Japan Visa Tracker

Average processing times (in calendar days) for residence permit applications at regional immigration bureaus throughout Japan. Covers the period from application submission to approval notification (excludes denials and withdrawals).

Data from Immigration Services Agency of Japan. View source data

Latest data: 2026-03 — updated regularly
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Period
Date

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家族滞在

Latest data: 2026-03

Monthly Trend

Change from Feb 2026

Monthly Trend

Date Cert. of Eligibility Extension of Stay Change of Status
Mar 2026 64.0 days 35.1 days 36.0 days
Feb 2026 71.6 days 35.7 days 34.3 days
Jan 2026 72.5 days 38.9 days 34.9 days
Dec 2025 72.7 days 34.1 days 30.3 days
Nov 2025 86.4 days 36.3 days 30.3 days
Oct 2025 86.0 days 36.2 days 31.5 days
Sep 2025 109.7 days 35.5 days 30.8 days
Aug 2025 110.0 days 38.8 days 36.7 days
Jul 2025 85.5 days 36.4 days 33.8 days
Jun 2025 73.7 days 36.6 days 35.8 days
May 2025 82.0 days 38.3 days 34.7 days
Apr 2025 71.5 days 33.3 days 30.3 days
Mar 2025 86.5 days 31.4 days 28.4 days
Feb 2025 88.7 days 30.5 days 25.8 days
Jan 2025 95.1 days N/A N/A
Dec 2024 84.9 days N/A N/A
Nov 2024 105.3 days N/A N/A
Oct 2024 96.6 days N/A N/A
Sep 2024 86.5 days N/A N/A
Jun 2024 85.1 days N/A N/A
Mar 2024 86.3 days N/A N/A
Dec 2023 70.8 days N/A N/A
Sep 2023 59.6 days N/A N/A
Jun 2023 53.1 days N/A N/A
Mar 2023 47.2 days N/A N/A
Dec 2022 45.0 days N/A N/A
Sep 2022 38.7 days N/A N/A
Jun 2022 37.1 days N/A N/A
Mar 2022 39.5 days N/A N/A
Dec 2021 38.0 days N/A N/A
Sep 2021 50.2 days N/A N/A
Jun 2021 55.9 days N/A N/A
Mar 2021 42.1 days N/A N/A
Dec 2020 40.4 days N/A N/A
Sep 2020 71.3 days N/A N/A
Jun 2020 53.3 days N/A N/A
Mar 2020 45.0 days 28.4 days 24.4 days
Dec 2019 56.1 days 29.3 days 24.1 days
Sep 2019 55.0 days 29.1 days 27.3 days
Jun 2019 45.5 days 29.2 days 27.1 days
Mar 2019 36.4 days 24.6 days 20.8 days
Dec 2018 43.3 days 25.6 days 21.8 days
Sep 2018 48.1 days 28.1 days 26.6 days
Jun 2018 39.1 days 30.1 days 25.7 days
Mar 2018 39.9 days 28.2 days 22.2 days
Dec 2017 40.2 days 27.3 days 23.2 days
Sep 2017 45.6 days 26.6 days 23.8 days
Jun 2017 41.4 days 25.9 days 24.3 days