Japan government fees database

Last checked: 2026-11-06

Search what foreign residents pay for common procedures in Japan. Each row shows the fee, how you pay or apply, how firmly we could confirm it, and the page we took it from. Fees were read on November 6, 2026.

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Procedure	Option	How	Fee	Evidence	Caveat or condition	Source
Change of status or extension of stay	3 months or less granted	At the counter	10,000 yen	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 6,000 yen.	Immigration fee poster
Change of status or extension of stay	Over 3 months, up to 6 months granted	At the counter	18,000 yen	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 6,000 yen.	Immigration fee poster
Change of status or extension of stay	Over 6 months, under 1 year granted	At the counter	25,000 yen	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 6,000 yen.	Immigration fee poster
Change of status or extension of stay	1 year granted	At the counter	33,000 yen	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 6,000 yen.	Immigration fee poster
Change of status or extension of stay	Over 1 year, under 3 years granted	At the counter	48,000 yen	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 6,000 yen.	Immigration fee poster
Change of status or extension of stay	3 years or more, under 5 years granted	At the counter	64,000 yen	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 6,000 yen.	Immigration fee poster
Change of status or extension of stay	5 years or more granted	At the counter	75,000 yen	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 6,000 yen.	Immigration fee poster
Change of status or extension of stay	3 months or less granted	Online	10,330 yen total: 10,000 yen fee + 330 yen transaction fee	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 5,500 yen online. Pay by convenience store or bank payment.	Immigration online fees
Change of status or extension of stay	Over 3 months, up to 6 months granted	Online	15,330 yen total: 15,000 yen fee + 330 yen transaction fee	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 5,500 yen online. Pay by convenience store or bank payment.	Immigration online fees
Change of status or extension of stay	Over 6 months, under 1 year granted	Online	21,330 yen total: 21,000 yen fee + 330 yen transaction fee	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 5,500 yen online. Pay by convenience store or bank payment.	Immigration online fees
Change of status or extension of stay	1 year granted	Online	27,330 yen total: 27,000 yen fee + 330 yen transaction fee	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 5,500 yen online. Pay by convenience store or bank payment.	Immigration online fees
Change of status or extension of stay	Over 1 year, under 3 years granted	Online	42,330 yen total: 42,000 yen fee + 330 yen transaction fee	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 5,500 yen online. Pay by convenience store or bank payment.	Immigration online fees
Change of status or extension of stay	3 years or more, under 5 years granted	Online	56,550 yen total: 56,000 yen fee + 550 yen transaction fee	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 5,500 yen online. Pay by convenience store or bank payment.	Immigration online fees
Change of status or extension of stay	5 years or more granted	Online	65,550 yen total: 65,000 yen fee + 550 yen transaction fee	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 5,500 yen online. Pay by convenience store or bank payment.	Immigration online fees
Change of status or extension of stay, reduced fee	Hardship and humanitarian need	At the counter	10,000 yen	Official page	Only for some people. The agency says two conditions apply together: hardship comparable to people eligible for public assistance, and a humanitarian need to stay in Japan. The online system does not support it.	Immigration fee Q and A
Permanent residence	Standard fee	At the counter	200,000 yen	Official page	Since October 1, 2026. Before that date: 10,000 yen.	Immigration fee poster
Permanent residence	Standard fee	Online	No online fee: not on the agency's online list	Official page	The agency's list of online procedures, dated January 5, 2026, does not include permanent residence. The poster gives a counter fee only, and the online fee page gives no permanent residence amount.	Immigration online scope
Permanent residence, reduced fee	Hardship and humanitarian need	At the counter	20,000 yen	Official page	Limited to spouses or children of Japanese nationals, permanent residents or special permanent residents, who also meet the hardship and humanitarian conditions. The online system does not support it.	Immigration fee Q and A
Naturalization application	Government fee	Legal Affairs Bureau	None	Official page	The application itself is free. We did not verify the cost of documents, translations or professional help, so the total cost is unknown.	Ministry of Justice
Re-entry permit	Single	At the counter	4,000 yen	Official page	Listed on the agency's procedure page.	Immigration re-entry permit
Re-entry permit	Multiple	At the counter	7,000 yen	Official page	Listed on the agency's procedure page.	Immigration re-entry permit
Re-entry permit	Single	Online	3,720 yen total: 3,500 yen fee + 220 yen transaction fee	Official page	You can file online only together with a change of status, an extension of stay or an acquisition of status.	Immigration online fees
Re-entry permit	Multiple	Online	6,720 yen total: 6,500 yen fee + 220 yen transaction fee	Official page	You can file online only together with a change of status, an extension of stay or an acquisition of status.	Immigration online fees
Special re-entry	Return within the limit	At departure	None listed on the agency's page	Official page	No advance application. See the rules for who cannot use it.	Immigration special re-entry
Certificate of authorized employment	Standard fee	Online	1,820 yen total: 1,600 yen fee + 220 yen transaction fee	Official page	We did not confirm the counter fee.	Immigration online fees
Specified residence card	Without electronic certificate	Immigration or city office	2,500 yen by our sum: 1,900 yen + 600 yen for J-LIS	Official page	No fee applies in many cases, so check yours. If a city office arranges direct delivery, the agency fee is 2,600 yen, not 1,900 yen. Not available online.	Immigration specified card
Specified residence card	With electronic certificate	Immigration or city office	2,700 yen: 1,900 yen + 800 yen for J-LIS	Official page	No fee applies in many cases, so check yours. The J-LIS notice splits its 800 yen into 600 yen for the My Number function and 200 yen for the certificate. With direct delivery arranged by a city office, it gives 3,400 yen in total. Not available online.	J-LIS fee notice
My Number Card	First card	Online, by mail or city office	Free	Official page	Digital Agency, Gifu City and the official site's FAQ say free. Our reading tool reported a 1,000 yen issue fee on the official site's front page, which the FAQ contradicts, so we use free.	Digital Agency
My Number Card	Renewal of the card or certificate	Not stated	Free	Official page	For most foreign residents the card ends with your period of stay, so plan to update it.	Digital Agency
My Number Card	Reissue, such as a lost card	Not stated	800 yen, plus 200 yen for the certificate	Official page	The official site's Japanese FAQ says a reissue for loss or damage is charged, and sends you to your city for the amount. Kobe, Inagi and Tsukuba all show 800 yen + 200 yen. Kobe lists free cases and an express fee of 1,800 yen + 200 yen.	Kobe City
My Number Card	Reissue after the card lapses	Not stated	1,000 yen	Sources conflict	Otaru City. This may be the same charge as 800 yen + 200 yen. The official site's FAQ says reissue is free if validity has expired. Ask your city office.	Otaru City
My Number Card	Renewal at expiry or unavoidable reissue	Not stated	Free. A reissue for loss or damage is charged.	Official page	From the official site's Japanese FAQ. For a foreign resident's card that lapsed, see the Otaru row, which still differs.	My Number Card FAQ (Japanese)
Foreign license conversion, application	Ordinary car	At the test center	2,500 yen	Official page	Tokyo, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Nagano agree. Fees are set locally. Osaka, Kanagawa and Hokkaido pages give no amounts. A search excerpt of older Yamaguchi and Wakayama material showed 2,200 yen.	Tokyo Metropolitan Police
Foreign license conversion, application	Large, medium or semi-medium	At the test center	3,900 yen	Official page	Tokyo and Yamaguchi list this. Fees are set locally, so ask your test center.	Tokyo Metropolitan Police
Foreign license conversion, application	Moped	At the test center	1,600 yen	Official page	Tokyo lists this. Yamaguchi lists the same fee for mopeds and small special licenses.	Tokyo Metropolitan Police
Foreign license conversion, application	Other types	At the test center	2,800 yen	Official page	Tokyo and Yamaguchi list this. Fees are set locally, so ask your test center.	Tokyo Metropolitan Police
Foreign license conversion, extra type	Each additional license type	At the test center	200 yen	Official page	Yamaguchi says each additional type when applying for two or more. Tokyo lists 200 yen as an endorsement fee.	Yamaguchi Police
Foreign license conversion, issuance	License card	At the test center	2,350 yen	Official page	Tokyo, Yamaguchi, Gifu, Tottori and Nagano agree.	Tokyo Metropolitan Police
Foreign license conversion, issuance	On a My Number Card only	At the test center	1,550 yen	Official page	Yamaguchi, May 2026. We found this on no other police page, so ask your test center.	Yamaguchi Police
Foreign license conversion, issuance	Both cards	At the test center	2,450 yen	Official page	Yamaguchi, May 2026. We found this on no other police page, so ask your test center.	Yamaguchi Police
Foreign license conversion, vehicle use	If tests are needed, Aichi and Gifu	At the test center	800 yen, making 3,300 yen with the 2,500 yen application fee	Official page	Aichi's July 2026 guide shows 2,500 yen + 800 yen = 3,300 yen for an ordinary car. Gifu's April 2026 page shows the same 3,300 yen total with vehicle use, so 3,300 yen is not added on top of 2,500 yen.	Aichi Police
Foreign license conversion, vehicle use	If tests are needed, Tottori	At the test center	1,750 yen	Sources conflict	The Tottori page is undated and lists this under ordinary cars. Aichi and Gifu show 800 yen for an ordinary car, and Aichi lists 1,750 yen for other license types. Ask your test center.	Tottori Prefecture
Japanese license translation, JAF	For conversion	Not stated	6,600 yen with tax	Official page	Not a government fee. JAF's notice gives 6,600 yen for conversion from July 1, 2026, and 6,000 yen before that. Other translators may be accepted. Check before you pay.	JAF notice

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How to read this data

Visa fees depend on the period granted. The fee follows the period of stay you are given, not the one you ask for. Online totals include the transaction fee.
Applications received by September 30, 2026 pay the old fee, even if permission comes later.
License fees are set locally. We list what each police page shows. Ask your own test center.
Evidence. "Official page" means a government page, or JAF's own page for its translation fee. "Search excerpt" means we could not read the document itself. "Sources conflict" means figures differ, so ask the office. "Not confirmed" means we give no figure.
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Worked example

You extend your stay, are granted 3 years, and want a multiple re-entry permit. These sums are our own.

Item	At the counter	Online, filed together
Extension, 3 years granted	64,000 yen	56,550 yen
Multiple re-entry permit	7,000 yen	6,720 yen
Total	71,000 yen	63,270 yen

The online column adds both listed transaction fees. We did not confirm how they apply when two applications are filed together.

For an ordinary car license with the tests waived, 2,500 + 2,350 + 6,600 gives 11,450 yen. That includes JAF's translation fee. A reduced fee, a different prefecture or a retest would change these sums.

What it leaves out

Ordinary residence card. We found no official fee for a standard residence card.
Costs around a procedure. Resident records, photos, travel, driving schools, document translation and professional help are not listed.
Retests. We did not find a page that says which license fees you pay again.
Premiums and taxes. See our guides to health insurance and resident tax.

Read the full rules in our guides to visa fees, naturalization and permanent residence, re-entry permits, license conversion and the My Number Card. To budget for these fees, use the first-year cost calculator.

This page is general information, not legal advice. A fee listed here does not mean you qualify for the procedure. Check the official page before you pay.