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.
#Residence procedures
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Common procedures such as visa renewal, permanent residency, naturalization, tax and pension, with official sources and last-verified dates.
Before Applying for Permanent Residency: A Checklist of Tax, Pension and Health Insurance Payment Records
Per the 出入国在留管理庁 guidelines and document list: resident and national tax certificates, pension and health insurance records, and on-time payment rules to check.
#Permanent residency#Tax#PensionBasic Conditions for Naturalization in Japan: The Six Requirements of Article 5 of the 国籍法 and the Application Process
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.
#NaturalizationThe 「所属機関に関する届出」 Within 14 Days of Changing Jobs: Who, How, and Notes for Extension
Work-visa holders who change jobs, leave a job, or whose employer renames or moves must notify 出入国在留管理庁 within 14 days: who, how, penalties, extension notes.
#Residence procedures#Labor & employment#Engineer/HumanitiesNew 経営・管理 (Business Manager) Visa Standards: 30 Million Yen Capital, Employment and Japanese Language Requirements
From October 16, 2025, the 経営・管理 standards changed: capital, full-time staff, Japanese, background and business plan requirements, plus transitional measures.
#Business ManagerHow 育成就労 Differs from 技能実習: Transfers, Japanese Language Requirements and Transitional Measures
育成就労 replaces 技能実習 on April 1, 2027. A comparison of purpose, transfer conditions, Japanese requirements, the link to 特定技能1号 and transitional measures.
#育成就労 (Skill Development)#特定技能 (Specified Skilled Worker)#Labor & employmentConsequences of Unpaid 国民年金 and 国民健康保険: Demand Letters, Late Charges, Exemptions and Residence Examinations
Foreign residents' duty to join 国民年金 and 国民健康保険; demands, late charges and seizure; 免除・納付猶予・学生納付特例 and 追納; and 出入国在留管理庁's official statements on payment.
#Pension#Health insurance住民税 and 確定申告: Taxation Rules, Who Must File, and Dependent Deduction Requirements for Relatives Abroad
Resident tax based on your Jan 1 address and prior-year income, collection methods, who files a tax return and when, deductions for relatives abroad, 納税管理人.
#Tax在留カード Validity Renewal and Notifications: Moving, Name Changes, Loss and the 特定在留カード
Card validity (永住者, 高度専門職2号, minors), renewal timing, 14-day address notice after moving, detail changes, reissue after loss, and the 特定在留カード from June 2026.
#Residence procedures#マイナンバー (My Number)Before Leaving Japan: The Difference Between みなし再入国許可 and 再入国許可, and How to Apply
Back within 1 year: use the みなし再入国許可. Longer: get a 再入国許可 in advance (up to 5 years). Conditions, fees, expiry risks abroad, notes for Permanent Residents.
#Residence procedures#Permanent residency証明書 (Certificates) for Renewal and Permanent Residency: 課税・納税証明書, 住民票, Pension Records
Certificates most used for 在留期間更新 and 永住申請: 住民税 and 国税 certificates, 住民票の写し, pension and health insurance records, 源泉徴収票, 在職証明書: where, how, cost, when.
#Residence procedures#Permanent residency#Tax#Pension#Health insuranceHow to Use the 在留申請オンラインシステム: Procedures You Can File Online, Conditions and Preparation
Based on the 出入国在留管理庁's official explanations: conditions for foreign nationals filing renewals, changes and more themselves through the 在留申請オンラインシステム, procedures not available online, preparation, attachment requirements and common misconceptions.
#Residence procedures#マイナンバー (My Number)