在留期間更新許可申請 (Visa Renewal): Timing, Documents, Fees and the 特例期間
When to file (from 3 months before expiry), documents by status, fees revised from October 2026, processing time, the 特例期間 and online applications.
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Guides and self-checks for Japan's residence, tax and social insurance procedures
We turn the official rules of the Immigration Services Agency, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the National Tax Agency and others into guides and self-check tools, explaining what to prepare, when to apply and where to go. Every item links to the official source and shows when it was last verified.
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Based on 法務省's Nationality Q&A and the 国籍法: the six general conditions for 帰化, simplified naturalization, where to apply, documents and the process.
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