For a Safe New Year's Eve! Year-end "Application for Renewal of Permission" rush measures as the expiration date of your stay is approaching.

For foreign nationals whose period of stay (visa expiration date) is approaching during the New Year's holiday period or soon after the New Year, this presentation will explain the cautions for rush requests for "application for permission to extend period of stay" and the importance of deadline management by an administrative scrivener.

⏱️Risks of last-minute deadline applications

Although it is possible to apply for an extension of stay three months prior to the expiration date, many people find themselves waiting until the last minute before the end of the year due to busy schedules and delays in preparing documents.

What you need to know for the last business day of the year

1. Long-term closure of the immigration office: The Immigration Office will be closed for a long holiday from around December 28 to January 4. If your period of stay overlaps with or immediately follows this holiday period, you may not be able to complete your application before the end of the year.Absolutely necessary.
2. Risk of non-acceptance due to deficiencies: If the application is filed before the deadline and the documents are even slightly incomplete, the immigration office willrejection (of an application)If the application is rejected before the end of the year, the applicant will not be able to reapply until after the new year. If the application is rejected before the end of the year, the applicant will not be able to reapply until after the new year, and in the worst case scenario, will risk becoming an illegal alien.
3. Delayed cooperation of companies: If there is a delay in the preparation of the certificate of employment and business documents to be prepared by the company, the application itself will be overdue for the year.

Prompt response by administrative scriveners

For requests made just before the year-end deadline, the administrative scrivener will work backwards to obtain the necessary information from the client, prepare the documents, and submit them to the Immigration Bureau.Second-by-second control of the systemIt is necessary to do so. Our firm will take great care to help you start the new year with peace of mind, including prompt document checks and the use of online applications.