Famous for its resistance to immigration, Japan opens its doors

Re:Famous for its resistance to immigration, Japan opens its... by lovemenot on Saturday June 09, 2018 @07:08PM (#17275498)

That figure of 10 years for a probably successful permanent residency application is out of date. It's apparently more like 5 years these days.

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Re:Famous for its resistance to immigration, Japan opens its... by ausvisaissues on Saturday June 09, 2018 @10:48PM (#17276140)

If you have a highskilled visa with 80 points, it is 1 year (however, it takes 10 months after application to get it).

High-skilled visas are not connected to an employer and there is no lottery system.beats the hell out of US policies...

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Re:Famous for its resistance to immigration, Japan opens its... by tokyoHacker on Sunday June 10, 2018 @06:06PM (#17280432)

FWIW I got it in less than a month.

I find High Skilled visa to be more useful than a PR. Your parents/Spouse parents can stay with you for longer time ( provided you have a kid less than 7(?) year old)

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Re:Famous for its resistance to immigration, Japan opens its... by ausvisaissues on Monday June 11, 2018 @09:17AM (#17283904)

Processing time for highskilled visa is 5 days guaranteed. It is a refreshing change compared to US h1b lottery.

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Re:Famous for its resistance to immigration, Japan opens its... by jaredklewis on Saturday June 09, 2018 @07:38PM (#17275610)

Interesting. I know a guy that got it in 6 but he was married to a Japanese, so I wasn’t sure if that figured in somehow.

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Re:Famous for its resistance to immigration, Japan opens its... by lovemenot on Saturday June 09, 2018 @07:56PM (#17275669)

My understanding is only based on hearsay. Anybody for whom this matters should probably consult an immigration lawyer.

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