Visa & Immigration

Japanese citizenship requirements include a five year residency rule, financial compliance, and renouncing your original nationality.

Immigration procedures for leaving Japan permanently include returning your residence card, settling residence tax, and claiming pension refunds.

Consular registration for foreign residents in Japan provides embassy welfare checks, evacuation coordination, and English alerts during natural disasters.

The MyNumber Card offers foreign residents in Japan convenient access to convenience store printing, online visa renewal, and banking services.

Foreigners marrying in Japan require an Affidavit of Competency, two witnesses, and a Konin Todoke submitted to the ward office.

Birth paperwork in Japan details the exact deadlines, forms, fees, and visa procedures required to secure legal status for your newborn child.

Divorce in Japan impacts your spouse visa by starting a fourteen day notification rule and a six month residency countdown.

Japan’s Specified Skilled Worker visa provides foreign employment across 16 industries, detailing testing requirements, support plans, and residency rules.

Japanese immigration services and professional fees help applicants decide when hiring an administrative scrivener or attorney is necessary.

Passport renewal procedures in Japan for US, UK, Canadian, Australian, and Philippine citizens outline processing times, photo rules, and mailing methods.