Your permanent residence application,
in documents that carry your own words
We support you from checking your documents to writing your statement of reasons.
To apply for permission for permanent residence, you need to show your status of residence, period of stay, work, family, and your payments of taxes, pension and health insurance. You have to gather many documents and also check that the facts in each document match one another.
If writing a statement of reasons in Japanese is difficult, we can work from a draft or notes in your own language and turn them into Japanese that keeps your intentions intact.
Consultations are available in English. Application documents and some explanations may be in Japanese.
Book a first consultationThe contact form is in Japanese, but you may write your inquiry in English.
Do any of these sound familiar?
Having all the documents is not
the same as meeting the requirements
A permanent residence application requires many documents: your certificate of residence (jūminhyō), certificate of taxation, certificate of employment, the application form, a statement of reasons and more.
Collecting them is not enough. Details such as your address, work history, family and income must match across every document, and that needs careful checking.
We put your circumstances
into Japanese the examiner can verify
Your statement of reasons answers three questions.
How have you lived in Japan?
Why do you want to make Japan the base of your life?
How will you live after receiving permanent residence?
What matters most is to put your circumstances into Japanese that the examiner can verify, without contradicting your application form or supporting documents.
From what you think in your own language,
to Japanese that keeps your intentions
We work from a draft or notes written in the language you express yourself best in, using interpretation or translation where needed, and turn them into a Japanese statement of reasons. We check dates, work history, family and income against your application documents, and never add anything you did not say, so the result is easy for the immigration authorities to verify.
Languages
- Japanese
- English
- Chinese (中文)
- Other languages: please ask. Interpretation or translation may be used.
About the 2027 review of permanent residence screening
The draft revision of the guidelines for permanent residence published in August 2026 indicates that, in principle, Japanese language ability equivalent to B1 or above on the Reference Framework for Japanese Language Education, and an understanding of Japan's systems and rules of daily life, will be considered in the review.
The draft is intended to apply, in principle, to applications filed on or after April 1, 2027. However, as of September 19, 2026 it is still a draft, and the final content must be confirmed in the revised guidelines.
What we do
Checking the requirements
- Your current status of residence and period of stay
- A list of the documents you need
- Your tax, pension and health insurance records
- Your residence, work and travel history
Preparing the application
- Interviews with you
- Writing the statement of reasons
- Japanese documents based on drafts in other languages
- Checking consistency across all documents
- Materials to explain individual circumstances
What we care about
We never invent circumstances you did not tell us
We do not add words just because they might help get approval.
We check unfavorable facts too
If you have late tax or social insurance payments, long stays abroad or job changes, we look at them honestly, including when to apply.
We do not guarantee approval
Permission for permanent residence is granted at the discretion of the Minister of Justice. We never say an application will definitely be approved.
From consultation to application
- 01
Free 30-minute consultation
We check your status of residence, residence history, work, family and public obligations.
- 02
Scope of support and a written quote
We sort out the support you need and give you a written quote.
- 03
Contract and a list of the documents you need
After you sign the contract, we tell you which documents to collect.
- 04
Interviews and writing the statement of reasons
We ask about your circumstances and write the statement of reasons.
- 05
Final check of all documents and preparation for your own filing
We check that all the application documents are consistent, and help you prepare to file the application yourself.
- 06
Handling requests for additional documents or questions
After you file, we help you respond to requests for additional documents and questions from immigration.
Fees (estimates)
Fees vary with the difficulty of the case and whether family members apply together. We give you a formal quote at the first consultation.
Who handles your case
Atsumi Hiroyuki, our representative, worked for 24 years as a Japanese national government official, on the side that reviews application documents. He does not add facts you did not tell us. If you have late tax or social insurance payments, long stays abroad or job changes, he does not hide them, and considers them together with you, including when to apply. Consultations are available in Japanese, English and Chinese.
Tokyo Gyoseishoshi Lawyers Association, Registration No. 26082315 ｜ See his profile
Before you ask us
You file the application yourself. We prepare and check the documents.
We do not guarantee approval. Permission for permanent residence is granted at the discretion of the Minister of Justice.
You can talk to us as soon as you start thinking about permanent residence
You do not need all your documents ready. We start from what you know: your current status of residence, years in Japan, work, family, taxes and social insurance.
The contact form is in Japanese, but you may write in English.
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