December 01, 2008
Foreign residents are required to obtain a re-entry permit if leaving
Japan and planning to return with the same visa.
There are 2 types of re-entry permit; SINGLE and MULTIPLE re-entry.
Application form can be downloaded from here.
Application fee (as of December 2008)
Single re-entry permit : 3,000 yen / person
Multiple re-entry permit : 6,000 yen / person
A multiple re-entry permit is valid until the date of expiration of your visa,
or for a maximum of 3 years.
16 years of age and older applicants must appear in person to the
Immigration Office near you.
What to bring:
1. Application Form
2. Certification for payment of fee*
2. Passport with valid visa attached
3. Alien Registration Card or Certificate of Alien Registration
*you need to purchase 3,000 yen / 6,000 yen revenue stamp
(Shu-nyu-inshi) from post office or convenience store and
attatch to the certificate.
It can be purchased at 'ampm' convenience store on the
ground floor of Tokyo Immigration Office.
Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau (Tokyo Immigration Office)
Address: 5-5-30, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-5796-7111
Office hours: 9am - 12pm, 1pm - 4pm except Sat., Sun., and holidays.
To find your nearest immigration office, please click:
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/info/index.html
*See also "Alien Registration Card" blog.
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