PoliticsJapan raises permanent residency fee by 20 times

Japan has increased the fee for foreigners applying for permanent residency 20-fold to 200,000 yen, while adding income, pension and Japanese-language requirements. Queues at immigration offices stretched beyond seven hours in Tokyo as applicants tried to avoid the increase. The measures are part of broader immigration policy changes aimed at managing Japan’s growing foreign population.

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