Now this is a bit misleading me. Can a person obtain citizenship after only being there for 5 years, or does a person have to live there for 15 years before getting citizenship?
I see no mention in needing Japanese permanent residency at all when checking the websites, and this confuses me.
Now I say 15 years assuming someone obtains a regular work visa (10 consecutive years).
If someone could either answer or redirect me to a place that answers this question, that would help a lot.
5 years seems too good to be true for someone to get a visa and just live there for 5 years for citizenship, yet it takes 10 years for permanent residency.
https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/16n3gpu/citizenship_question/
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Only 5 years is correct. The caveat is you have to relinquish all other nationalities when you naturalize. There is, obviously, no such requirement for permanent residency.
The application process is also more drawn out with multiple interviews.
https://www.moj.go.jp/EN/MINJI/minji78.html#a03
Don’t forget you will give up your first citizenship