yamayamayama 2 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 OK so in 2 months my re-entry permit is up for renewal. But I will be going out of the country before then and coming back 4 days before it is up. Question is whether to go get it before or wait. If I get it now, will I basically forfeit that 2 months period or will they extend it from the existing date? Anyone know? Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 forfeit Link to post Share on other sites
yamayamayama 2 Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 I see, you'd think they might "add it on" if you go close to the date, say within a month or so. Oh well. Link to post Share on other sites
yamayamayama 2 Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
rider69 18 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 It isn't a company. There is no supply and demand for the product. I dis-like the re-entry process. Link to post Share on other sites
yamayamayama 2 Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 Originally Posted By: rider69 It isn't a company. I'm pretty sure everyone would know that. Link to post Share on other sites
BillTheBinMan 0 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Don't be silly yama! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Its a "suck it up" situation. Of course, you could always raise hell about it. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 If it's easy for you, I'd go when you came back don't want to lose out on a month plus. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Go and renew it just in case. My best mate forgot to renew his, thinking it would be ok to arrive back in Japan one day before it ran out. Got delayed and arrived one day after his reentry visa ran out. Jeez, talk about a shitstorm of paperwork, bureaucracy and diplomacy. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Why do you need reentry permit to come into Japan? You can just come in on a tourist visa (or spouse visa etc) and then get a new gaijin card. My understanding is you only need reentry permit to stop them taking your gaijin card off you when you leave japan. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Your visa is declared invalid if you try to reenter without a re-entry permit. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Yes you will loose your visa without the re-entry permit and basically will have to start from scratch, which will also mean for example if you have been in Japan for 5 years and you loose your visa, then you apply for a new one, it will show you as being in Japan from the new renewal date only, effectively showing you have just arrived in Japan for the first time. It will also show up on your gaijin card too. Better to renew it at least a couple of weeks before you go, or even a week, you can just go any week day and renew it in about an hour or so, depending on people. I have a permanent visa, but I still have to renew my re-entry permission every three years which really sucks. They have all my details they could possibly need but they still demand I re-new it. A lot of it is beacuse they need the 4000 yen that it costs each time you renew it. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 4000? More like 6000 isnt it? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 yeah for a multiple re-entry, I was charged 6k Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Hmm, when I was on a spouse visa twice I just handed in my gaijin card at the airport and came back and applied for a new gaijin card. no reentry permit, no new visa application. Now i am on a PR visa, maybe it would be different. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 6000 yen it is for multiple. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 At least it doesnt get more xpensive with the years Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Yes sorry your right it is 6000, was a memory lapse on my part! Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 What excellent value it is though hey!? We can come and go as we please!* Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 (* for 3 years) Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 try getting your japanese spouse a visa in the uk and then come back and complain about 6000 yen. its like 800 pounds or something for a 2 year spouse visa! Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 A Visa and a re-entry permit are two different things. Link to post Share on other sites
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