Guides

• Japan PR requirements in 2026 and what 31 March 2027 means

  Which ISA guideline applies by filing date, residence periods and review windows by route, the late-payment rule, the ¥200,000 fee and April 2027 factors.

• Late pension payments and Japan PR: reading your ねんきんネット record

  国民年金 is due by the end of the following month. ISA's pension window by route, the job-gap trap, exemptions, paying old months, and reading ねんきんネット.

• Resident tax installments: which receipts prove on-time payment

  住民税 deadlines come from your own 納税通知書. Closed-day shifts, the job-change trap, the receipts ISA accepts, and why a 納税証明書 alone may not prove timing.

• Japan PR self-check sheet: the 7 questions and evidence for each

  ISA's セルフチェックシート for permanent residence: each question in the official Japanese, what it means, the review windows, and the documents behind a 'Yes'.

• How to get 課税証明書 and 納税証明書 by mail for Japan PR

  How many years of 住民税 certificates ISA wants per route, which city issues each year, what a mail request needs (定額小為替 +¥200 each) and how to get その3.

• Japan PR after refusal (不許可): the reason and re-applying

  After a PR refusal: ask for the reason, pay what is unpaid, work out when late payments leave ISA's review window, then pick a date vs 31 March 2027.

• HSP 70/80 points: the fast path to Japan PR and review windows

  PR after 3 years with 70+ points, or 1 year with 80+ or J-Skip: the exact conditions, 3- and 1-year payment windows, period of stay and April 2027.

• Spouse visa to Japan PR: 3 years married, 1 in Japan — then 2027

  Spouse of a Japanese or PR: 3 years married and 1 in Japan if you file by 31 March 2027, then 5 and 3 years. Review windows, fee and the 3-year visa rule.