06/10/2024
Case Study: Visa Status Change from "Student" to "Dependent" - Approved 8 Days Before Expiration
This case study covers a visa status change request from "Student" to "Dependent" that was made 8 days before the visa expiration.
The client, who had graduated from a Japanese language school, contacted us one week before their visa was set to expire.
They had been job hunting in Japan but found it difficult. Meanwhile, their foreign spouse (who held a visa under "Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services") had secured a job, and they had submitted a marriage registration to the local Japanese authorities.
Due to the tight schedule, the client was told that the required "Certificate of Acceptance of Marriage" from the Japanese government would not be issued before the visa expired. Additionally, the couple needed to complete marriage procedures at the client's embassy in their home country, which further delayed the visa status change application.
The situation was quite difficult, and other administrative scrivener offices had refused to take on the case.
However, after listening to the client’s detailed circumstances over the phone, we determined that there was still a possibility of submitting the application.
We accepted the contract 8 days before the visa expiration date.
We worked closely with the responsible staff at the local government office and, with the client's cooperation, were able to prepare the necessary documents within 3 days.
Four days before the visa expiration, we successfully submitted the application for a change of visa status to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan.
After the application, we submitted additional materials twice.
35 days after the application, the visa change was successfully approved, and the client was granted a "3-year" Dependent visa.
The client was very pleased, and they are now happily starting their newlywed life in Japan.
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