What do you need to immigrate to Japan to become a Japanese citizen?

1. Living conditions: it is required to have a permanent residence in Japan and live continuously for more than 5 years.

2. Ability: over 20 years old, with legal capacity in Japan.

3. Personality conditions: necessities are kind.

4. Living conditions: relatives living together, such as themselves or their spouses, require assets and skills to make a living.

5. Conditions for preventing nationality duplication: In principle, applicants are required to be stateless or to give up their original nationality because they have acquired Japanese nationality. However, there are exceptions.

In addition, those who attempt to undermine the government and endanger national security through violence will not be accepted as Japanese nationals.

The above are the principled conditions, and the conditions will be relaxed for those who have certain blood and geographical relations with Japan.

In fact, the naturalization application belongs to a family unit. When applying, prepare all necessary materials and consult the legal affairs bureau in the area where the applicant is located. The naturalization conditions for foreigners who are related to the Japanese, such as Japanese spouses, are relaxed (simple naturalization), as long as they have lived in Japan for more than 3 years and have a fixed residence, or have been married for more than 3 years and have lived in Japan for more than 1 year and have a fixed residence. The materials required to apply for naturalization vary from applicant to country of origin, and there are many materials to be prepared. In addition, the applicant will be asked about his Japanese level.

If China citizens want to become Japanese citizens, they can apply for a certificate of nationality at the consulate, and then apply for naturalization at the Legal Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Justice.