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/16n3gn9/citizenship_question/
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The problem is you have to give up your other citizenship and most people aren’t willing to do that.