Temporary Visitor　在留資格「短期滞在」

Questions and answers about the Temporary Visitor status: inviting family members, short business trips, and extending your stay.

• If I find out I am pregnant while in Japan as a 短期滞在 visitor, can my stay be extended until the stable stage of pregnancy?

• Can a tourist visa be extended inside Japan?

• Review of 「留学」 practice: attendance alone is no longer enough

• How the 特定在留カード affects 短期滞在 visas

• Tension in the Middle East: expected effects on 短期滞在 visa screening

• Identity checks on entry to Japan: electronic authorisation and IC data

• Does the 180-day rule reset on 1 January (New Year's Day)?

• Inviting family on 特定技能1号: using 短期滞在

• 短期滞在 visa: the latest trends in procedures in 2025

• After a 短期滞在 refusal, can he come on a 「宗教」 visa?

• Setting up a company in Japan from abroad: is 短期滞在 enough?

• A 短期滞在 for medical care: is a special procedure needed?

• Visa-exempt but still questioned? Preparing for the immigration inspection

• Can I apply for a 短期滞在 visa myself? A comparison

• Inviting an unemployed sister on 短期滞在: what to watch

• I fell ill during a 短期滞在. Can I extend my stay?

• Documents for a 短期滞在 visa, and points by nationality

• Refused entry by another country: does it affect entry to Japan?

• Extending a 短期滞在 visa: any exceptions to the general rule?

• Can I attend a language school on a 短期滞在 visa?

• What is the 短期滞在 visa? Purposes and periods of stay