Get ready for permanent residence in Japan with your own records
Track your days abroad over the last 10 years, your years in Japan, and your resident tax, pension and health insurance payments, and see how close you are to the conditions for permanent residence.
A warning before "6 months at once" or "2 years 6 months in total". Add a planned trip to see what it would do.
Your residence history adds up your years in Japan and on a work or residence status. Applications from April 2027 are shown under the revised guideline.
Record resident tax, National Pension and National Health Insurance installment by installment, spot late payments, and get reminders before due dates.
Prepare with the Immigration Services Agency's self-check sheet and document lists, and take a PDF summary to a consultation.
Eiju is a reference tool for keeping records and doing the math. It does not decide whether permanent residence will be granted and is not affiliated with the Immigration Services Agency of Japan.