Application for special permission to stay in Japan
A person who falls under deportation grounds can apply for special permission to stay under Article 50 of the Immigration Control Act. There is no fee. Applications are accepted only from when the person is detained under a detention order or placed under a supervision measure, until a deportation order is issued. The Minister of Justice decides.
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Finance
3
Currency
Japanese Yen
JPY
Japanese Yen
Cost of living
69
Price level · US = 100
World Bank price levels, 2025
Tax
5–45%
Income tax (national)
Consumption tax 10%
Plus 2.1% reconstruction surtax on national tax and about 10% local inhabitant tax; 45% applies above JPY 40 million.
Living
1
Happiness
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Eligibility
Who it’s for: Foreign nationals who fall under deportation grounds in Article 24, and who are in the procedure described here.
Deportation grounds
Sign in to check this route against your profileThe applicant must fall under the deportation grounds in Article 24 of the Act.
Filing window
Sign in to check this route against your profileYou can file from when you are detained under a detention order or placed under a supervision measure, until a deportation order is issued.
- Detention includes time on provisional release
Official wording
From being detained under a detention order (including on provisional release) or being placed under a supervision measure, until a deportation order is issued.
Grounds listed
Sign in to check this route against your profileThe form covers several listed groups of people, plus other circumstances the Minister finds call for special permission.
- Permanent residents
- Former Japanese nationals
- People in Japan under another's control through trafficking
- Recognised refugees or complementary protection holders
Official wording
The form covers permanent residents, former Japanese nationals, people in Japan under another's control through trafficking, recognised refugees or complementary protection holders, and other circumstances the Minister finds call for special permission.
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