Renewal procedures - Extending your period of stay

If you wish to remain in Japan longer than your indicated duration of stay, you must apply for permission before the expiry date shown on your residence card. Some people call this renewing your visa, but the official name is “extension of period of stay （在留期間の更新, zairyuu shikaku no koushin.”

You can apply at the Morioka Immigration Officestarting 2 months before the expiry date. If your application is approved you will need to return to create a new residence card. The new period of stay will not be indicated in your passport, so you must always bring your residence card with you when leaving and entering Japan.

• Morioka Immigration Office

If you remain in Japan after your duration of stay expires without permission to do so, you will be liable to criminal prosecution and possible deportation. This is sometimes called “overstaying your visa.”

An application for permission will not necessarily be approved.

What you need

Item	Japanese translation	Details	Where to get it?
Passport	パスポート, pasupoto		N/A
Residence card	在留カード, zairyruu kaado		N/A
Application	在留期間更新許可申請書, zairyuu kikan koushin kyoka shinsei-sho	Link to a list of applications Please select your desired status of residence	Online or at the Immigration Office
4,000 yen revenue stamp	収入印紙、shuunyuu inshi	You can buy these at any post office.	Post office
4cm x 3cm photo of the applicant	-	The photo must show the applicant facing forward, without any hats or head coverings. The background must be plain, and the photo easy to see. It must be taken within the last three months.	Photo booths or photo shops

Supporting documents
Please view the table on this page regarding what supporting documents you may need

• Link to a list of applications（外部リンク）
• on this page（外部リンク）

Please refer to the Immigration Bureau’s page regarding what you may need to process your application. Every situation is different, and the Immigration Bureau has the final word on what you may need.

• Immigration Bureau Extension of Period of Stay（外部リンク）