Immigration Visa Procedure in Japan

Foreign nationals who enter Japan on a work visa or student visa or family spouse visa may extend or renew their visa when the permitted duration is about to expire. In short, this is a visa extension. The valid period used to be 1 or 3 years, however, from 9th July 2012 July 9, a period of 5 years may be allowed. If you are approved as a Highly Skilled Foreign Professional, your Resident Card would show a 5 year period straight away in most cases. To extend your visa, an application should be made, about 3 months before the visa expiry date, to the Immigration Bureau of Japan. You may ask for duration longer than the previous one, but it may be rejected. If you changed your job during the current visa period, you have to check whether you may stay in Japan under the same visa..

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