VISA Information
VISA Information
Procedures for Renewing and Changing Visas, And Warnings
When you attend a Japanese school, work in Japan, or marry a Japanese national and begin to live in Japan, you may end up staying in the country for some amount of time. When that happens, you will need to renew your visa. You can apply to renew your visa from two months before your visa expires, so you should apply as soon as possible. People with foreign student visas will need to submit a certificate of school enrollment and a grade report, people with a work visa will need to submit a certificate of employment from the place where they work as well as tax related documents, and people with marriage visas will have to submit documents certifying their status and residency as well as employment and income related documents. All applicants use the same application form, however. Please be aware that you may have to submit other documents other than those mentioned above, depending on the type of visa you have.
When a foreign national graduates from a university and finds employment or gets married to a Japanese national, they will have to apply for a change of visa. Applying for permanent residence is another way of applying for a change of visa. Reviewing applications for a change of visa takes time because it means that the applicant will receive a new visa. When foreign students apply for a work visa, they need to submit a graduation certificate (diploma), an employment contract, and documents like those which clarify the profile of the company or organization that is hiring them and those which clarify the work they are to be engaged in. When a foreign national marries a Japanese national, both parties will need to submit status and residence related documents as well as work and income related documents. When applying for permanent residency, applicants must submit status and residence related documents for both themselves and their spouse, as well as work, income and tax related documents, and documents concerning their guarantors.
