May 2025
Immigration Service Agency's residence examination processing periodNew!!
The review period for status of residence applications is published monthly on the Immigration Services Agency's website.This is the average number of days it takes to process applications for which the review was completed nationwide that month.Therefore, at Bureau like the Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau, which processes an overwhelmingly larger number of cases than […]
Things to be aware of when hiring Specified Skilled Worker.
If a company that employs Specified Skilled Worker violates laws and regulations in relation to their employment, it may receive guidance and an improvement order from the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.In particular, if an improvement order is received, that fact will be made public.Failure to comply with this improvement order will result in […]
Age restrictions for status of residence of "Student"
The status of residence of "Student" is granted for those attending schools in Japan, not just university.However, please note that, in principle, there are age restrictions for those attending high school, junior high school, or elementary school with a status of residence of "Student", as detailed below. The status of residence of "Student" is also […]
For those who come to consult about status of residence
Some foreigners who come to our office for consultation clearly do not meet the eligibility requirements for status of residence.In such cases, we explain that the application is not accepted because the eligibility requirements are not met.However, some people say, "My friend got it OK, so it should be OK," or "My friend said it […]