VISA for Japan

30/04/2026

Bicycle rules have changed.
1. It is a violation if you use your phone while riding.
2. It is a violation if you ignore the traffic signals(of course).
3. It is a violation if you don’t turn on the lights on your bicycle at nighttime.

There are other rules.
Please be careful and enjoy your bicycle life.

自転車の交通ルールが４月から変わりました。ルールを守って運転しましょう。

30/04/2026

03/04/2026

10/12/2025

【申請前に提出書類チェックシートで確認を】
在留諸申請には、活動内容（在留資格）に応じた申請書・資料の提出が必要です。在留資格ごとのチェックシート等を活用し、必要資料をご確認ください。審査結果までの時間短縮につながります！
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/index.html

【申請前（しんせいまえ）に提出書類（ていしゅつしょるい）チェックシートで確認（かくにん）を】
在留申請（ざいりゅうしんせい）には、在留資格（ざいりゅうしかく）によって、決（き）められた申請書（しんせいしょ）・資料（しりょう）をだす必要（ひつよう）があります。在留資格（ざいりゅうしかく）ごとのチェックシートなどをみて、必要（ひつよう）な書類（しょるい）を確認（かくにん）してください。
審査（しんさ）の結果（けっか）がでるまでの時間（じかん）を短（みじか）くすることにつながります！
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/index.html

【Please check the documents by using checklist before application】
Applications for residence require submission of application forms and documents according to the content of the activities (Status of residence).
Use the checklist for each Status of residence to check the required documents.
This will shorten the time required for the review results!
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/index.html

03/12/2025

令和７年１０月１６日から在留資格「経営・管理」の許可基準が変わりました！

03/06/2025

Hello everyone!
How are you?

When checking whether you have good conduct, we will check to see if you have received any penalties for illegal acts, such as fines or imprisonment.

If you have received a prison sentence or a fine in the past, as a guideline, you will need to wait about 5 to 10 years from the date of the punishment before applying for permanent residence permission.
The duration of the sentence will vary depending on the severity of the individual punishment and the amount of the fine.

As a guideline, if you have five or more minor traffic violations within the past five years, you will be subject to behaviour conditions.
Examples of minor traffic violations include parking violations and one-way street violations.

If you have committed a serious traffic violation that can result in criminal penalties or license suspension, such as drunk driving or speeding exceeding 50 km per hour, there is a high chance that you will not be granted permanent residence even if you apply.

In addition, it is also necessary that the part-time or temporary employment place has properly fulfilled the obligation to report the employment status of foreign nationals under immigration laws.

Feel free to ask anything!

See you in Japan

VISA FOR JAPAN

01/06/2025

Hello everyone!
How's it going?

To be eligible for permanent residence permission, the applicant must have consistently adhered to the law in their daily lives and maintained a life as a resident that is not socially criticised.
The standard for judging whether a person's conduct is good is based on social norms, taking into consideration a person's past contributions to Japanese society, etc.

Specifically, the following examples will be checked:

1 Not having been punished by fines or imprisonment for illegal acts.
2 No serious traffic violations or five or more minor traffic violations within the past five years.
3 The obligation to report the employment status of foreign nationals under immigration laws has been duly fulfilled.

Please refer to the next post if you are concerned about the example　above.

Feel free to ask anything!

See you in Japan

VISA FOR JAPAN

28/05/2025

Hello everyone！
I hope you are well.

The residency requirement requires that you have resided in Japan for more than 10 years in principle.
However, there are exceptions to this requirement.
If you fall under any of the following categories and apply for permanent residence, the period of stay required for residency will be reduced.

【Those who have 70 points or more in the points calculation prescribed in the Ministerial Ordinance for Highly Skilled Professionals(HSP) and who fall under any of the following】

1 A person who has continuously resided in Japan for more than three years as a highly skilled foreign professional and has a score of 70 or more on the points calculation stipulated for HSP.

2 Those who have continuously resided in Japan for more than three years and have a score of 70 or more in the points calculation stipulated in the Ministerial Ordinance for HSP based on the points three years before the date of application for permanent residence permission.

【Those who have 80 points or more in the point calculation stipulated in the Ministerial Ordinance for Highly Skilled Professionals(HSP) and who fall under any of the following】

1 Those who have continuously resided in Japan for more than one year as highly skilled foreign nationals and have 80 points or more in the points calculation prescribed for HSP

2 Those who have continuously resided in Japan for more than one year and have a score of 80 points or more based on the points calculation stipulated in the Ministerial Ordinance for HSP, based on the points one year before the date of application for permanent residence permission.

Feel free to ask anything！

See you in Japan.

VISA FOR JAPAN

27/05/2025

Hello everyone!
How are you?

In principle, the residency requirement requires that you have resided in Japan for more than 10 years.
However, there are exceptions to this requirement.
If you fall under any of the following categories and apply for permanent residence, the period of stay required for residency will be reduced.

【The spouse of a Japanese national, permanent resident, or special permanent resident】
If you have been in a substantial married life for more than three years and have continuously resided in Japan for more than one year, you will meet the residency requirement.

【Children of Japanese nationals, permanent residents, and special permanent residents】
If you have continuously resided in Japan for more than one year, you will meet the residency requirement.

【Long-term resident】
If you have resided in Japan for more than five years, you will meet the residency requirement.

【Those who have been recognised as refugees】
If you have been residing in Japan for more than five consecutive years after receiving the certification, you will meet the residency requirement.

Please check the next post regarding the special provision for Highly Skilled Professionals.

Feel free to ask anything!

See you in Japan.

VISA FOR JAPAN

26/05/2025

Hello everyone!
I hope you are well.

Please note that if you leave Japan multiple times while residing in Japan on a work visa, the count towards your "10 or more continuous years of residence" requirement may be reset.

If you leave the country for more than 90 days at a time, or for more than 180 days in a year, and you cannot provide a reasonable reason, it is believed that your application for permanent residence will be adversely affected.

The term "continuously" also refers to the condition in which one's residence status continues without interruption.

Please note that if you leave Japan without obtaining re-entry permission, or if your re-entry permission expires while you are overseas, your status of residence will be considered lost, and you will not be considered to be continuing to reside in Japan.

Feel free to ask anything!

See you in Japan

VISA FOR JAPAN