Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau

If you’re in Tokyo, you will be dealing with the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau office. This is place you go to pick up and deliver forms and get those all-important stamps in your passport. Unfortunately it’s in Shinagawa, not near the station, which is very inconvenient unless you actually live nearby. The Immigration Information Center inside the Bureau has a useful telephone help line though.

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They have staff speaking a variety of languages. Every time I phoned, I got an English speaker, and of course they also have Korean, Chinese and several others. However, while the information staff tend to be multilingual, many of the people who actually process your forms speak Japanese only. If possible, take a Japanese speaker to help. It’s not essential though — I managed all right by myself, so it can’t be too hard.

If you’re not near Tokyo,you’ll have to find your own local Regional Immigration Bureau. The Ministry of Justice has a list of immigration offices throughout Japan.

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  1. 72
    soling baloran said (10 December 2009 at 3:52 pm)

    do i have a chance to get a spouse visa?i overstayed in japan and surrendered in my hometown philippines and going to marry a japanese after my penalty..i used other papers upon entering and when i exit from japan..and now im goin to use my real name..pls,reply..

  2. 73
    ayie miyazaki said (12 December 2009 at 10:59 am)

    ang immigration officers sa japan parang butete narin ayaw nang kumilos baka lumiit ang tyan!!!! kawawa nman yung mga nagsusumbong!!!

  3. 74
    Nimmi said (2 January 2010 at 6:41 pm)

    I wants to know some information. I and my husband worked japan as a overstay persons. we catched by the immigration 3 years and 6 months ago. Now my husband is a businessman and he imported goods from japan genuinely. Now If he apply business visa for 2 weeks, can he get it? How long he must stay his country as the rules?

  4. 75
    mark angelo said (8 January 2010 at 6:17 pm)

    please check Mrs. Corazon Bringino Yamaoka, for carrying fake documents. Corazon is married in japanese Mr. Yamaoka and they have son named Toshiyuki Yamaoka. Mrs. Corazon abandoned and having affair to named Yasukazu Moromizato lived in Nakakasai Edogawa ku 7-21-20 Tokyo Odogawa Mansion 301 Japan. telephone number 00819011207194. And Mr. Yamaoka and their lived in Chibaken Ichikawa shi Gyotoku Sakae Koppo 103 Japan.

  5. 76
    zayuri said (14 January 2010 at 11:37 pm)

    Ohayo,ask ko lng po if mahirap po bng sumuko ngaun? 5yrs. na po ako d2 sa japan at gusto kna po umuwi na.pls. tell me more information kung paano sumuko at kung my chance po b na makulong ako? dpo 22ong name ko ung pinasok ko d2 at plano ko po ung name ko talaga ang isusuko sa pg uwi. pls.help me po! thanks

  6. 77
    Mr.Kamil said (15 January 2010 at 10:19 pm)

    Dear Sir/Madam

    I am from sri lanka,I am living in srilanka,I am stayed Japan 4years before.at the time Overstay (period 2000-2005).I can apply to japan tourist visa this time.So,kindly request please tell me,can me apply to japan visa.
    awaiting for your reply
    Thanks
    kamil

  7. 78
    Mayu said (8 February 2010 at 4:51 pm)

    Hi, I’m actually quite worried now. I went to Japan in June and Nov 2009, staying 2 weeks and 2 months each. I’m scheduled to go back to Japan in March, but i was told i’m only allowed to enter Japan 2 times in 6 months, anyone frequent flyer to Japan, is there such a rule?

  8. 79
    irete said (6 March 2010 at 8:52 am)

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  9. 80
    lorelei said (17 March 2010 at 11:08 pm)

    ohayo…gusto ko pongitanong regarding sa case ko napadeport po ako as overstay ng 10years sa japan.dun narin po ako nanganak.nagyun nalaman ko na may bagong bats na lumabas sa lahat ng babaing may anak at nagaaral sa skul at nagoverstay ng 10yrs mahigit ay mabibigyan ng bisa kasi ganun nagyari sa friend ko na nagapply yr 2009 at nabigyan sila ng special permit visa.panu po kaya yung tulad sakin na napadeport pero almost 10 years na nagoverstay ala bang ibang chance na mabigyan ako at anak ko ng special permit na makabalik.at after 5years bang penalty kapag nagapply ako after 5years sigurado ba akong makakapasok sa japan at anak ko kasi may magulang ako sa japan na asawa ng hapon at anung papeles ang kailangan.sana po may sumasgot sa mga katanungan ko

  10. 81
    Mukesh Singh Dangol said (21 March 2010 at 7:25 pm)

    hi,
    I have applied on ISI japanese language school of tokyo for the april,but i was rejected.there was nothing wrong with my document.i have even pass NAT test.so please i humbally request u to tell me the reason why i was rejected.i will be waiting for your reply.

  11. 82
    ami said (12 May 2010 at 10:14 am)

    ohayo, nag invite po ako ng kamag anak ko nung year 2007,sadly she run away from me,may i ask kung me penalty po ba yun,kasi always deny mother ko sa pag aapply nya ng visa nya,at kung meron po ilang taon po ba pwede uling mag invite pls i will be waiting for yours response… thank you…

  12. 83
    mary grace nakayama said (2 June 2010 at 3:36 pm)

    儀祖結婚の事何ですけど。EVANGELINE DELA CRUZ MAEDA て言う 人何です。今子供いる何ですでも結婚したの人の子じゃないです。別の男の人の子供です。それで結婚した男は今REKONしゃった。母子かってと生活保護 ずっともっらてる、子供の実の父さんにもお金もっらてる、TOKYOでずっと仕事してる。でもここ群馬県生活保護と母子糧もっらてる。役場ばれないよに。TOKYOで仕事HOSTESSしてる。何でIMMITATION KEKKONつかまってないですか。子供は前田の子じゃないから。何でDOUBLE ,TRIPPLE,2倍、3倍、お金国からもらってる、。さぎじゃないですか。日本国この人EVANGELINE DELA CRUZ MAEDA.だました です。はやくつかまってください。ずっと日本人だました子の人です。
    ADRRESS:群馬県邑楽郡西小泉5-12-9メゾン・ド・ファミール 
              370-0517
    NAME: EVANGELINE DELA CRUZ MAEDA

  13. 84
    aneka_711 said (8 July 2010 at 4:49 pm)

    i want to inform that theres a two overstayed live in partner stay in san sukai-3 mansion 1 anegasaki 984-1 ichihara shi chiba ;they stay longer as tnt with in 20 years over whats your action about this two tnt’

  14. 85
    aneka_711 said (8 July 2010 at 4:55 pm)

    japan innigration check the mansion 1 san sukai 984-1 anegasaki ichihara shi chiba ken;two person overstayed;name JOSE PLACIO AND RICA FLORES Immetation name; both live in partner

  15. 86
    founder_at66 said (11 July 2010 at 5:09 pm)

    pls catch rica flores and jose placio at san sukai-3 mansion207 anegasaki 984-1 they are both tnt or overstay

  16. 87
    christina gamao said (16 July 2010 at 2:47 am)

    JENIFER/JENNIFER MATIAS… Using fictious name… double entry to work and married. Real name in the PHILIPPINES is CHRISNA LUZ CARILLO.who’d been ayear of come and go, and come and back in japan to Philippines using different name. What is the standard policy of Japan Immigration of not catching this malicious mis behavior of all Phil nationality.CHRISNA LUZ CARILLO alas ” JENIFER MATIAS had been married to a japanese to get visa and work there. Picture to watched these at IMMIGRATION OFFICES IN JAPAN:

  17. 88
    sunny said (20 July 2010 at 3:42 pm)

    dear sir
    i was in japan before i was send back to my country nepal by antronio
    i say the truth u can catch 60 people in the meat factory i dont know the name of the company? but it is near by sinagawa station left side is way to immigration and right is to meat factory they r working in naijo if u go at morning u can catch 60 people who dont have visa and working overthere
    plz catch them

    sunny

  18. 89
    regie lapid said (26 July 2010 at 2:52 am)

    We are reporting these, for the reason … That one individual goes to any country would not have a very tiny nor small one looking for a filipina/ filipino! and not all be punished by law by only certain individual who wants fame, materials and money!It is unfair to any body who has very clean work there in Japan, with all good supporting documents becomes one of those who had been staying for a long time doing monkey business!

  19. 90
    MARGIE ROLDAN said (13 August 2010 at 4:50 pm)

    MAGPAPAKASAL ANG ASAWA KO NA SI RETURNO ROLDAN JR. KAY SONIA HERNANDES TAKAHIRA,PEPEKEIN NILA ANG PAPEL KO PAPALABASIN NILA NA PATAY NA AKO PARA MAKASAL SILA WAG NYO PO PAYAGAN NA MABIGYAN ANG VISA ANG ASAWA KO DAHIL KASAL KAMI NYAN AT BUHAY NA BUHAY AKO IMMIGRATION OFFICER OR JAPAN CONSULATE PLEASE DONT GIVE VISA TO MY HUSBAND RETURNO ROLDAN JR. ALL PAPERS THAT THEIR USING ARE ALL FAKE…………. PLEASE NOTE THIS

  20. 91
    francis said (24 August 2010 at 1:13 pm)

    please check Mrs. Mae Michelle Balajadia Yanaka for carrying fake documents. Mae Michelle is married in japanese Mr.yanaka Mrs. Mae Michelle lived in ROOM 502 268 UKIGAYA BLDG NEMOTO MATSUDO-SHI CHIBA KEN JAPAN.

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