106 docs tagged with "visas-immigration"

Accredited kokuji-kō language schools can sponsor a student visa; unaccredited ones can't. Real costs, and why accreditation isn't a quality guarantee.

Moved in Japan? File the residence-card address change at your new ward office within 14 days. Learn the back-side update, move types, and penalties.

Moving in Japan triggers a 14-day residence notification: ward-office filing, intra-ward versus cross-municipal steps, and renewal side effects.

After Japan PR approval: the 7-year card cycle, continuing tax and insurance duties, revocation risks, and the re-entry permit decision for long trips.

Bengoshi, gyoseishoshi, shiho-shoshi, and zeirishi explained: what each can and cannot do, typical cases they handle, and which one fits your situation.

Bringing Aging Parents to Japan has no general parent visa. This guide explains the narrow humanitarian and HSP paths, success factors, and care realities.

Business Manager visa requirements for founders in Japan: capital and staff scale, office, business plan, background, and the 4-month pre-incorporation route.

Business Manager visa rules for founders: the 30M yen scale test, office rule, vetted plan, and the year-1 renewal gate that kills paper companies.

Can You Freelance on Your Visa? Maps each status of residence to freelance permission, scope limits, permits, and renewal evidence in Japan.

Foreign residents 16 and over must carry the residence card at all times. Learn the statute, the fine, what police stops involve, and calm strategy.

The Certificate of Eligibility is the ISA document your Japan sponsor secures before your visa: who files, how long it takes, and the COE to arrival sequence.

Changing your status of residence lets you switch visa types without leaving Japan: eligibility logic, documents, timelines, and work rules while you wait.

Children born in Japan are Japanese only if a parent is Japanese. Learn the citizenship rules, the three parent-nationality cases, and home-country reporting.

Client-side withholding cuts 10.21 percent from freelance pay in Japan. Learn which fees trigger it, how the invoice math works, and how filing reconciles it.

Why Japan PR gets refused: arrears, income, instability, conduct, documents, divorce mid-application, plus when and how to reapply successfully.

Japan's Cultural Activities visa for unpaid arts and research stays: eligibility, sponsor evidence, periods of stay, the no-work rule, and renewal.

Dependent visa Japan: who can sponsor, the no-work default, the 28-hour weekly permit, period matching to the principal, and key renewal risks.

Japan's Designated Activities status explained: job-hunting graduates, working holidays, HSP parents, and the 2024 digital nomad route in full.

Proving marriage to immigration Japan: the evidence ISA expects, cohabitation rules, rejection patterns that kill filings, and long-distance fixes.

Japan dual nationality rules: Article 14 choice deadlines, Article 11 loss provision, declaration steps, and the uneven enforcement picture, neutrally stated.

Japan's dual nationality choice deadline falls at age 20 for most people; here is the current rule, the pre-2022 transitional exception, and how to file it.

Changed jobs on a Japan work visa? Notify Immigration directly within 14 days. Learn the leaving and joining filings, routes, and renewal stakes.

Changing employers on a work status triggers a 14-day ISA notification separate from your address filing: online steps, status-fit checks, and renewal risks.

The Engineer/Humanities/International Services visa covers most office jobs in Japan: eligibility, required documents, and common renewal-rejection causes.

Extending your period of stay means filing at the immigration bureau within three months of expiry: documents, fees, timelines, and the two-month grace rule.

Divorce on a spouse visa in Japan: the 14-day notice, the 6-month revocation clock, conversion paths, and the 30-day newborn filing explained.

How to find a bilingual lawyer in Japan: Tokyo Bar counseling hours, Hoterasu multilingual aid, JFBA referrals, embassy lists, and first-meeting prep.

Bringing foreign records to Japan? Authenticate them in the source country first, then translate for ISA. US state rules and timing strategy inside.

From Business Manager to PR or HSP: the 10-year path, the points fast track at 70 and 80, HSP-ii timing, and staying renewable along the way.

Stay in Japan after graduation: the 6-month job-hunting Designated Activity, school endorsement, renewal once, part-time rules, and the work-status switch.

Japan's Highly Skilled Professional visa explained: points table, 70 and 80 thresholds, HSP-i vs HSP-ii, and the 1-year and 3-year PR fast tracks.

HSP business management track: the category-3 points table, income weighting, HSP-i vs HSP-ii, the PR fast track, and the post-2025 substance gate.

Meet the agency that grants, renews, or refuses your status: ISA structure, regional bureaus, filing paths, and what happens after you apply.

Japan's Instructor visa for public-school teachers and JET ALTs: eligible schools, degree paths, documents, renewal rules, and exits to other statuses.

Changing jobs Japan visa rules depend on your move type: same-role notification, cross-role documentation, or full status change before you start.

International divorce in Japan with children turns on Hague return rules and uneven enforcement: how MOFA and family courts decide, and why counsel comes first.

Japan's Intra-Company Transferee visa explained: the 1-year overseas rule, eligible duties, documents, renewal, and the long-term status path.

Japan has no golden visa: why passive investment and real-estate buys create no residency right, and the active-business route for willing founders.

The ISA online system lets residents file extensions, status changes, and notifications without the bureau queue: registration, uploads, and current limits.

Japanese test for naturalization in Japan: the third-grade reading and writing benchmark, how the Legal Affairs Bureau checks ability, and how to prepare.

Compare finding a job in Japan from abroad against moving first. COE hiring, tourist-visa risks, language-school, Working Holiday, and JET bridges explained.

Kenkyusei research-student status explained: supervision, 6-month terms, tuition bands, Student visa handling, and the path into a Japanese graduate degree.

KK or GK in Japan? Compare costs, governance, and disclosure for kabushiki kaisha and godo kaisha, plus a decision framework for pre-incorporation founders.

Using a language school for the Student visa: accredited-school rule, COE evidence, attendance traps, costs, and bridges to university or senmon-gakko.

After language school: explore university, senmon-gakkō, graduate school, or work visa options. Requirements, timelines, and eligibility for each pathway.

Residence tax bills arrive after you earn the income, so departing residents can owe a full year after leaving. Prepayment, tax representatives, and risks.

Long-term resident status: nikkei and humanitarian paths, post-divorce conversion, unlimited work, renewal risks, and the 5-year road to PR.

Losing your residence card triggers a 14-day reissue application at the immigration bureau: police report, documents, issuance speed, and coping without it.

Lost your residence card in Japan? File a police report, then apply for free same-day reissue within 14 days. Documents, abroad-loss path, and late fixes.

Cash now or pension later? Compare Japan lump-sum withdrawal against totalization by tenure band, with the forfeiture rule stated plainly for leavers.

File the pension lump-sum claim after losing resident status. Documents, JPS filing address, the 2-year deadline, and the 6-month wait explained.

Marrying a Japanese national means filing the konin todoke at a ward office: the documents each spouse needs, and why the spouse visa is a separate step.

Mental health visa Japan: seeking treatment does not risk renewal, which checks taxes, record, and status. See forms, exceptions, and practical steps.

One name change means updates across ten-plus systems. Follow the source-first order from passport to residence card, ward office, bank, and beyond.

Banks, employers, and ward offices often hold different katakana versions of your name. Learn why variants arise and how to set one standard spelling early.

Japanese citizenship by naturalization explained: what kika grants, who it suits, the Legal Affairs Bureau path, and how it differs from permanent residency.

Japan naturalization requirements under Article 5: the five statutory conditions, the sixth constitutional rule, and relaxed residence paths for spouses.

Naturalization vs permanent residency in Japan compared: voting, civil service, deportation immunity, renunciation cost, names, and which path fits.

Foreign parents have 30 days from birth to file for their newborn's residence status at the Immigration Services Agency. Learn the application process.

Changed employers on a Japan work visa? File the 14-day employer-change notification online, confirm your new role fits your status, and avoid renewal trouble.

Unpaid nenkin can block permanent residency and complicate renewal. Learn the 2-year pension review, what evidence to keep, and how to fix arrears fast.

Why is your period 1 year while a friend received 3 years? Learn how ISA assigns periods of stay, what lengthens them at renewal, and when to file.

Japan permanent residency overview: what eijusha status grants, how it differs from naturalization, the four routes, and the three Article 22 requirements.

Prepare a Japan PR application in 6 months: records audit, guarantor, reason letter, form set, regional bureau filing, processing wait, and approval fee.

Leaving Japan temporarily? Learn when the automatic 1-year special re-entry covers you, when a regular permit is required, plus current fees and expiry traps.

Renewing a residence card in Japan means two tracks: status renewal or the PR 7-year card refresh. Learn which track applies, windows, and documents.

Your residence card is Japan's foreign-resident ID for banks, phones, and police checks. Learn its fields, where it is issued, and the carry rule.

Your residence card prints your status, period of stay, and work flag in one place. Learn what each field means, why ISA issues it, and how it ties to status.

Surrendering your residence card at a Japan airport on permanent departure: counter steps, hole-punch return, re-entry paths, and what happens if plans change.

Same-sex marriage in Japan has no national registration as of 2026. Courts, partnership certificates, and visa paths for international couples explained.

Same-sex partner visas in Japan: why spouse status does not apply, the Designated Activities workaround, the Japanese-partner case, and renewals.

For many Japan visa filings you may translate documents yourself with a signed affidavit. Get the format, the ISA rule, and where this path fails.

Side business while employed in Japan means three checks: contract clause, visa permission, and tax filing. MHLW, NTA, and ISA rules explained for employees.

Japan's Skilled Labor visa for chefs, pilots, trainers, and artisans: the 10-year rule, the Thai-chef exception, documents, and renewal killers.

Special permanent residents hold a certificate, not a residence card. Learn who qualifies, how it differs, municipal steps, and the abolished registration past.

Japan's Specified Skilled Worker visa explained: SSW Type 1 vs Type 2, the covered sectors, entry tests, renewal rules, and the TITP conversion path.

Spouse of Japanese national status: eligibility, unlimited work, 1 to 5 year periods, renewal evidence, and the 3-year marriage plus 1-year residence PR path.

Spouse of permanent resident status: PR-spouse eligibility, unlimited work, conservative period grants, renewal risks, and the residency math toward PR.

Spouse visa after divorce in Japan: the 14-day notice, the 6-month revocation rule, and conversion paths to Long-Term Resident or work status.

Spouse visa application after marriage registration: COE vs change-of-status paths, documents, fees, genuine-relationship evidence, and timelines.

Japan startup visa guide: the METI runway, Tokyo and Fukuoka windows, the confirmation-to-COE path, conversion to Business Manager, and miss risks.

Every Japanese status of residence in one plain-English map: work-permitted, work-restricted, and unrestricted groups, each row tied to the ISA table.

Japan's Student visa explained: 留学 eligibility, COE evidence, the 28-hour work cap, renewal traps, and the post-graduation bridge to a work status.

Step-by-step guide to the student visa process through a Japanese language school; COE application, consular visa, arrival, and first-14-days registration.

Japan taxes residents, non-permanent residents, and non-residents differently. Learn the domicile, one-year, and five-year tests and what each status pays.

Residents cannot use Japanese tax-free shopping: it is limited to Temporary Visitor status. Learn the register check, penalties, and the legal route.

Japan's Technical Intern Training Program: phases, supervision, documented abuses, the 2027 Training and Employment successor, and the SSW path.

Japan PR 10-year rule explained: the 5-year work-status clause, continuity math, conduct and income tests, arrears risk, and the documents to prepare.

Japan's 23-day pre-indictment detention explained: your rights to silence and counsel, the request-a-lawyer strategy, plus embassy notification help.

Japan visa unemployment risk explained: the 3-month revocation flag, the 1 to 2 month job-search buffer, and practical gap strategies that protect renewal.

The 4-month Business Manager variant for founders abroad: eligibility, the COE path, the in-Japan setup sequence, and converting to a 1-year stay.

Japan PR money rules: the 3M yen income benchmark, 5-year tax and 2-year pension and insurance windows, late-payment risk, and proving documents.

When a gyoseishoshi helps with visas: services, ISA fees, practitioner bands, bilingual search, and the DIY-or-engage read for your situation.

Japan HSP fast track to PR: 70-point 3-year and 80-point 1-year tracks, the retroactive-points rule, evidence mechanics, and window compliance risks.

The incorporation process in Japan, step by step: articles, notarization, capital deposit, Bureau filing, certificates, bank account, and tax notifications.

Japan naturalization process from Legal Affairs Bureau consultation to gazette approval: documents, interview, examination timeline, and post-approval steps.

Japan spouse PR shortcut explained: 3-year marriage plus 1-year residence rule, genuine-marriage evidence, household income, and divorce-before-decision risks.

Which countries convert a foreign license to a Japanese license with a paper test only, which face the practical test, and how Tier-2 drivers prepare.

Japan's Trainee status explained: who the legacy 研修 category still covers, how TITP narrowed it, and the 2024 Training and Employment reform.

Changed your legal name? Get the passport-first sequence, the ISA change form, required documents, fees, and the ward, bank, and employer updates that follow.

A Japanese visa gets you to the border; your status of residence governs everything after landing. Learn what each document controls, with ISA sources.

Foreign documents for visas, licenses, school, and court need translation. Learn which recipients accept self-translation and which need certified work.

DIY or hire a professional in Japan? A three-tier framework for legal, visa, and tax matters, plus the free triage channels to scope your issue first.

Which Japan statuses allow work, which need a separate activity permit, and which carry no limits at all. The 28-hour rule explained with ISA sources.

Japan's Working Holiday scheme: the 32 treaty countries as of 2026-09, age and funds rules, work limits, and paths from holidaymaker to work status.

Student visa holders can work part-time with permission: 28 hours per week during term, specific prohibited industries, and status revocation for violations.