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Beware of MyNumber card duration; you must check with your local city/ward office before your MyNumber card expires.

04 Aug, 2025

For non-Japanese residents in Japan on a visa with a set expiration date, the MyNumber card expires on the same date as the Residence Card. (* Visa holders without a …

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Wishing to run your own business in Japan?: BUSINESS MANAGER visa

09 Oct, 2024

This page is for those who are currently living in Japan under FOR-WORK visa, Student visa, Cultural Activities visa or any other NON-WORK visa, and wishing to run your own …

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  • 2026年8月：祝日休業のご案内 HOLIDAY CLOSURE NOTICE for August 2026
    Published on: 2026-07-30
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UPDATES & TIPS

  • Update: New Residence Cards from 14 June 202612 June 2026
  • Amendment of Requirement for a Engineer/Humanties visa status （15APR2026）15 April 2026
  • Request for Disclosure of Documents Submitted to Immigration Office1 April 2026

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VISA OVERVIEW
  • INTRODUCTION
  • WHAT IS VISA STATUS?
  • LIST of VISA STATUS
  • RESIDENCE CARD
  • GRACE/SPECIAL PERIOD
  • REVOCATION of VISA STATUS
- Choose Visa Type
  • HIGHLY SKILLED PROFESSIONAL (HSP)
  • J-Skip HSP
  • BUSINESS MANAGER
  • ENGINEER/SPECIALIST in HUMANITIES/INT’L SERVICES
  • GRADUATES in JAPAN
  • INTRA-COMPANY TRANSFEREE
  • LEGAL/ACCOUNTING SERVICES
  • ARTIST
  • JOURNALIST
  • SKILLED WORKER
  • CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
  • DEPENDENT
  • J-FIND
  • DIGITAL-NOMAD
  • LONG-STAY for SIGHTSEEING
  • SPOUSE/CHILD of JAPANESE
  • LONG-TERM RESIDENT
  • PERMANENT RESIDENT
- Choose Type of Application
  • COE APPLICATION
  • RE-ENTRY PERMIT
  • EXTENSION of PERIOD of STAY (VISA RENEWAL)
  • CHANGE of VISA STATUS
  • PERMISSION to ENGAGE in OTHER ACTIVITY
  • NOTIFICATION REGARDING ORGANIZATION
  • RENEWAL of PR RESIDENCE CARD
CASE STUDY
  • 01. SETTING UP BUSINESS in JAPAN
  • 02. TO WORK in JAPAN
  • 03. JOB HUNTING/BUSINESS STARTUP for STUDENT
  • 04. TO WORK AS A FREELANCE
  • 05. PR APPLICATION based on HSP SCORE
  • 06. SAME-SEX SPOUSE
  • 07. QUITTING JOB
REFERENCE
  • 01. USEFUL LINKS
  • 02. TYPES of BUSINESS OPERATION
  • 03. SETTING UP a BRANCH OFFICE
  • 04. INCORPORATION (KK/GK)
  • 05. MY NUMBER CARD: EXTENSION of EXPIRY DATE
  • 06. RESIDENCE REGISTRATION
  • 07. INKAN REGISTRATION
  • 08. OPENING BANK ACCOUNT
  • 09. LUMP-SUM WITHDRAWAL PAYMENT
  • 10. REFUND of WITHHOLDING TAX after LUMP-SUM WITHDRAWAL PAYMENT
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