VISA Information
VISA Information
Japanese visa information for foreigners is provided here, as well as Q & A’s regarding permanent visas, working visas, international marriage and naturalization, and Gyoseishoshi lawyers.
Visa Consulting
* Tateda Office (Nakano-shi, Nagano)
* Niitsu Legal VISA Office (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
* Takeuchi Manabu Office (Nakano-ku, Tokyo)
* SAKURA International Legal Office (Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Article: Visa Information
- Types of Residence Visas
- Visa Acquisition Procedures and Warnings
- Procedures for Renewing and Changing Visas
- Re-entry Procedures
Article: VISA Q&A
- How Often can Foreigners Extend their Status of Residence for a Temporary Visitor?
- What will my Visa be After Divorce?
- Cautions with “Cultural Activities” Visa
- Cautions on Applying for a Permanent Visa
- What Should I do to Get Permanent Visa?
- What Should I do to Extend my Stay to Continue Job Hunting?
- Can I Change my Temporary Stay Visa After Arriving in Japan?
- Guidelines Regarding a Change of Visa and Permission for Renewal
- Regarding a Job Offer for a Foreign Student After Graduation
- Regarding Job Hunting After Graduation for a Foreign Student
- About Business Activity for a University Student
- I Want to Hire a Foreigner for my Private Business
- Please Advise me About Reporting Foreign Employment
- Conditions for Naturalization (For Those with a Japanese Spouse)
- Please Give me Some Advice About a Sponsor for a House Maid
- What is the Procedure When I Change my Name?
- I Want to Open a British Pub
- I Want My Parent to Live With Me in Japan
- How can we Obtain Residency Status for our Newly Born Child?
- After Marrying a Japanese Person, do I Need to Change my Residence Status?
- What Kind of Visa Status Can I Obtain After Divorcing my Japanese Spouse?
- What is the procedure for changing a Working Holiday Visa while staying in Japan?
- What procedure should a Japanese-American family follow in order to live in Japan? (Part2)
- What procedure should a Japanese-American family follow in order to live in Japan? (Part1)
- Change of Landing Examination Procedures for Japan
- What do I do if I Lose my Passport Containing my Re-entry Permit in a Foreign Country?
- Please Advise me How to Change a Working Visa to a Student Visa?
- Please Advise me About Permanent Residence in the Case I Obtain a Job After Studying in Japan
- If I change my job, what do I need to be aware of?
- How to start a business in Japan?
- What if a single mother bears a child to a Japanese?
- What should a foreign student do after receiving informal assurance of employment?
- How can I change my nationality from North Korean to South Korean?
- What is the difference between a visa and residency status?
- What are the special permission rules for staying in Japan?
- Procedure for marrying an American
- What if a baby was born in Japan?
- How can a Japanese Filipino invite her husband to Japan?
- Where is the consulting office for foreigners?
- What is foreign registration?
- What is the Refugees Recognition System?
- What is a "No Visa"?
- What procedure is required to be followed to change a Student visa into a Culture/International visa?
- What are the requirements and documents needed to obtain a permanent visa? (Part2)
- What are the requirements and documents needed to obtain a permanent visa? (Part1)


