What are the requirements for settling in Japan?

Living in Japan requires conditions: having lived in Japan for 5 years. More than 20 years old. Have full capacity according to the laws of the home country before naturalization. Good character, no criminal record.

I have lived in Japan for 10 years. Those deemed to have made special contributions to Japan can be shortened to more than five years. Have assets or skills that can support independent living. It is in Japan's interest to apply for permanent residence. In fact, marrying a Japanese is the easiest thing to get, and you can get it after 6 ~ 8 months (in the case of settling in Japan) or 3 years. However, marriage is a major event in life. Choose this way as a springboard to get permanent friends, please be careful. In many cases where permanent residency cannot be obtained through marriage, the Ministry of Justice still evaluates this method very strictly. Of course, true love is another matter.

Conditions for obtaining Japanese naturalization (nationality) status:

You need to live in Japan continuously for more than 5 years, usually you can't leave the country continuously for more than 3 months, and you can't leave the country for more than 1 50 days in a year.

Need to be over 20 years old and have legal capacity. If the parents take care of their children, the children can apply at the same time, regardless of their age.

Abide by Japanese laws and regulations, no criminal record, no traffic violation record, etc.

You need an annual income of not less than 2 million yen or have certain assets.

The applicant needs to pay taxes in Japan, and there is no default on annuity and insurance.

Applicants need to be able to have a normal oral conversation in Japanese.

Conditions for obtaining Japanese permanent residence (permanent residence) status:

Need to live in Japan for a long time, lasting for more than 10 years and working for more than 5 years. Hold a residence qualification of 3 or 5 years at the time of application.

Abide by Japanese laws and regulations, no criminal record, no traffic violation record, etc.

You need to earn an annual income of not less than 3 million yen and have enough income or assets to make a living.

Have the obligation to pay taxes, and have no arrears in annuity and insurance.

legal ground

"Settle abroad" as mentioned in Article 5 of the Nationality Law refers to the situation where both parents are citizens of China and both parents have settled abroad. According to the provisions in the Notice on Issues Concerning the Implementation of Article 5, I was born in a foreign country, and my parents are both citizens of China, or one of my parents is a citizen of China, so I have China nationality. However, I have foreign nationality when I was born in a foreign country, and I don't have China nationality under any of the following circumstances:

1. Both parents are citizens of China and both have settled abroad;

Two, one parent is a foreigner, the other is a citizen of China and has settled in a foreign country;

3. Both parents are citizens of China, and one of them has settled in a foreign country.