I'll be moving back overseas shortly, but my zairyuu shikaku will not expire for another several months. If I wish to visit Japan in the near future, my understanding is that I must either
- enter and leave again Japan before zairyuushikaku/visa expires; or
- enter purely as a tourist after zairyuushikaku expires
However, due to my job I'm really only able to take time off around Dec/Jan and my zairyuushikaku will expire on Jan 10 2026. which would make it hard to have anymore than a week or so in Japan.
Is it possible to
- request that my zairyuushikaku be invalidated before Jan 10, so that I can enter stay between, for argument's sake Dec 27-Jan14? Or,
- enter as a tourist while my zairyuushikaku is still valid and stay past Jan 10 on a tourist visa?
Or would I have no choice but to make my enter trip before or after Jan 10?
by kusotare-san