Immigration Information Center
The Japanese Ministry of Justice’s Immigration Information Center is the best place to call for all immigration related issues. It’s located in Tokyo inside the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau, but you can call them from anywhere in Japan (or, presumably, from outside Japan). The staff there speak a variety of foreign languages.
Their phone number is (03) 5796-7112, and they’re open from 9am till 4pm, Monday to Friday. They have a lunch hour from noon to 1pm. According to the website, the services they offer are
- Guidance on procedures to apply for entry permission for spouses, employees and others.
- Guidance on procedures for acquiring or changing status of residence and extending periods of stay.
- Guidance on alien registration procedures.
- Guidance on various documents required for applications.
- Guidance on general immigration matters.
There are other Immigration Information Centres throughout Japan — see the Ministry of Justice’s list of immigration offices throughout Japan.
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please help me sa case ko.first time kong pumunta ng japan nun 1993 hinde ko real name ang gamit ko underage pa ko nun nakapag extend pa ko ng visa bago nagtnt after 3yrs.umuwi ako at nagpakasal sa pilipino.2yrs. na ko dito sa pinas ng maisipan ko uling bumalik sa japan as entertainer uli.nakapasok uli ako sa japan at 1mos.palang tumakas uli ako inabot ako ng 6yrs.bago uli ako umuwi ng pinas.ngayon at the age of 35 balak ko uling bumalik sa japan as entertainer uli gamit na ang surname ng husband ko.my problem is kung babalik ba ko hinde na ba makikita yung dati kong record?wala kong ginawang masama sa japan sumuko ako ng ayos sa immigration.thanks.
gudpm po..2x po ako nkblik sa japan..ung unang alis ko po tunay ko pong pangalng ang ginamit ko..pero nung 2nd na alis ko po ay hindi po sa akin..ang problema ko po itong 2nd alis ko nagkaroon po kmi ng isang ank ng isang japanese kso my asawa n po ung hapon kso wala p clng ank ng asawa nya. ..alm ng hapon na my ank kmi..mag2 bwn akong buntis ng umuwi ako d2 sa pilipinas nung una tmtwg p xa pero bgo ako mangank e di n sya tmtwag sa akin hanggang ngaun.ilng beses ko n po xa kinontak pero di tlg xa sumasgot..alm ko po n alm nya sa sarili nya na ank nya ang dinadala ko at alm ko rin na sya ang ama ng ank ko willing ako magpa DNA kng kinakailangan..pano po ba ang g2win ko kc gsto ko kilalanin nya ang ank ko bgyan ng khit konting suporta at magkaroon ng pagkakataon na mgkita cla.kc hindi ko n alm kng pano ko bubuhayin ang ank ko at di ko alm san kukuha ng panggatas..pano ko po ba mailalaban ang karapatan ng ank ko kng gnung di ko po kayang patunayan na nasa japan nga ako ng panahon iyon dahil sa hindi totoong pangalan ang ginamit ko,pero kya ko pong ptunayan sa mga pctures at video naming 2.ntatakot din po kc ako na baka makasuhan ako sa paggamit ng peke pangalan pero di ko naman po gnusto n gumamit ng ibang pangalan..pcenxa n po kau.sana po ay matulungan nyo po ako..maraming salamat po.
gudpm po..san ko po b mlalaman ang ksagutan sa problema ko..salamt po.
Good Day,This is Jackylou Montanez Live here in Pasay Manila Philippines, I just want to complain about my ex boyfriend Take Hiro Miwa,I want him not to enter Philippines anymore,because of not supporting his daughter Angela Yuriko Miwa 2 years old,The last time he give help was two years ago,I’ll try to ask help for his daughter every time his daughter got sick,but it seems that he don’t care and he don’t really want to help anymore,It really hurt my feeling that he can still come here in Philippines and have a vacation,I am doing this maybe he can do this again to other Pilipina,and I am asking if the Japaness Embassy can help me,Because I am still a working student..Please email me if there is any answer jackyloumontanez@yahoo.com
Thank you…
i want to report a overstaying filipina in yokohama japan
2320013 yokohama-shi minami-ku sanno-cho 2-22-17 sanno hyme 2d
czyrine balmeo
1 year 4 months overstaying in yokohama staying with her mother
MGA KABABAYAN,WAG KAYO PAPASOK SA AVANCE CORP.(HAGEN KAISHA) MASYADO MAYABANG YUNG TANTO SAN NA BAKLA DYAN…C BOYET RAMOS!!
MARAMI KC NAKA ADD SA DYARYONG PILIPNO D2 SA JAPAN….HINDI MAGANDA ANG PALAKAD NILA..lahat my bayad pati UNIFORM,SAPATOS,SUMBRERO..MADAYA SILA!!
BOYET RAMOS…..BAKLA!!!!BAKLA!!!! KABIT MO KC LAHAT NG RELIEVER,KAYA KAHIT WALANG GINAGAWA MAS MALAKI PA ANG SAHOD SA MGA TRABAHADOR NA DUGOT PAWIS ANG PAGHIHIRAP SA IMASEN…DI KA DAPAT NAGING TANTO SAN,KC WALA KANG MODO…ANG LAKI PA MAGKALTAS NG AVANCE CORP. NA YAN ng “SHAKAI HOKEN”…halos 4 na lapad /monthly……..PUNYETA KA GINA PANGIT!! SUPLADA MO,KAPANGIT MO NAMAN..HAYOP KA! WALA KANG MANNERS SA TRABAHADOR KUNG MAGSALITA!! WAG NA WAG KAYO PAPASOK SA “AVANCE CORP.” ……D2 sa AICHIKEN AT GIFFU KEN,JAPAN..
i am married to a japanese national(1984)but things didnt work out right so i left japan taking my only son who was only eight yrs old that time..now my son is already married and he lives in japan.i go to japan as a tourist.the last time i was there(may-oct 2007)i applied for a long term visa but unfortunately i was denied.i am still in the koseki tohon of my husband but my husband cannot be of help because he is now residing here in the philippines with another family.he doest have shutoko shomei.is it possible for me to be granted a long term visa?the last time i applied for it,my guarrantor was my son…THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS!!!!
hi, have a goood day…i hope i can get an answer to my questions…..what happened was when she was in japan last year her visa has been expired but still she didnt want to go back to philippines so she decided to stay there with no proper papers then she met a japanese guy when they were planning to get married as in a week before she was caught by the immigration officer and kept her there in the immigration office for about 3months while she was there they got married with her japanese husband but still the japanese immigration sent her back home she was totally distress and dissappointed….then she went back home and married again to the same guy she was married with…they got married in a civil rites and garden wedding…but still waiting for her visa to go back to japan so she can be together with her husband and her husband is doing everything to get her visa as well….i know its gonna be hard for her to get a visa so easily since she was caught by the immigration officer take note not the police they said it is different story if you are caught by the police. My questions is, will she be able to get a japan visa the soonest or does she need to wait for many years to get her visa back? how long will she wait to get a visa? i hope to hear from you the soonest…
respectfully yours,
LCN
hi, have a goood day…i hope i can get an answer to my questions…..its all about my sisters condition…what happened was when she was in japan last year her visa has been expired but still she didnt want to go back to philippines so she decided to stay there with no proper papers then she met a japanese guy when they were planning to get married as in a week before she was caught by the immigration officer and kept her there in the immigration office for about 3months while she was there they got married with her japanese husband but still the japanese immigration sent her back home she was totally distress and dissappointed….then she went back home and married again to the same guy she was married with…they got married in a civil rites and garden wedding…but still waiting for her visa to go back to japan so she can be together with her husband and her husband is doing everything to get her visa as well….i know its gonna be hard for her to get a visa so easily since she was caught by the immigration officer take note not the police they said it is different story if you are caught by the police. My questions is, will she be able to get a japan visa the soonest or does she need to wait for many years to get her visa back? how long will she wait to get a visa? i hope to hear from you the soonest…
respectfully yours,
LCN
Oh! no! What Kind of World Is This? Every time I go out from my House, Spy Camera Is Fallowing me. I don’t know if They are my Bodyguard of My enemies spy. By The Way do I have enemy? I think I don’t have. When I ride train, Train Officer look at me deeply, when I transfer train Someone fallowing me,
while Waiting for train Somebody Chick my Identity. If I said Im foreinger they smile at me, when I said Im from Philippine their Eyes become bigger and bigger. Im came from mountain Side of Philippine so I dnt know any thing.
By the way Who Are they!!!!
JAPAN MY NEW HOME!!!
Japan Is Money, Money, Money !!! Hehehe!! Come to Japan have many Money.
People Around the World Come to Japan to Work because Many Money.
Money Money Money. Im tired to Talk About Money..
Japan Companies Employ foreiners because Chip Salary and After goback to there Country Many Money. But The reality Many Young Japanese and Old Japanese are Homeless and Stress because no more Money. They have Job but no Money because they have to pay many. But forienger are lucky we get their money so our family are Happy happy.
Me Also Im tired For this Economic situation of Different Countries.
In Philippine today, One Work one Spone of rice. A Baby has not yet born are homeless, Mother have no food, no Job because no job available, No house because Their land Before are owned by Capitalist.
Others are Under ODA Development Project. Do the Filipinos In Manila go down to Mindanao need ODA Project? Do you need Modernization or Family Happy together?
MOst of the Filippinos go Abroad to work Illegal entery or legal entry because they really no hope for the Philippine Economy ither Going High or going low they still want to go Abroad.
Many Filipinos are Trying to Abroad even Overstay ( Catch me If You Can ) as they say. If your not Catch your Lucky, If You Catch, Its Your Bad Day.
Japan Immigration Is Already Have Straggle to Solve this Problem but for me this cannot be solve unless the Philippine Government and Capitalist bring back their lands to the Thousands of Filipinos citizen who lost their lands and force to sale their lands.
I have I dream to Promute and Develop The Image of Filippinos In Japan.
But Im Alone, every body come to work which is I deeply understand.
By the Way Im not Interesting About Overstay In Japan Because its their well and not their well.
I only Enteristing for they Filipino-Japanese Children In Japan. parent are devorce and they soffered.
I just Open this site and Many Problem are sleeping.
Hope all of us work together and dont blimb each other. no once fault. it a reality.. may be…
Is there a Complain Section In Philippine Embassy in Japan?
I hope they can Help us.
good night
we are both filipino at dito kami kinasal sa japan , pede ba kaming mag file
nang annulment sa philippine embassy tokyo?
hi!i have to ask something!im overstay and i have a child with a japanese man and we stay together,but we are not married yet, because of the papers in philippines is too late,my baby was also registering at the japan city hall,can i have a visa?immigration can deport me to go back to my country? iwhat should i do first?can you help me?thank you so much! Sincerly yours,
good morning poh,.. nais ko po sanang humingi ng tulong sa inyo,.. kasi poh meron poh akong anak na lalaki 3 years old na poh siya japanese poh ang tatay,.. nagkakilala poh kami sa japan,.. entertainer poh kasi ako dati,.. umuwi poh akong buntis almost 2 months na poh nung umuwi poh ako ng pilipinas,.. iba pong gamit kong pangalan bigay po ng promotion at pinabayad sa amin ng mahal,.. ayaw ko naman pong talagang gamitin yun at alam ko pong bawal,.. pero po sa hirap ng buhay namin kaya po akong nagtrabaho sa japan,..
ngayon po na buntis ako umuwi po ako sa japan,.. hindi ko po pinaglaban kasi po nalaman ko po na may asawa siyang pilipina at may anak,.. mas ninais ko nalang pong umuwi nalang pero mali po pala ang desisyon ko,.. dahil po ang anak ko po ang lalong nahirapan,.. akala ko po kasi kaya ko,.. hindi poh pala,.. ni hindi pa poh na ka rehisto ang anak ko po dahil po sa wala akong mailagay na tatay niya,.. ni hindi ko pa siya na pa binyagan ng legal dahil wala pa pong birth certificate,.. hirap po talaga kami ng anak ko,.. sana poh makapunta poh kami ng anak ko sa japan at makilala man lang ang ama ng anak ko,.. at mabigyan po ng pangalan,.. at mabigyan ng pagkakatahon na makapag trabaho npo sa japan,.. alam ko na kinalimutan na ako ng ama ng anak ko kayat ni hindi ko na siya makontak,.. nagwowork poh siya sa adachi ku japan,.. malapit poh sa tren deretso pangalan po ng club nya BLUE CHATEAU,.. tencho po siya dun,.. ang pangalan poh ay SUDA,.. ito po ang number nya 00819012551714,.. payag poh akong mag pa DNA para poh malaman nyan,,,
salamat poh sa pakikinig nyo,.. umaasa poh ako na magkaroon poh ng karapatan ang anak ko sa kanyang ama,..
i want to report an overstaying filipina in japan , i hope its not to late for she will be marrying an old japanese man to negate her offense , her name is joserlyn tuico , she’s in tokyo japan working in night club.Please work it out sooner
How can I report an overstaying filipno in Japan? He left the Philippines w/ debt and now a TNT for almost 3 yrs now.
hi bennet
im married to a japanese citizen and now my japanese husband is applying for COE, how long will it tako to obtain a COE? is it possible for me to go to japan when i get my COE?
to those na ngrereport ng mga filipino overstaying in japan leave them alone. hindi rin naman madali para sakanila mag overstay sa japan. hayaan nyo nalang sila, kawawa naman family nila kng irereport nyo lang. kapwa tayo filipino dapat nga nagtutulungan tayo hindi nagsisiraan.
My wife has applied for dependent visa about 5 weeks before. How long it takes for decision i am getting eligibility or not?