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**Retiring in Japan**
US citizen couple planning to retire in Japan. What kind of visa can they get? They have relatives in Japan who are Japanese. Any ideas?
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They have relatives, meaning Japanese nationals? Are they descendants of Japanese nationals born in Japan? There’s a specific long term visa (1-3-5 years, renewable) that applies to either 2nd, 3rd or 4th generation of Japanese descendants (each generation has slightly different conditions). I wouldn’t call that a retirement visa but definitely gives people of Japanese ancestry options.
How are they related to them specifically?
There are a lot of countries in Asia that offer retirement visas for pensioners, including Thailand and Malaysia (both popular choices), but I am afraid that Japan does not have a system for that.
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This is a copy of your post for archive/search purposes.
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**Retiring in Japan**
US citizen couple planning to retire in Japan. What kind of visa can they get? They have relatives in Japan who are Japanese. Any ideas?
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They have relatives, meaning Japanese nationals? Are they descendants of Japanese nationals born in Japan? There’s a specific long term visa (1-3-5 years, renewable) that applies to either 2nd, 3rd or 4th generation of Japanese descendants (each generation has slightly different conditions). I wouldn’t call that a retirement visa but definitely gives people of Japanese ancestry options.
How are they related to them specifically?
There are a lot of countries in Asia that offer retirement visas for pensioners, including Thailand and Malaysia (both popular choices), but I am afraid that Japan does not have a system for that.