Visa Information - Visa for Japan

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

* Kurokawa Office (Toshima-ku, Tokyo)
* Ebisu Visa Support Center (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / Chuo-ku, Osaka)
* SAKURA International Legal Office (Minato-ku, Tokyo)
* Niitsu Legal VISA Office (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
* Nakano Legal Administrative Office (Kita-ku, Osaka-shi)

Visas for living in Japan

*Type of Residence Visas

*Visa Acquisition Procedures and Cautions

*Procedures for Re-newing and Changing Visa, With Some Cautions

*Reentry Procedures

VISA Q&A
*Please Advise me About Reporting Foreign Employment NEW
*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? (2)
* What are the requirements and documents needed to obtain a permanent visa? (1)
* What is the third immigration basic law plan?
* How to obtain Japanese citizenship by the notification procedure
* What is a working holiday?
* What Procedure is Required to be Followed for a Japanese man to Marry a Taiwanese (Chinese) Woman?
* What procedures should I take for the wife of Japanese - Brazilian man?
* What is the foreign language instructor for international culture and exchange?
* How to get a verification document for divorce from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?
* How can I Enable My Wife and Child to Come to Japan?
* What is the Cancellation System for Qualified Stay?
* What is the Revised Immigration Control Law?
* Procedure for Foreign Students to Enter a University in Japan?
* What is the Immigration office procedure to change a job?
* How Can Foreign Students In Japan Stay To Find A Job After Graduation?
* What kind of visa is required to study flower arranging?
* What are the key points of the Immigration Law revision this time?
* Have the visa application forms been changed?
* Investor/Business Manager or Permanent Residence?
* How does the Internship system work?
* Can my sister Work as a Nurse in Japan?
* Will the immigration law be changed again?
* Has it become more difficult for foreign students and pre-college students to get a visa?
* What is the APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC)?
* Tell me about the new policy that eases restrictions for foreign researchers?
* What does the stamp 'Departure Preparation Period' mean?
* What are the procedures to follow when arriving in Japan?
* What visa is necessary to call a legal staff member?
* Is the National Health Insurance System Applicable to Non-Japanese?
* What should I do if my wife's birth date is recorded incorrectly?
* What happens if I forget to renew my 02.11.15 Visa?
* I'd like to live in Japan a while longer, but what's the best way to go about it?
* What should one be aware of when hiring foreigners?
* What's the procedure for marriage between a Japanese and an American?
* How are adoption and visas related?
* What is the procedure to update a Spousal Visa?

Advisor
MIYAKE Takeshi Administrative scrivener Former Counselor at the Information Center of the Tokyo Immigration Bureau	KUROKAWA Koji Immigration Lawyer Overseas Law Firm Training in England and Germany for two years http://homepage3.nifty.com/kurokawa-office