Japan Hikes Visa Renewal and Permanent Residency Fees From October 1
Permanent residency now costs 200,000 yen, while reduced rates remain available for applicants facing severe financial hardship or humanitarian concerns.
- Japan hiked fees for foreign nationals seeking to change or renew residency status on Thursday, Oct 1, with permanent residency costs jumping 20-fold to 200,000 yen .
- Following a revision to Japan's immigration and refugee law in May, the government implemented these changes, citing rising costs for visa screening as the primary driver.
- Triggering a last-minute rush, long lines formed at immigration offices earlier this week as applicants sought to avoid the new rates; about 350 people waited at the Osaka Regional Immigration Services Bureau on Tuesday.
- New fees range from 10,000 yen for stays of three months or less to 75,000 yen for five years or more, though authorities set reduced rates of 20,000 yen for permanent residency applicants facing severe financial hardship.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who prioritizes managing immigration, noted the government aims to ensure policies are "orderly" as Japan's foreign population grows; tighter Japanese-language and income requirements begin next April.
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Japan is sharply increasing the costs for a permanent residence permit for foreigners. As of today, applicants will pay 200,000 yen, equivalent to about 1,270 euros. Previously, this was 10,000 yen. This makes the increase twenty times larger.
Japan Raises Residency Fees For Foreign Nationals By Twenty-Fold
Japan is making permanent residency far more expensive for foreigners, and the jump is hard to miss. The fee has risen 20-fold to 200,000 yen ($1,270), while applicants also face tougher financial, pension and language requirements. The changes have already created a scramble. Long queues formed at immigration offices as applicants rushed to beat the… Continue reading Japan Raises Residency Fees For Foreign Nationals By Twenty-Fold
It has not been raised for a long time, moreover, there are more and more concerns about immigrants in the country, while the number of immigrants from abroad is already over 4 million.
Japan is increasing residence fees for foreigners by 20 times! Japan, Thursday, began applying new residence fees for foreigners, raising the cost of applying for permanent residence to 200,000 yen, or $1280 compared to 10,000 yen previously...
(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Do-yeon = The fee that foreigners must pay when applying for permanent residency in Japan has increased 20-fold starting from the 1st.
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