Updated for the October 2026 fees & new residence cards
Japan visa forms,
in plain English.
Answer simple questions in plain English. Get the official immigration form filled in perfect Japanese — with your checklist, deadline and office.
- Free
- No passwords
- Your data stays on your phone
Renewal checker
Enter your expiry date to see your filing window.
You read English. Immigration reads Japanese.
English
What is your nationality?
申請書 · Japanese form
Built for the real problems
10 headaches, solved.
Forms are only in Japanese
Every question in plain English (or Japanese). The PDF comes out in correct, official Japanese.
Not sure which form you need
Pick your situation — “I want to renew my visa” — and we choose the right official form.
Confusing fields like 経費支弁者
Plain-language help and a worked example on every tricky question.
Paying ¥40,000–60,000 for help
Free. You prepare your own application, exactly as the law expects.
Typing the same details again and again
Enter once, reuse on every form. Scan your residence card or passport to fill it in seconds.
A missing paper means a second trip
A personal checklist built from your answers: what to bring, what your school or employer prepares.
Missing the deadline
See exactly when your window opens and closes, and add reminders to your calendar.
Going to the wrong office
We find the immigration office for your address — with the online option when you can skip the line.
Photo booth costs and wrong sizes
Take a selfie — we crop it to 4 × 3 cm and print it right in the form's photo box.
Worried about sharing passport data
Your answers never leave your phone — no server storage, scans read on your device. Sign-in is just Google or an email code.
Four steps. About ten minutes.
- 01
Pick your situation
“Renew my student visa”, “Work part-time”…
- 02
Answer or scan
One question per screen, with help. Scan your card to skip typing.
- 03
Watch it fill in
A live preview of the real Japanese form shows each answer land in place.
- 04
Print, sign, submit
Download the PDF with your checklist, deadline reminders and office.
The real form. Filled correctly.
We write on the official Ministry of Justice PDF: circles for 男・女 and 有・無, ticks in the right boxes, dates split into 年 月 日, your hourly wage converted to the monthly amount the form asks for.
Try the part-time permission form
Documents you can fill today
- 在留期間更新許可申請書（留学）Student visa renewalExtend your Student status of residence. Apply from 3 months before it ends.Start my form
- 在留期間更新許可申請書（技術・人文知識・国際業務 等）Work visa renewalExtend Engineer/Humanities/International Services, Skilled Labor, Nursing Care or Researcher status.Start my form
- 資格外活動許可申請書Part-time work permissionStudents and dependents need this before any paid part-time job (up to 28 hours a week).Start my form
For schools & companies
Never miss a student's or employee's visa expiry.
A deadline dashboard for schools and companies. People fill their own forms — compliant with the 2026 Administrative Scriveners Act.
Questions
Is it really free? What's the catch?
Yes. Filling and downloading your form is free for individuals. We plan to offer paid tools for schools and companies to track deadlines — never to sell your data, which we don't have.
Is this legal? Isn't this the job of a 行政書士?
You are the applicant and you fill in your own form — like using tax software. We don't prepare or submit documents on anyone's behalf. For complex cases (past refusals, criminal records, change of status), talk to a licensed 行政書士 or lawyer.
Do you see or store my passport details?
No. Answers are saved only in your browser (you can switch this off or delete everything). The PDF is created on your phone. Our security settings technically block the page from sending your data anywhere.
Will immigration accept a printed form?
Yes — we fill the official Ministry of Justice template, the same PDF you would download from their website. You sign and date it by hand.
What about the 2026 fee increase and new residence cards?
Built in. From 1 Oct 2026 the renewal fee depends on the period granted (¥10,000–¥75,000). Cards issued from 14 June 2026 no longer print the period of stay — we tell you where to find it.