Visa & Residence Status Applications
Applications for a Certificate of Eligibility and for changes and renewals of residence status can be entrusted to a certified application agent — a gyoseishoshi (administrative scrivener) authorized to submit immigration applications on your behalf. 四葉行政書士事務所 (Yotsuba Gyoseishoshi Office) handles residence status applications such as work-related statuses, Business Manager, and Dependent, along with consultations on permanent residency and naturalization. Our representative, 浦松 丈二 (Joji Uramatsu), has lived in four countries and offers consultations in Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.
Which residence statuses do you handle?
The main residence statuses handled by 四葉行政書士事務所 are as follows.
- Work-related: Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services, Business Manager, Specified Skilled Worker, and more
- Status-based: Spouse or Child of Japanese National, Permanent Resident, and more
- Dependent, Student, and more
- Business Manager: can be handled together with company formation → Company Formation & the Business Manager Visa
- Support for the new Employment for Skill Development (ikusei shuro) system, effective April 2027, will be announced as the system comes into force
Can I consult in Chinese or English?
Yes. Our representative, 浦松 丈二 (Joji Uramatsu), formerly China General Bureau Chief of the Mainichi Shimbun, handles consultations in Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. Residence procedures are a field where people stumble over both the language and the system. 四葉行政書士事務所 supports you on both fronts: consultation in your own language and a clear map of the procedures.
Can we also discuss housing or company formation together?
Yes. Because the Business Manager residence status moves in step with company formation, we can handle incorporation documents and the residence status application as one package. And for the housing (company housing or rentals) of arriving employees and their families, our affiliated business 四葉不動産株式会社 (Yotsuba Real Estate) provides multilingual support → Company Housing & Corporate Lease Support／Multilingual Home Search for Foreign Residents
※四葉不動産株式会社 (Yotsuba Real Estate) and 四葉行政書士事務所 are separate, independent businesses, and each accepts engagements independently (no referral fees are exchanged).
Fees & How Engagement Works
→ Fees for Visa & Residence Status Applications (Fee Schedule)