Religious Activities (宗教)
🇯🇵 Japan visas · Work
What it is
Japanese status of residence for missionary and other religious activities carried out by a religious worker dispatched to Japan by a foreign religious organisation. Typical holders: missionaries dispatched by a foreign religious organisation.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- 5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months
- Processing time
- See the Immigration Services Agency / the Japanese mission.
- Maximum validity
- 5 years
- Extendable
- Yes
- Path to permanent residence
- Indirect route
- Dependants
- Yes
- Health insurance
- Required
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Fees
- Application fee (band 14,900-15,100; local amount per mission)
- JPY 15,100
- Application fee (band 29,900-30,100; local amount per mission)
- JPY 30,100
Key requirements
- Certificate of Eligibility (在留資格認定証明書) from the Immigration Services Agency
- Passport valid for the intended stay
- Visa application at a Japanese embassy or consulate
- Documents evidencing the activity for this status
- Dispatched to Japan by a foreign religious organisation
- Religious worker carrying out missionary or other religious activities
Working on this visa
The status of residence permits only the activities listed for it in the Immigration Control Act's annexed table; other paid activity needs separate permission.
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 22 July 2026.