Immigration Services

Jackson Sogo offers comprehensive Japanese inbound immigration compliance and advisory services for your company’s foreign employees and accompanying family members as well as custom-tailored services for our high-net-worth clients.

Compliance Services

Work and residence permit applications for international transfers and assignees

  • Initial elgibility assessment
  • Application for certificate of eligibility (COE) for
    • Highly Skilled Professionals (HSP) / Special Highly Skilled Professionals (SHSP)
    • Engineers / Specialists in Humanities / International Services (ESHIS)
    • Business Managers (BM)
    • Intra Company Transferees (ICT)
    • Spouses of Japanese Nationals (SJN)
    • Spouses of Permanent Residents (SPR)
  • Guidance on the entry visa application process
  • Guidance on local registration
  • Work and residence permit tracking, renewal and change of status
  • Preparation and filing of required notifications
  • Application for re-entry permits (single and multiple re-entry)
  • De-registration procedures and departure instructions

Work and residence permit applications for local hires

  • Initial elgibility assessment
  • Application for change of status or extension for
    • Highly Skilled Professionals (HSP) / Special Highly Skilled Professionals (SHSP)
    • Engineers / Specialists in Humanities / International Services (ESHIS)
    • Intra Company Transferees (ICT)
    • Business Managers (BM)
    • Spouses of Japanese Nationals (SJN)
    • Spouses of Permanent Residents (SPR)
  • Preparation and filing of required notifications
  • Work and residence permit tracking, renewal and change of status
  • Application for re-entry permits (single and multiple re-entry)
  • De-registration procedures

Residence permit applications for accompanying family members

  • Initial elgibility assessment
  • Application for certificate of eligibility (COE) for Dependents
  • Application for status for newborns born in Japan
  • Application for part-time work permits
  • Application for re-entry permits (single and multiple re-entry)
  • Guidance on the entry visa application process
  • Guidance on local registration 
  • Residence status tracking and renewal
  • Departure instructions

Applications for permanent residence

Advisory Services

Jackson Sogo also offers the following advisory services:

  • Corporate immigration health checks
  • M&A-related immigration due diligence
  • Immigration-related restructuring and downsizing advice
  • One-off or regular in-house immigration law and practice trainings for HR and global mobility teams
  • Advice on ad-hoc immigration or global mobility issues

Custom-Tailored Services for High-Net-Worth Clients

Jackson Sogo offers comprehensive immigration services and solutions for our high-net-worth clients. For more information, please reach out to us through our “Contact Us” page.