Application for your certificate of eligibility

The necessary procedure to live in Japan

Today, many foreigners live, work and go to school in Japan. Probably, many other foreigners want to live in Japan in the future.

They need to fall under into one of 27 sorts of eligibility prescribed by the Immigration-Control and Refugee-Recognition Act.

The 27 sorts of eligibility are classified into the following 3 groups approximately.

People who can work freely, for example, “Permanent Resident”, “Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident”.
People who can work in the range allowed by Regional Immigration Bureau, for example, “Artist”, “Engineer”, and “Specialist in Humanities/International service”.
People who can’t work in principle, for example, “College Student” and “Dependent”.

The necessary papers for the certificate of eligibility

You must submit the application for the certificate of eligibility to Regional Immigration Bureau, Ministry of Justice. You are also asked for the following papers besides the application for the certificate of eligibility, your passport and photo.

in case of a working visa, an employment contract and a certificate of the registration of the company for example.
in case of a student visa, the entrance admission and Letter of Guarantee, for example.

Regional Immigration Bureau issue the certificate of eligibility through the synthetic examination of these papers. You are asked to attach these many certificates of the contents in the application form for the acceptance.

Our support for your certificate of eligibility

We can help many foreigners like you with the complicated procedure.

Advice on necessary papers for the certificate of eligibility
Necessary papers differ with the sorts of eligibility. We judge whether your conditions fall under the requirements of the Immigration-Control and Refugee-Recognition Act and advise on necessary papers individually.
Agent for the application
When you apply for the certificate, you have to go to the office of Regional Immigration Bureau. It may be difficult for you to do this by yourself, because you have to follow the complicated procedure in Japanese and be absent from work.

Fees of permission application

You have to pay fee on the following applications.

(1) Fees to Immigration Bureau

1. Permission to change status of residence Permission to extend period of stay	¥4,000
2. Permanent residency	¥8,000
3. Re-entry permission single re-entry multiple re-entry	¥3,000 ¥6,000
4. Certificate of Qualification to Work	¥680

(2) Fees to our service

They depend on your conditions and type of application.

1. Application for certificate of eligibility	¥86,400～
2. Application for Permission to change status of residence	¥86,400～
3. Application for Permission to extend period of stay	¥32,400～
4. Application for Permanent Residence	¥105,000～
5. Application for Naturalization	¥210,000～
6. Consultation fee	¥5,250/matter

The fees listed above include tax. The price may change depending on revision of Tax Law.