{"id":1399,"date":"2026-03-22T17:11:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T08:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2026-04-12T13:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:41:50","slug":"latest-visa-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/en\/archives\/1399","title":{"rendered":"Latest Information on Residence Status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-border-box vk_borderBox vk_borderBox-background-transparent is-style-vk_borderBox-style-solid-kado-tit-tab\"><div class=\"vk_borderBox_title_container\"><i class=\"\"><\/i><h4 class=\"vk_borderBox_title\">Tightening of Business Manager Visa Requirements<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"vk_borderBox_body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:31% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Business-Manager-Keiei-Kanri-1024x798.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1405 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Business-Manager-Keiei-Kanri-1024x798.png 1024w, https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Business-Manager-Keiei-Kanri-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Business-Manager-Keiei-Kanri-768x599.png 768w, https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Business-Manager-Keiei-Kanri.png 1203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>\u30fbTightening of Business Manager Visa Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of October 16, 2025, the requirements for obtaining the \u201cBusiness Manager\u201d status of residence have become more stringent. The main changes include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u30fbA minimum capital of 3 million yen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u30fbEmployment of at least one full-time employee who is a Japanese national or permanent resident<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u30fbEvaluation of the business plan by a certified expert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals who obtained the \u201cBusiness Manager\u201d status before October 16, 2025 will also be required to meet these new standards when renewing their status on or after October 16, 2028. For more detailed information, please feel free to contact us.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-border-box vk_borderBox vk_borderBox-background-transparent is-style-vk_borderBox-style-solid-kado-tit-tab\"><div class=\"vk_borderBox_title_container\"><i class=\"\"><\/i><h4 class=\"vk_borderBox_title\">Significant Increase in Residence-Related Fees<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"vk_borderBox_body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-pr-content vk_prContent vk_prContent-layout-imageLeft\"><div class=\"col-sm-6 vk_prContent_colImg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vk_prContent_colImg_image\" src=\"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Genral-Visa-Topics-compressed-by-92.9.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none\"\/><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 vk_prContent_colTxt\"><h3 class=\"vk_prContent_colTxt_title\" style=\"color:\">Significant Increase in Residence-Related Fees<\/h3><p class=\"vk_prContent_colTxt_text\" style=\"color:\">On March 10, 2026, the Japanese government formally decided to significantly raise the fees for residence-related procedures.Although the exact amounts have not yet been finalized, the increase is scheduled to take effect sometime in 2026, and some fees may rise to as much as 30 times their current levels.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-border-box vk_borderBox vk_borderBox-background-transparent is-style-vk_borderBox-style-solid-kado-tit-tab\"><div class=\"vk_borderBox_title_container\"><i class=\"\"><\/i><h4 class=\"vk_borderBox_title\">Temporary Suspension of Accepting Specified Skilled Workers (Food Service Sector)<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"vk_borderBox_body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-pr-content vk_prContent vk_prContent-layout-imageLeft\"><div class=\"col-sm-6 vk_prContent_colImg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vk_prContent_colImg_image\" src=\"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Other-Resident-Status-compressed-by-92.2.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none\"\/><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 vk_prContent_colTxt\"><h3 class=\"vk_prContent_colTxt_title\" style=\"color:\">Temporary Suspension of Accepting Specified Skilled Workers (Food Service Sector)<\/h3><p class=\"vk_prContent_colTxt_text\" style=\"color:\">Effective April 13, 2026, the acceptance of new Specified Skilled Workers in the Food Service Sector will be temporarily suspended. This measure is being implemented because the number of Specified Skilled Workers in the food service field is expected to reach the sector\u2011specific upper limit.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-border-box vk_borderBox vk_borderBox-background-transparent is-style-vk_borderBox-style-solid-kado-tit-tab\"><div class=\"vk_borderBox_title_container\"><i class=\"\"><\/i><h4 class=\"vk_borderBox_title\">Tightening of Naturalization Procedures<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"vk_borderBox_body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-pr-content vk_prContent vk_prContent-layout-imageLeft\"><div class=\"col-sm-6 vk_prContent_colImg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vk_prContent_colImg_image\" src=\"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/naturalization-kika-by-98.4.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none\"\/><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 vk_prContent_colTxt\"><h3 class=\"vk_prContent_colTxt_title\" style=\"color:\">Tightening of Naturalization Procedures<\/h3><p class=\"vk_prContent_colTxt_text\" style=\"color:\">At a government meeting on January 23, 2026, proposed revisions to Japan\u2019s naturalization procedures were discussed.Unlike the permanent residency guidelines, no detailed standards have been formally presented yet. However, it is expected that the requirements for naturalization applications will become stricter than they are now. For more details, please contact an administrative scrivener specializing in residence status matters.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"http:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/?p=1","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-visa-status","en-US"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1399"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1439,"href":"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399\/revisions\/1439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kamakura-yokosuka-v-b-s.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}