Through verification of the expenses for applying for a permanent resident visa!

1. The expenses for applying for the change of a visa from a work visa to a permanent resident visa (in case of a family of 4)

In this section, let’s look at expenses incurred for application to change from a work visa to a permanent visa for a person whose family consists of 4 people.

【Case: Kita-ku, Osaka】

Husband working for a company (40 years old): visa for engineer/specialist in humanities/international services
Wife having a part-time job (35 years old): dependent visa
Children born in Japan (5 years old and 2 years old): dependent visa

【List of expenses】

Total: 　40,700 yen＋Transportation fees or postage fees＋Time cost spent for handling

2. The expenses for applying for the change of a visa from a business manager visa to a permanent resident visa (in case of a family of 4)

【Case: Minato-ku, Tokyo】

Husband running a company (35 years old): business manager visa
Wife working full time (35 years old): visa for engineer/specialist in humanities/international services
Children born in Japan (8 years old and 5 years old): dependent visa

【List of expenses】

Total: 　41,300 yen＋Transportation fees or postage fees＋Time cost spent for handling

3. The expenses for applying for the change of a visa from a spouse visa to a permanent resident visa (in case of a family of 4)

【Case: Naka-ku, Nagoya】

Husband running a company (38 years old): Japanese
Wife having a part-time job (35 years old): visa for spouse or child of Japanese national
Children born in Japan (3 years old and 5 years old): Japanese

【List of expenses】

Total: 　13,750 yen＋Transportation fees or postage fees＋Time cost spent for handling

4. Comparison of the fees of different administrative scriveners

How much will be charged if you appoint an administrative scrivener for application for a permanent resident visa? In fact, Japan Federation of Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialists Associations, with which every administrative scrivener is registered, conducts a nation-wide statistical survey concerning amounts of fees every 5 years.

The latest survey was conducted in 2015, so let’s look at the data!

According to the data of the statistical survey, details of the fees are as follows (The fees below are for application for a permanent resident visa probably for 1 person):

The national average of the administrative scrivener’s fees
122,924 yen

The lowest administrative scrivener’s fee
25,000 yen

The highest administrative scrivener’s fee
400,000 yen

The table below shows comparison of fees (without tax) of major administrative scrivener offices.

Our fees for application for a permanent visa are as follows:

Fees of administrative scrivener offices are liberalized, and therefore, expenses vary depending on per certificate administrative scrivener.
While for some offices, the fees are as low as 25,000 yen, there are offices that charge as high as 400,000 yen.

Our fee for the application for a permanent resident visa is not the lowest among all administrative scrivener offices, but we are in a middle and our fees are about average.

5. Summary of the expenses for applying for a permanent resident visa!

In this article, we have explained about expenses for application for a permanent resident visa.

To decide whether to apply on your own or appoint an administrative scrivener, expenses are one of the key factors.

The summary of expenses and time spent for applying for a permanent resident is as follows:

– Fees for issuance of various official documents obtained at public offices, etc. (plus transportation fees and stamp fees);
– Preparation of an application for a permanent resident visa (It may take humongous time if you are not used to);
– Transportation fees to go to the relevant immigration office to submit application;
– Submission of application at the relevant immigration office (Waiting time can be up to 4 hours);
– Preparation of additional documents requested by the immigration office (This may take a long time depending on the contents of additional documents); and
– Receipt of the result given by an immigration office (A half day off may be necessary for this).

Considering above points, it may be one effective option to appoint an administrative scrivener.

We recommend you to check the following points when appointing an administrative scrivener:

– whether collection of official documents are done by the administrative scrivener or by clients (In case of our company, we do all the collecting);
– whether there is guarantee of refund or free reapplication for cases where a permanent resident visa is not granted (We guarantee to provide free reapplication services); and
– whether the administrative scrivener has a high success rate of permission for a permanent resident visa (We are proud of our rate being higher than 95％ since the foundation): and
– most importantly, whether you are happy with how they proceed their work and the fees for it, which is the most significant element for your final decision on the appointment of an administrative scrivener.

Lastly, obtaining a permanent resident visa is once in a life-time event.
Thorough preparation is essential to avoid applying many times until getting a permission.

We hope this article will help people who are considering to apply for a permanent residence.