Immigration Inquiry Form
Please use this dedicated form for inquiries about Japanese immigration procedures, including visa renewal, change of status, Certificate of Eligibility, permanent residence, naturalization, and related document review. We will review the information you submit and reply during business hours.
Request application support without an initial paid consultation
If you know which procedure you need or would like a quotation for application support, you can contact us without booking an initial paid consultation.
We will review your case summary and relevant documents, then confirm whether we can accept your case, the scope of support and our quotation. Once you agree, we will proceed with the engagement agreement and initial retainer payment. No consultation fee applies if no paid consultation is held.
If your case requires detailed assessment before we can provide a quotation or decide whether to accept it, we may propose a paid consultation or document review. We will confirm the scope and fee and obtain your agreement before starting that work.
Submitting the form does not create an engagement or require payment.
This page is also available in Japanese
If you prefer to submit your inquiry in Japanese, please use the Japanese immigration inquiry form below.
Japanese Immigration Inquiry FormContact us via LINE, WhatsApp, or WeChat
After submitting the inquiry form, you may also contact us through LINE, WhatsApp, or WeChat. If your deadline is close, please use one of these buttons after sending the form.
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Before submitting your inquiry
- Please review our fee schedule first so that you can understand typical professional fees and government fees.
- If your residence card expiry date or Immigration deadline is within 14 days, please submit this form and also contact us via LINE, WhatsApp, or WeChat.
- This form is for a free initial check and quote request. Submitting it does not create a formal engagement or confirm a paid consultation appointment.
- If your matter requires document review, assessment of application prospects, refusal analysis, comparison of multiple procedures, or other specialist review, we may recommend a paid consultation before giving a detailed opinion.
- We cannot guarantee approval. Immigration decisions depend on facts, documents, and the examination by the Immigration Services Agency.
What you can ask us about
This form is for immigration and status of residence matters in Japan. Please provide enough details so that we can understand your current situation, deadline, and the type of procedure you may need.
For individuals
Extension of Period of Stay, Change of Status, COE, Permanent Residence, Naturalization, Dependent status, spouse-related status, and urgent residence issues.
For employers
Hiring foreign employees, status eligibility review, job description checks, company-side documents, renewal after job change, and immigration compliance issues.
For urgent cases
Near expiry dates, additional document requests from Immigration, possible overstay, refusal notices, and cases where the next step must be decided quickly.
Visa renewal Change of status COE Permanent residence Naturalization Foreign employment Specified Skilled Worker
Please prepare these details
To review your case efficiently, please include the following information where possible.
- Your full name and nationality
- Your current status of residence
- Your residence card expiry date or Immigration deadline
- The procedure you want to apply for, such as renewal, change of status, COE, PR, or naturalization
- Your current job, employer, job duties, or planned job if employment is involved
- Family relationship details if the case involves a spouse, child, or dependent
- A short summary of your problem, background, and what you want to achieve
- Whether you have received any notice or request from Immigration
Useful attachments
You may upload up to 3 optional PDF, JPG, JPEG or PNG files, with a maximum size of 5 MB per file. Useful attachments may include your residence card, passport, employment contract, Immigration notice or previous application result. Do not upload a My Number Card, Individual Number, passwords, PINs or unrelated financial information. Please mask unnecessary sensitive information before uploading.
How the process works
Submit the form
Send your basic information, deadline, and case summary through this page.
Initial review
We check whether the matter appears suitable for consultation, quotation, or application support.
Consultation or quote
If needed, we propose a paid consultation or provide a quotation for application support.
Engagement
If you formally request our service, we proceed after confirming the scope, fee, and required documents.
Paid consultation
Consultation Scope and Advance Review
The fixed fee is JPY 11,000 including tax for a standard 60-minute consultation, or JPY 22,000 including tax for a specialist / complex 60-minute consultation. Stripe totals are JPY 11,550 for standard consultation and JPY 23,100 for specialist consultation, with no additional work or expenses.
Simple advance review of up to 5 A4-equivalent pages is included. Six or more pages, or documents requiring detailed research or cross-checking regardless of page count, may require a separately agreed additional fee or quotation.
A standard consultation covers eligibility, documents and next steps for one main matter, including ordinary immigration, family, permanent residence or naturalization questions. Specialist consultation covers preliminary analysis within the consultation time, such as points-based permanent residence without Highly Skilled Professional status, Business Manager, reapplication after refusal, tax or pension issues and comparison of application routes. Completed application forms or point calculation sheets, detailed point and evidence checks at multiple dates, full evidence review, detailed research and written opinions are separately quoted.
We confirm the category, scope and total before payment. Additional work begins only after you agree to its scope and fee. Consultation fees are payable after the scope and total have been confirmed and before the consultation, using GMO bank transfer or an individual Stripe payment link as arranged with our office. No payment is required when submitting the inquiry form.
Consultation Fee Credit upon Formal Engagement
If you formally engage our office and we accept the same matter within 30 days of the consultation date, one paid basic consultation fee will be credited toward the application professional fee. The online payment fee is excluded from this credit. The credit will be deducted from the initial retainer invoice and shown in the quotation and invoice.
Separately quoted detailed document review, written work, government fees and actual expenses are excluded. A fee for a consultation already provided is not refundable if you do not proceed with formal engagement.
The revised fees apply to new consultations and new quotations after this update was published on September 12, 2026. Existing quotations, confirmed bookings and ongoing cases are not affected retroactively.
Consultations are generally handled in 60-minute sessions.
For immigration matters, a reliable opinion often requires checking the residence card, employment contract, job duties, tax and social insurance status, family situation, previous application history, and Immigration notices. Therefore, when detailed review is needed, we generally handle the matter through a paid 60-minute consultation.
- Standard consultation — 60 minutes: JPY 11,000 including tax.
- Specialist consultation / complex case — 60 minutes: JPY 22,000 including tax.
- Clients in Japan may pay by GMO Aozora Net Bank transfer or Stripe. Stripe is the standard for clients outside Japan. Listed basic fees include tax. For Stripe payments, our office adds a 5% online payment fee to the amount payable, including professional fees and expenses such as government fees, postage and translation costs. No office online payment fee applies to GMO bank transfers; bank transfer charges are borne by the client.
- The specialist fee may apply to refusal or reapplication matters, Business Manager cases, detailed procedural research, multiple issues, or other specialist review. We will notify you before payment if it applies.
- Available consultation methods include online, phone, in-person, or real-time chat where agreed.
- If you formally request application support after the consultation, a separate quotation will be issued.
For RSO / Specified Skilled Worker support
Please use the dedicated RSO / SSW form for company-side support inquiries.
If your inquiry is mainly about accepting Specified Skilled Workers, Registered Support Organization services, support plans, life orientation, regular interviews, or outsourced support services, please use the dedicated RSO / SSW inquiry form.
Inquiry Form
Please fill in the form below.
Fields such as name, email address, nationality, country of residence, current status of residence, expiry date or deadline, urgency, case summary, preferred language and preferred contact method help us respond efficiently. The form allows up to 3 optional PDF, JPG, JPEG or PNG files, with a maximum size of 5 MB per file.
The information you submit will be used only for responding to your inquiry and related communications. Please also review our Privacy Policy before submitting the form.
Need help soon?
If your residence card expiry date or Immigration deadline is near, please submit the form above and contact us through LINE, WhatsApp, or WeChat. For urgent cases, early review of the facts and documents is important.
Contact on WeChat
Contact us on WeChat
Scan the QR code with the WeChat app, or search for WeChat ID “Tommyslegal”.
Tommy’s Legal Service
Daisuke Tominaga, Gyoseishoshi
Gyoseishoshi Registration No.: 21080644
Immigration Application Agent No.: 行-132021200250
Registered Support Organization No.: 26登-013083
102, THE HUB Yokohama Motomachi,
1-13-2 Ishikawacho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, 231-0868 Japan
TEL: 045-550-5135