Waiting for Japanese Business Manager Visa (Sapporo)

Hi everyone,

I’ve been living in Japan for 7 years on a Humanities visa, but I applied for a Business Manager visa on July 1 this year under the old requirement of 5 million yen.

My application is being handled by Immigration Sapporo, and it’s now been about 2 months with no updates. I’m worried they might apply the new requirements to me even though I submitted before the change.

Has anyone here applied in Sapporo and experienced a similar wait time? How long did it take for you to get a result?

Thanks a lot for sharing your experiences!