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

Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident

永住者の配偶者等

Latest data: 2026-03

Monthly Trend

Change from Feb 2026

Monthly Trend

Date Cert. of Eligibility Extension of Stay Change of Status
Mar 2026 103.0 days 41.9 days 55.5 days
Feb 2026 109.0 days 37.6 days 60.9 days
Jan 2026 106.5 days 41.1 days 56.4 days
Dec 2025 97.9 days 40.0 days 64.3 days
Nov 2025 86.3 days 42.1 days 76.4 days
Oct 2025 101.4 days 44.4 days 58.1 days
Sep 2025 90.6 days 42.6 days 51.2 days
Aug 2025 72.8 days 42.8 days 51.7 days
Jul 2025 81.4 days 42.7 days 61.9 days
Jun 2025 71.9 days 45.4 days 52.1 days
May 2025 78.8 days 42.4 days 58.5 days
Apr 2025 71.5 days 40.1 days 46.7 days
Mar 2025 91.3 days 35.5 days 41.6 days
Feb 2025 83.3 days 33.9 days 40.6 days
Jan 2025 84.1 days N/A N/A
Dec 2024 88.6 days N/A N/A
Nov 2024 82.4 days N/A N/A
Oct 2024 92.4 days N/A N/A
Sep 2024 85.3 days N/A N/A
Jun 2024 90.4 days N/A N/A
Mar 2024 88.7 days N/A N/A
Dec 2023 85.8 days N/A N/A
Sep 2023 74.4 days N/A N/A
Jun 2023 60.4 days N/A N/A
Mar 2023 55.9 days N/A N/A
Dec 2022 55.2 days N/A N/A
Sep 2022 49.4 days N/A N/A
Jun 2022 47.8 days N/A N/A
Mar 2022 47.6 days N/A N/A
Dec 2021 50.0 days N/A N/A
Sep 2021 55.3 days N/A N/A
Jun 2021 54.6 days N/A N/A
Mar 2021 57.9 days N/A N/A
Dec 2020 55.6 days N/A N/A
Sep 2020 115.3 days N/A N/A
Jun 2020 96.1 days N/A N/A
Mar 2020 88.8 days 34.3 days 33.5 days
Dec 2019 84.2 days 36.7 days 34.6 days
Sep 2019 78.1 days 34.2 days 35.2 days
Jun 2019 84.0 days 29.5 days 29.5 days
Mar 2019 81.3 days 25.2 days 28.4 days
Dec 2018 68.6 days 29.5 days 29.4 days
Sep 2018 60.2 days 35.2 days 33.1 days
Jun 2018 56.0 days 34.2 days 33.8 days
Mar 2018 56.5 days 31.6 days 33.8 days
Dec 2017 60.7 days 29.7 days 31.0 days
Sep 2017 64.5 days 33.3 days 31.6 days
Jun 2017 61.5 days 31.2 days 33.0 days