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Relocation plan: Japan

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Reviewed in November 2026. General information, not legal or tax advice: confirm on the official pages linked here before you decide.

Your citizenship
The vacancy does not state an annual salary in JPY; enter the offer you have or expect.

How much you take home

There is no official net pay data for Japan that we can use: taxes depend on where you live and on your situation. Ask the employer for a net estimate with the offer.

Do you need a visa?

Yes, for any nationality. For tech jobs, the usual status is "Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services".

  • As a rule, it requires a degree in the field or equivalent professional experience, and a salary equal to what a Japanese person would earn in the same job.
  • There is also the Highly Skilled Professional status, by points (education, experience, salary, Japanese), with benefits such as a faster path to permanent residence.

How to apply

  1. The employer applies for the Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) at the regional immigration bureau in Japan.
  2. With the CoE, you apply for the visa at the Embassy of Japan in the country where you live.
  3. At the main airports (Narita, Haneda, Kansai, Chubu and others) you receive your residence card on arrival.

Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Documents and where to get them

In your country, before you leave

  • Passport, valid for the whole move; the visa is issued in the passport.
  • Birth certificate (and marriage certificate, if married). Usually with an apostille (or legalisation) and a certified translation; check with the embassy.
  • Criminal record certificate from your country of nationality and, if different, from where you lived recently: visa applications often require it. Request it close to the date it will be used.
  • Degree, transcript and references from previous jobs, digitally, with certified translations if the visa asks for them.

In Japan

  • Residence card (zairyu card): your ID in Japan.
  • Address registration at the municipal office (shiyakusho/kuyakusho) within 14 days of settling, with your residence card (Ministry of Justice).
  • My Number: your personal number, assigned after the address registration; the employer needs it for tax and social security.
  • Health insurance and pension: the employer's insurance (shakai hoken) or, if there is none, National Health Insurance (kokumin kenko hoken) at the municipal office.

Step by step

Before you leave

  1. Confirm in writing the gross annual salary in yen, bonuses (often paid twice a year), the start date and the relocation support, including temporary housing.
  2. Wait for the CoE and apply for the visa.
  3. Find housing: many landlords ask for a guarantor or guarantee company and up-front payments (deposit and "key money").
  4. In your country, tell the authorities you are moving: update your registered address and your tax residence. In the year you leave, tax may be due for the part of the year you were still resident.

First week

  1. Register your address at the municipal office (deadline: 14 days) and join health insurance, if not through the employer.
  2. Open a bank account and get a Japanese phone number (many services ask for both).

First month

  1. Give your My Number to the employer when it arrives.
  2. Note that resident tax (juminzei) starts in your second year, based on the previous year's income.