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
Visa Categories
Period
Date

Long Term Resident

定住者

Latest data: 2026-03

Monthly Trend

Change from Feb 2026

Monthly Trend

Date Cert. of Eligibility Extension of Stay Change of Status
Mar 2026 83.4 days 38.2 days 57.8 days
Feb 2026 91.0 days 35.5 days 59.6 days
Jan 2026 79.6 days 41.4 days 60.5 days
Dec 2025 86.4 days 37.5 days 60.9 days
Nov 2025 86.4 days 39.2 days 66.0 days
Oct 2025 84.6 days 40.0 days 55.9 days
Sep 2025 86.0 days 39.1 days 53.6 days
Aug 2025 64.4 days 39.5 days 48.9 days
Jul 2025 72.9 days 38.0 days 57.6 days
Jun 2025 66.5 days 38.2 days 53.0 days
May 2025 66.9 days 39.0 days 62.3 days
Apr 2025 65.1 days 35.7 days 49.2 days
Mar 2025 77.3 days 32.6 days 44.4 days
Feb 2025 78.4 days 32.6 days 37.3 days
Jan 2025 80.0 days N/A N/A
Dec 2024 74.7 days N/A N/A
Nov 2024 76.2 days N/A N/A
Oct 2024 83.6 days N/A N/A
Sep 2024 76.5 days N/A N/A
Jun 2024 78.9 days N/A N/A
Mar 2024 80.9 days N/A N/A
Dec 2023 81.5 days N/A N/A
Sep 2023 72.5 days N/A N/A
Jun 2023 64.0 days N/A N/A
Mar 2023 64.3 days N/A N/A
Dec 2022 61.5 days N/A N/A
Sep 2022 58.7 days N/A N/A
Jun 2022 55.0 days N/A N/A
Mar 2022 50.8 days N/A N/A
Dec 2021 53.7 days N/A N/A
Sep 2021 66.0 days N/A N/A
Jun 2021 67.2 days N/A N/A
Mar 2021 63.8 days N/A N/A
Dec 2020 62.3 days N/A N/A
Sep 2020 127.8 days N/A N/A
Jun 2020 90.6 days N/A N/A
Mar 2020 97.1 days 36.3 days 34.2 days
Dec 2019 91.1 days 39.0 days 36.0 days
Sep 2019 89.0 days 37.4 days 34.8 days
Jun 2019 97.3 days 35.0 days 29.9 days
Mar 2019 97.5 days 30.1 days 32.0 days
Dec 2018 85.6 days 33.8 days 31.8 days
Sep 2018 73.1 days 36.8 days 33.6 days
Jun 2018 58.9 days 35.8 days 35.0 days
Mar 2018 63.2 days 33.3 days 32.2 days
Dec 2017 72.1 days 32.4 days 32.1 days
Sep 2017 76.8 days 34.5 days 31.8 days
Jun 2017 75.4 days 34.4 days 30.9 days