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einsenundnullen · Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Posts: 76

Does anyone know the Japanese for 'revenue stamp'? I presume they can be purchased at any post office, and the next time I go through visa formalities, I'd rather just buy the stamps in my town where I know the location of the post office than run around in the urban mess surrounding the nearest immigration office.

Thanks,
Chris

J-Pop · Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 215 Location: USA

J-Pop · Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 215 Location: USA

Ange · Joined: 16 Feb 2003 Posts: 23 Location: F U K U O K A

Celeste is correct. The stamp I had to buy was a revenue stamp. I don't think you can buy them at any post office. I think that that was just the case at Fukuoka Airport. Immigration is at the airport and I assume that they don't handle cash there so one has to buy the stamp at the airport post office. There is no point in buying the stamp until your application has been accepted. When you go to immigration the first time they will tell you where you can buy the stamp.

I know 5-6 people who have gotten their visas this way. I don't know if it will be more difficult in another part of the country but it is certainly very simple in Fukuoka.

Just a note - a few months ago I got my visa renewed and they gave me a three year visa this time (first visa was one year only). I was under the impression that I would have to get my visa renewed every year. Has anyone else had the same experience or did I just get lucky at immigration?

J-Pop · Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 215 Location: USA

shmooj · Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1758 Location: Seoul, ROK

shmooj · Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1758 Location: Seoul, ROK

BenJ · Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 209 Location: Nagoya

i got my tourist visa changed to a work visa in a week in Nagoya Immigration. Also got the revenue stamp then and there.

shmooj · Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1758 Location: Seoul, ROK

BenJ that is superb news. I take it you just had to submit the standard docs with your application. This makes coming here cold a whole new ball game now...

kiracle · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 65 Location: Gifu, Japan

Just thought I'd add my two cent expereince..

I also came on a tourist visa (and a job - but not enought time to get the work visa before I came). My employer submitted an application for a work visa and once I got the certificate of elgibility I went to the immigration office where I filled in some simple papers, showed my passport and wrote my address on a postcard. A week later that postcard arrived with the date ( two weeks in later) by which I had to show up and get my visa. I went this morning and got it. I'm not sure why, but it is also for three years not one. My husband is with me on a spousal visa and he went through the same procedure with no hassle. We had to give a 4000 yen revenue stamp to get the visa which was easily bought at the post office. We had a Japanese friend write it down so we could hand it over to the postal worker, but showing them the postcard from immigration should work just as well.

This week we will take our new visa to the city hall, give another 6000 yen revenue stamp each for multiple entry stamps and apply for our foreigners card.

That's it. We had the support of our company but there was never any fuss about switching from tourist to working visa and we worked almost two months on our tourist visa which I'm sure the immigration was well aware of.

Hope that helps somebody....

Celeste · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 12:01 am Post subject:

When I had to ask for a revenue stamp for my re-entry permit I just asked for a roku-sen-en kitte (six thousand yen stamp) THey gave me the correct thing.