📝 Visas & Bureaucracy

A Guide to Renewing Your Zairyu (Residence) Card in Japan

2d ago

I've seen a few questions lately about how to renew a Zairyu card, so I put together a guide based on the official information from the Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISA). The process is officially called the "Application for Extension of Period of Stay" (在留期間更新許可申請 - Zairyu Kikan Koshin Kyo

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