On Air: Rainbow Plaza Information/2012.4.02(Mon)/8:35～
Rebroadcasting: 2012.4.05(Thu)/8:35～

               Free Immigration Counseling

Do you know about Rainbow Plaza, located in the Tenjin IMS building on the 8^th floor? At Rainbow Plaza, staff, able to speak not only Japanese, but also English, Chinese and Korean, are present to offer all kinds of useful and important information to help with your daily life in Fukuoka. 

Also, attorneys, clinical psychologists, administrative lawyers, called gyou-sei-sho-shi, doctors, and other specialists are available to provide advice to foreigners in Fukuoka, and discussion forums are held regularly free of charge. Furthermore, if you register as a member, you can also make use of the message board, Internet and literature corner.

Rainbow plaza would like to let all foreign residents of Fukuoka know they are welcome to visit Rainbow Plaza anytime. Rainbow Plaza is open from 10 AM to 8 PM.

Today’s announcement also introduces the free immigration, residency and citizenship counseling services available for foreign residents of Fukuoka at Rainbow Plaza.

To maintain a safe and comfortable life in Japan, it is necessary for foreign residents to have correct knowledge about residency status and term of stay regulations. Are there any questions or concerns you have? A gyousei-shoshi, or administrative lawyer, from the Fukuoka Gyosei-shoshi Lawyers Association who specializes in such matters will answer your questions and offer consultation about topics such as the Japanese immigration system and residency status.

Consultations are held every second Sunday of the month, in April that will be the 8^th. They are offered from 1 to 4 PM. Please note you are required to register by 3:30 PM.

There are English and Chinese translators present, and so consultation in English, Chinese and Japanese does not require a reservation. For consultation in other languages, please contact Rainbow Plaza at least one week prior to your visit, as an interpreter might be arranged.

Confidentiality is guaranteed. Please feel at ease to make use of these services.

For further information, please contact Rainbow Plaza by phone at 092-733-2220. Or, check out the website at www.rainbowfia.or.jp. 

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