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
Guides: Residence procedures
Common procedures such as visa renewal, permanent residency, naturalization, tax and pension, with official sources and last-verified dates.
The 「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/Humanities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)Having a Baby in Japan: Procedures, Childbirth Benefits and the Child's 在留資格
Procedures in order: 妊娠届出 and 妊婦健診 subsidies, 出産育児一時金, 出生届 (14 days), the child's 在留資格取得 (30 days), 児童手当 (15 days), health insurance, 出産手当金 and 育児休業等給付.
#Residence procedures#Health insurance#Labor & employmentProcedures After Getting Married in Japan: 婚姻届, Residence Card, Health Insurance・Pension and 在留資格
Procedures after marrying in Japan: 婚姻届 and the 婚姻要件具備証明書, the 世帯変更届 and 在留カード記載事項変更届出 within 14 days, dependent status in the spouse's health insurance and 国民年金 Category 3, whether a 在留資格 change is needed, and the 配偶者控除.
#Residence procedures#Health insurance#Pension#TaxAfter a Divorce or a Spouse's Death in Japan: 配偶者に関する届出, Pension, Health Insurance and 在留資格
Procedures after a divorce or a spouse's death: 離婚届 and 死亡届, the 配偶者に関する届出 and the switch of pension and health insurance within 14 days, the 6-month rule for revocation of a spouse 在留資格, cases of change to 定住者, and 年金分割 and 児童扶養手当.
#Residence procedures#Pension#Health insuranceLeft Your Job and Haven't Found a New One: 入管 Notification, the 3-Month Rule, Health Insurance, Pension and Unemployment Benefits
Procedures after leaving a job: the 所属機関に関する届出 within 14 days, the rule on cancellation after 3 consecutive months without activity, 任意継続 or 国民健康保険, 国民年金 Category 1 and the 特例免除, 雇用保険 基本手当, and 住民税 and 還付申告.
#Labor & employment#Residence procedures#Health insurance#Pension#TaxLeaving Japan: 在留カード, 転出届, 脱退一時金 and Tax Procedures
Procedures when you decide to leave Japan: 再入国許可 and loss of 在留資格, returning the 在留カード, 転出届, withdrawing from 国民健康保険, 脱退一時金 (claim within 2 years), and 納税管理人 and 準確定申告 for 住民税 and income tax.
#Residence procedures#Pension#TaxProcedures After Moving in Japan: 住居地届出, 転入届, マイナンバーカード and 国民健康保険
Procedures when moving in Japan: the 転入届・転居届 within 14 days (treated as the 住居地届出), the 90-day non-reporting ground for revoking the 在留資格, the 転出届 and online filing through マイナポータル, continued use of the マイナンバーカード, 国民健康保険・国民年金 and 児童手当.
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