Hello everyone.
I am moving to Japan tomorrow.
I am wondering about the Zairyu card. Is the date of validity of the zairyu card the same as the one on the visa ? Or is it the length of stay on the disembarkation card ? I have a visa for 1 year and 3 months.
However, my return flight is in 11 months. I had to book a return flight. This flight will 100% be changed because it is before my university year is over. So, on the embarkation card, I put 11 months as my intended stay so it matches with what I put in MySOS app.
So I need my residency to be 1 year and 3 months.
Will it be the validity date stated on the visa ?
Many thanks
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Isn’t the return flight for MySOS required only if you are on short term visa?
Anyway, it should be what is written on your visa.
If you were approved for a 15-month visa, then it will be 15 months on your Zairyu.
My visa didn’t have a date on it, it just said “one year” — but the visa itself has a 2-3 month window where you have to enter with it initially. When I got my Zairyu it says “PERIOD OF STAY (DATE OF EXPIRATION)” with a date one year after my entry date.
I did not have to book a return flight (engineer visa).