Permanent Residence Pre-screening

This short questionnaire (about 10 minutes) helps us check whether you may currently qualify for Permanent Residence under the Immigration Services Agency guidelines revised on 1 Oct 2026. Please answer honestly, including minor matters. If you are unsure, choose "Not sure". Your answers are kept confidential and used only to assess your case.

How to Apply

Contact usLet us know through our inquiry form that you would like the pre-screening.
Pay the assessment feeWe will issue an invoice. Please transfer the assessment fee to the designated bank account.
Complete the formAfter payment, please fill in the pre-screening form below and submit it.
Receive the resultsWe will normally send you our analysis within one week.

Assessment Fee

JPY 33,000(incl. tax)

The assessment fee is not refundable, even if we are unable to take on your case.
If you ask us to handle your Permanent Residence application within 3 months of receiving the result, the full assessment fee will be credited toward the first payment of our fee.

Pre-screening Form

1Basic information基本情報

ConsentRequired同意

I agree that this information is used to assess my case.上記の目的で情報を利用することに同意します

Full name (as in passport)Required氏名(旅券どおり)

EmailRequiredメールアドレス

Phone電話番号

NationalityRequired国籍

Current status of residenceRequired現在の在留資格

Current period of stayRequired現在の在留期間

5 years5年3 years3年1 year1年Otherその他

Expiry date of current stayRequired在留期限

Date you first arrived in JapanRequired初回来日日

When do you plan to apply?Required申請予定時期

Applications filed on or after 1 Apr 2027 are reviewed under the full revised guideline.

By 31 Mar 20272027年3月31日までOn or after 1 Apr 20272027年4月1日以降Undecided未定

Which route do you plan to apply under?Required申請予定のルート

If unsure, choose "Not sure".

Questions for the route you choose will appear below.

General (10 years)原則10年Spouse or child of Japanese/PR/Special PR日本人・永住者等の配偶者・子Highly Skilled Professional / J-Skip高度人材・特別高度人材Long-Term Resident or Refugee定住者・難民等Not sure不明

›Residence period (general route)在留期間(原則ルート)

Have you lived in Japan continuously for 10 years or more?Required引き続き10年以上日本に在留していますか

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

Of that, 5+ consecutive years under a WORK or RESIDENCE-based status?Requiredそのうち就労資格・居住資格で引き続き5年以上ですか

Technical Intern, Employment for Skill Development, SSW (i), Intra-company Transferee, Student and Dependent do NOT count.

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

›Spouse / child of Japanese or PR日本人・永住者の配偶者・子

How long have you been married?Required婚姻期間

From 1 Apr 2027: marriage 5+ yrs and residence 3+ yrs. Before that: 3 yrs and 1 yr. Children: 1 yr.

Not married (child)婚姻なし(子として申請)Less than 3 years3年未満3 to less than 5 years3年以上5年未満5 years or more5年以上

How long have you lived in Japan continuously?Required日本での継続在留期間

Less than 1 year1年未満1 to less than 3 years1年以上3年未満3 years or more3年以上

›Highly Skilled Professional route高度人材ルート

Your current HSP pointsRequired現在の高度人材ポイント

80 or more80点以上70–7970〜79点Below 7070点未満J-Skip (Special HSP)特別高度人材Not sure不明

How long have you continuously held those points while in Japan?Requiredそのポイントを維持して日本に在留している期間

Less than 1 year1年未満1 to less than 3 years1年以上3年未満3 years or more3年以上

›Long-Term Resident / Refugee定住者・難民等

Years under Long-Term Resident (or since refugee recognition)Required定住者(または難民認定後)の在留年数

Less than 5 years5年未満5 years or more5年以上

2Stay, conduct and obligations出国歴・素行・公的義務

Questions about "household" include your spouse, children and other family members living with you.

In the past 10 years, any single trip abroad of 6 months or longer?Required過去10年に1回6か月以上の出国はありますか

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

In the past 10 years, total time abroad of about 900 days (2.5 years) or more?Required過去10年の出国日数は通算約900日(2年6か月)以上ですか

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

Has your status ever lapsed (left Japan without a valid re-entry permit)?Required再入国許可なく出国する等で在留資格が失効したことはありますか

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

Have you or a family member ever been arrested, or received a prison sentence or FINE (incl. traffic offences such as drunk driving), in Japan or abroad?Requiredご本人またはご家族に逮捕歴、拘禁刑・罰金刑(飲酒運転等の交通事件を含む)はありますか

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

Traffic violations in the past 5 years (incl. blue-ticket fines)Required過去5年の交通違反(反則金を含む)

Noneなし1–2 times1〜2回3 or more3回以上Licence suspended免許停止あり

In the past 5 years, has any household member paid taxes late (even 1 day) or left any unpaid?Required過去5年に世帯の誰かが税金を期限後に納付(1日でも)、または未納にしたことはありますか

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

Has any household member had a gap, late payment or unpaid period in public pension or health insurance?Required世帯の誰かに年金・健康保険の未加入、遅延、未納の期間はありますか

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

Has any household member ever received a demand notice or seizure for taxes/insurance (even if now paid)?Required税・保険料で督促状や差押えを受けたことはありますか(完納済みでも)

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

Have you ever missed or been late with an immigration notification (address change within 14 days, change of employer, etc.)?Required住居地届出(14日以内)や所属機関の届出を忘れた・遅れたことはありますか

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

Have you or a family member ever worked without permission or over 28 hours/week on a part-time work permit?Requiredご本人またはご家族が許可なく就労した、または資格外活動の週28時間を超えたことはありますか

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

While on a work visa, have you ever been without a job for 3 months or more?Required就労資格で在留中に3か月以上無職の期間はありましたか

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

Has any household member ever received public assistance (seikatsu hogo)?Required世帯の誰かが生活保護等の公的扶助を受けたことはありますか

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

Have you previously applied for PR or had any immigration application denied?Required過去に永住申請や在留申請が不許可になったことはありますか

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

3Household, income and other世帯・収入・その他

Household size, INCLUDING relatives abroad you financially supportRequired世帯人数(海外で扶養している親族を含む)

Approximate household annual income (work/residence-status members only)Required世帯年収の概算(就労・居住資格の家族のみ合算)

Under JPY 4M400万円未満JPY 4M–6M400〜600万円JPY 6M–8M600〜800万円JPY 8M–10M800〜1,000万円JPY 10M or more1,000万円以上Not sure不明

Your ageRequired年齢

Under 3535歳未満35–4435〜44歳45–5445〜54歳55 or older55歳以上

Total years enrolled in Japanese public pension (Kosei or Kokumin Nenkin)Required日本の公的年金の加入年数(厚生年金・国民年金の合計)

Check "Nenkin Net" or your "Nenkin Teikibin". Months covered by a lump-sum withdrawal do not count.

Less than 5 years5年未満5–10 years5〜10年10–20 years10〜20年20 years or more20年以上Not sure不明

Approximate household financial assets (savings, investments, NISA/iDeCo, etc.)Required世帯の金融資産の概算(預貯金・投資・NISA/iDeCo等)

Under the revised guideline, financial assets may make up for a shortfall in projected pension.

Under JPY 5M500万円未満JPY 5M–10M500〜1,000万円JPY 10M–20M1,000〜2,000万円JPY 20M or more2,000万円以上Prefer not to say回答しない

Does a family member earn income under Dependent or Student status?Required家族滞在・留学の家族に資格外活動の収入はありますか

YesはいNoいいえN/A該当なし

Japanese language levelRequired日本語能力

The revised guideline generally considers B1-equivalent ability.

JLPT N1/N2 or equivalentJLPT N1・N2等JLPT N3 or equivalentJLPT N3等Other certificateその他の資格・試験No certificate資格なし6+ years of schooling in Japan日本の小中高で6年以上就学

Children of compulsory school age (approx. 6–15) living in JapanRequired日本に住む義務教育年齢の子

NoneいないYes – attending Japanese elementary/junior highいる(日本の小・中学校に通学)Yes – international or other schoolいる(インターナショナルスクール等)Yes – not attending schoolいる(通学していない)

Can a Japanese national or Permanent Resident act as your guarantor?Required日本人または永住者の身元保証人をお願いできますか

YesはいNoいいえNot sure不明

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