach / evangelistic ministry
- support of the religious mission and activities of the receiving organization in Japan

These activities are religious in nature and are to be carried out as part of the mission of our organization and in cooperation with the receiving religious organization in Japan.

4. Financial Support / Remuneration
[Name] will not receive a salary from the receiving organization in Japan.

Instead, [Name]'s living expenses during the assignment in Japan will be covered through an established missionary support arrangement raised outside Japan. This support consists of contributions from individual and church supporters and is provided directly to [Name] rather than being processed through the receiving organization in Japan.

Our organization is fully aware of and endorses this support arrangement. We confirm that this is the recognized basis on which [Name] is being sent to carry out religious activities in Japan.

The approximate amount of financial support available to [Name] is [amount and currency] per month / [amount and currency] per year, which is intended to cover living expenses during the assignment in Japan.

5. Relationship to the Sending Organization
[Name] is being sent by [Name of Sending Organization] as part of our religious mission and remains under our [recognition / appointment / commissioning] during the assignment in Japan.

We respectfully request favorable consideration of [Name]'s application for a Certificate of Eligibility under the status of residence of Religious Activities.

If further information is required, please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

[Signature]
[Name of Signatory]
[Title / Position]
[Name of Sending Organization]
[Address]
[Telephone]
[Email]

Continuing Dispatch Letter Template

在留資格「宗教活動」における在留期間更新・延長申請で使用するテンプレートです。

[Official Letterhead of Sending Organization]

Date: [Day, Month, Year]

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is to certify that [Full Legal Name as in Passport], born on [Date of Birth], holder of passport number [Passport Number], remains a duly recognized [missionary / minister / pastor / religious worker / church worker] of [Name of Sending Organization].

[Name of Sending Organization] is a religious organization located at [full address] in [country]. Our organization is affiliated with [denomination / church network / mission body, if applicable] and is engaged in [brief description of religious activities and mission].

We confirm that [Name]'s assignment to Japan is continuing in cooperation with Youth With A Mission Japan, and that [Name] continues to be sent by our organization for the purpose of engaging in religious activities in Japan.

1. Continued Assignment / Period
Expected duration: [e.g. 1 year / 3 years]

2. Position and Religious Status
During this continued assignment, [Name] will continue to serve as a missionary.

[Name] remains under the [recognition / appointment / commissioning / ordination] of our organization.

3. Purpose and Nature of Activities in Japan
During the continued assignment in Japan, [Name] is expected to continue engaging in religious activities in cooperation with Youth With A Mission Japan.

These activities include, but are not limited to:
- conducting or assisting with worship services
- preaching and teaching
- Bible study or religious education
- discipleship and pastoral support
- prayer ministry
- outreach / evangelistic ministry
- support of the religious mission and activities of the receiving organization in Japan

4. Financial Support / Remuneration
[Name] will not receive a salary from the receiving organization in Japan.

Instead, [Name]'s living expenses during the continued assignment in Japan will be covered through an established missionary support arrangement raised outside Japan. This support consists of contributions from individual and church supporters and is provided directly to [Name] rather than being processed through the receiving organization in Japan.

Our organization is fully aware of and endorses this support arrangement. We confirm that [Name] continues to have financial support for living expenses during the assignment in Japan.

The approximate amount of financial support is [amount and currency] per month.

5. Organizational Endorsement
We confirm that [Name] continues to serve in Japan as part of the religious mission of our organization and remains under our recognition and endorsement during this assignment.

We respectfully request favorable consideration of [Name]'s application for Extension of Period of Stay under the status of residence of Religious Activities.

If further information is required, please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

[Signature]
[Name of Signatory]
[Title / Position]
[Name of Sending Organization]
[Address]
[Telephone]
[Email]