Visa and residence applications · Monzen-nakacho, Tokyo
Visa applications,
handled in English
from start to finish.
Megumi Saeki runs this office on her own and handles spouse visas, permanent residency and naturalization herself. The person you meet at the first consultation is the person who calls you with the result.
This is a fictional office created as a design sample.
When you hire me
Skip the line
at Shinagawa.
I’ll stand in it for you.
I am registered with Immigration as an application agent (shinsei toritsugi), so I can submit your application on your behalf. In most cases, you will not need to go to the immigration office at all.
- 01
I prepare the paperwork
You get a checklist of the documents to collect, in English and Japanese. I write the application form and the letter of explanation.
- 02
I file it for you
I take your application to the Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau in Shinagawa.
- 03
I handle follow-up requests
If Immigration asks for more documents, we decide together what to send, and I file those as well.
Naturalization is the one exception: you must apply in person at the Legal Affairs Bureau. I go with you on that day.
Main services and fees
Common situations,
and what they cost
The bold line is how clients usually describe their situation. The official name of the status is written underneath.
- You married a Japanese citizen and want to live together in JapanSpouse or Child of Japanese National (spouse visa)from ¥99,000
- You work in Japan and want your family to join youDependentfrom ¥88,000
- You want to stay in Japan for goodPermanent residencyfrom ¥143,000
- You want to become a Japanese citizenNaturalization (filed at the Legal Affairs Bureau)from ¥198,000
- Your visa is about to expireExtension of period of stay (spouse, dependent, work)from ¥44,000
All fees include consumption tax. The immigration processing fee (paid with a revenue stamp) is separate.
About Megumi
When I worked in London for three years, I put together my own visa renewal every time.
More than once I was sent back from the counter, and I still remember the day my papers were finally accepted on the third try. After coming home I became a gyoseishoshi, and in 2016 I opened this office in Monzen-nakacho. Today I explain Japanese immigration paperwork in English, for people building their lives here.
Megumi Saeki
- Member of
- Tokyo Gyoseishoshi Lawyers Association
- Qualification
- Registered immigration application agent
- Office opened
- 2016, Monzen-nakacho
- Languages
- Japanese, English
How it works
From the first consultation to the result
- 01
Get in touch
Same day to 2 business days
Use the form, phone, LINE or WhatsApp. I reply in the language you wrote in.
- 02
First consultation
Free for up to 60 minutes
At the office or online. You will hear what to expect and get a fee quote on the spot.
- 03
Preparing documents
Usually 2–4 weeks
I send you a checklist of what to collect. I write the application form and the letter of explanation.
- 04
Filing and result
Review takes about 1–3 months
I file at Immigration and contact you as soon as the result arrives. Permanent residency can take six months or more.
Contact
Book a consultation
Write to me in English. I reply within 2 business days, in the language you wrote in.
+81-3-0000-0000First consultation free for up to 60 minutes, at the office or online
Send a messageOffice hours
- Weekdays
- 9:30–18:00
- Wednesdays
- until 20:00 (after 18:00 by appointment)
- Saturdays
- 1st and 3rd only, 10:00–15:00 (by appointment)
- Sundays & holidays
- Closed
Finding the office
Take Exit 4 at Monzen-nakacho Station (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line or Toei Oedo Line). The office is a 3-minute walk from there. There is a dry cleaner on the ground floor, and the stairs to the left of the shop lead up to the second floor. There is no elevator, so if you have a stroller, call me when you arrive and I will come down to help.
2F, Monzen-nakacho 2-chome (street number is a sample), Koto City, Tokyo 135-0048