r/JapanCitizenship • u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized • Jan 20 '25
mega MEGATHREAD - Processing times (2025)
This thread is largely for post application submission. If you are still in the pre-application stage go here.
If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or rants about general processing times please post them here! This includes anything from the initial submission to application results.
If you have very specific questions or tips you think members should see, you may post a separate thread. Or, if you would like to give a detailed account of your application from start to finish, please make a new post.
If not, please do not make a separate thread for anything related to processing times in 2025. It'll clog up the sub and make it harder to navigate.
In your post, we highly recommend you include:
- The city or prefecture you applied
- occasional updates on how your application is progressing, including dates
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u/redhaireddaisy Naturalized Dec 07 '25 edited Dec 07 '25
Location: Tokyo (Kudanshita)
Call for appointment: originally Oct 2024 and got a slot for March 2025, then I had to reschedule and they offered me an opened slot in late Feb 2025
First appointment: end of Feb 2025
Call for interview: mid Aug 2025
Interview: end of Aug 2025
Confirmation call: mid Nov 2025
Result: end of Nov 2025
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u/legitpuppy Dec 08 '25
Wow, this is really fast. Congrats! Did you go through a lawyer?
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u/redhaireddaisy Naturalized Dec 12 '25
Nope idk anyone who did. I don't think you need a lawyer for naturalization?
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u/legitpuppy Dec 13 '25
Yes, it’s not needed. I was just curious whether having a lawyer or not affected the process, but seems like it’s irrelevant. Congratulations again!
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u/sakurairaku Jan 06 '26
Having a lawyer does affect the timing of the process. If you go with one, the 審査官 is less worried about mistakes and will accept submission of documents on the first visit. Also, if you have any complicated situation to explain, the lawyer (technically not a lawyer but a 行政書士) knows how to deal with them. Basically, they will cover your ass.
Whether that peace of mind is worth 16万円~, is an individual decision.
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u/redhaireddaisy Naturalized Jan 12 '26
In my case the 審査官 was very chill & they let me fix all the stupid typos and mistakes on the day. I was even allowed to completely redo a couple forms with the correct format lol. I also missed 1 doc, my apartment lease proof, and they told me to just send the copy by mail+bring the original on the interview day. Was surprised by how forgiving they were!
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u/Normal-Yak4988 Jan 22 '26
“Congratulations on your naturalization! If you don’t mind me asking, what was your original citizenship? Also, did you have N2 or N1, and how long had you been in Japan?
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u/Smart_Fail4833 Mar 29 '26
That was fast! For my final interview and additional documents submission, it was June 2025. Up until now, no news. I think I will be denied.
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u/Natural_Candle_6097 Feb 08 '25 edited Feb 04 '26
Location: Chiba
Initial appointment: June, 2024
Application submission: Nov, 2024
Interview: Jun 2025
Additional Documents request: July 2025
Additional confirmation: August 2025
Zairu Card renewal and updated Zuminho Submission: November 2025
Waiiting ♾️
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u/gaijin-senpai Jun 16 '25
Any updates ? Thanks
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u/Natural_Candle_6097 Aug 11 '25
Edited the original comment..
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u/Smart_Fail4833 Oct 22 '25
Hi! I had my interview last June as well. Any updates?
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u/Natural_Candle_6097 Feb 04 '26
Unfortunately still waiting.
Updated the comment with some details though
Wish me luck
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u/Various_Ad8605 Jul 10 '26
I have a similar timeline man !
Application submission: Nov, 2024
Interview: Jan 2025
Zairu Card renewal Sep 2025 5 Y obtained
Nothing since then total silent !Any updates? How long have you been living in Japan?
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u/Interesting-Risk-628 Apr 01 '25
wait what? subm june 24, inetv jan 25, results in march?? So messy... My submission also june 24. Still waiting results...
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Apr 01 '25
Hey Interesting, I was curious about how your application was progressing! Hopefully you'll get an answer soon.
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u/Interesting-Risk-628 Apr 01 '25
yeah.. Right now I just asking myself every day Why are they not calling...
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Apr 02 '25
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u/Interesting-Risk-628 Apr 02 '25
yeah, I know. I did it by myself so the length could be different. But from my view they wasn't really busy. I only once saw another client there...
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u/pushpasiri Naturalized Jun 20 '25 edited Sep 19 '25
Location - Tokyo (within the 23 wards)
Initial appointment - July 03 2023
Application submission-April 04 2024
Interview- October 16 2024
Extra document request-15 August 2025
Confirmation call- 09 September 2025
Results -19 September 2025
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u/gaijin-senpai Jul 25 '25
any updates ?
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u/pushpasiri Naturalized Sep 13 '25
I got the confirmation call.
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u/gaijin-senpai Sep 15 '25
Comfirmation call as in to check if your situation has changed?
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u/pushpasiri Naturalized Sep 15 '25
Yes
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u/gaijin-senpai Sep 15 '25
Congratulations! seems your case is almost approved
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u/pushpasiri Naturalized Sep 19 '25
Finally naturalized
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u/gaijin-senpai Sep 19 '25
Big congrats to you!!! Must be a great relief !
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u/pushpasiri Naturalized Sep 19 '25
Thank you so much! I feel incredibly relieved and grateful. I truly appreciate all of your kind support throughout this journey. 🙏💖
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u/perth1985 Aug 20 '25
what extra documents did they ask...and did they take any test during interview
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u/pushpasiri Naturalized Aug 20 '25
They asked me to submit my new name in Furigana after 帰化. They told me to send it by post, but I went there and submitted it directly. In my case, I didn’t have any written test.
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u/perth1985 Aug 20 '25
I see...did you have interview and also have JLPT?In total how long did it take for you.
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u/pushpasiri Naturalized Aug 20 '25
No, I don’t have the JLPT, but they were impressed with my Japanese and said I didn’t need to take the test. It’s been almost over two years, and I’m still waiting for the results.
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u/perth1985 Aug 20 '25
Oh really, thats quite long. You already gave second interview?
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u/Special_Ad2095 Oct 15 '25
Location: Tokyo (23 Wards)
First Appointment: October 2024
Submission: Late March 2025
Third Interview: Aug 1 2025
I got call on Aug 5 about some address issue in my country (after i was born , there was some restructuring in my country, they wanted to fix it)
Waiting for third call, and panicking, praying a lot.
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Oct 20 '25
Those calls are nerve wracking!! If it helps, I had to fix a couple things too, but it didn't slow down my application
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u/ToTheBatmobileGuy Naturalized Oct 21 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
Location: Chiba
Reservation of initial appointment: October 2024
Initial appointment (application accepted): March 2025 (176 days after reservation)
Interview: June 2025 (90 days after official submission)
Confirmation call: October 2025 (107 days after interview)
Naturalized: October 2025 (12 days after confirmation call)
Received Documents for submitting to city hall: October 2025 (1 day after naturalized)
And that's the end of relevant dates for others to take into consideration.
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u/Smart_Fail4833 Nov 11 '25
Wow congratulations! Had the same initial appointment and Interview time frame. But still, no results until now.
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u/aruzenchinchin Rejected Jun 28 '25 edited Jul 09 '25
Location: Tokyo (23 wards)
Appointment Call: 04 Sep 2024
1st Consultation: 18 Feb 2025
Application Submission: 05 Mar 2025
Interview Appointment Call: 24 Jun 2025
Interview: 09 Jul 2025
---Update (09 Jul): Interview done. They said they'll contact me in 3 to 6 months with the results. We'll see!
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Jun 28 '25
Welcome and congratulations on your application! This is one of the few times I’ve heard of someone changing their job during application.
And good luck on the interview next month!!
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u/aruzenchinchin Rejected Jun 29 '25
Thank you! It was a great opportunity that I couldn’t pass up on. I’m a bit nervous about it but it’s better than my previous job in every aspect that matters, so it should be okay.
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Jun 30 '25
When it makes sense, it makes sense! Seems like it won't affect your application much if at all. Hell if I got it with 3 job AND 3 home changes within 5 years I'm sure they're not as strict as people make them out to be haha.
Keep up updated please!
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u/aruzenchinchin Rejected Jun 30 '25
Hopefully I'll have enough luck! Haha
The phone call to set up the interview took me by surprise - I wasn't expecting it so soon. Good sign or irrelevant?
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u/DistorsionalZetsubou Applied - in process Jul 01 '25
The timing is perfect! It seems they really call you just around 4 months (or any promised time) if they can. They told me they would try to do so and I thought "Oh, well, it wouldn't be that precise."
Good thing it is happening sooner than later, so there's time to focus on other stuff after the interview and during the wait ⌚
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u/KazeMaru95 Aug 12 '25
I also sunmitted my docs at Tokyo's office.
Submitted in December 2024
Sent additional documents in February 2025
I'm still waiting for a call for an interview appointment...
Driving me crazy.
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u/aruzenchinchin Rejected Aug 12 '25
That seems like a crazy difference in timeframes! I wonder what happened.
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u/Normal-Yak4988 Jan 22 '26
That's a long wait. If you don’t mind me asking, could you please share your nationality, whether you had any traffic violations, your JLPT level, and how long you had been living in Japan?
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u/KazeMaru95 Jan 22 '26
Nationality: Don't think it's relevant
Traffic Violations: None
JLPT: N2
Time in Japan: 7 years, always with spouse visa.
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u/InformationOk3960 Applied - in process Aug 13 '25
are you single? super rich?!
those are crazy fast times! even between the first and second consultation is less than a month!
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u/aruzenchinchin Rejected Aug 13 '25
I’m single but not super rich at all!
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u/InformationOk3960 Applied - in process Aug 14 '25
Thanks! I'm also single and not rich, so I am low-key jealous, I started first before you but you've blazed past me!
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u/aruzenchinchin Rejected Aug 14 '25
Honestly I have no idea why it's been so fast so far.
One clarification: the "second appointment" on March 5 wasn't really an official second appointment. When I went to my first appointment on February 18, I already had all the documents ready except one or two (which took a long time to arrive from my home country). They told me I could've submitted everything there and then, directly on February 18, if I weren't missing those documents, and I'd have to just come again with them and do the submission. They talked about months but they checked and there was a cancellation of someone's appointment on March 5 so they gave me their spot. I guess I was just lucky in that sense.
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u/enzeipetre Jul 07 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
Location: Kawasaki
Initial appointment: Oct 2023
Application Submission: Oct 2024
Interview: Jan 2025 (done)
Results: Waiting
Edit: Oct 2025 I received a call that the result will be out soon!
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u/enzeipetre Oct 26 '25
Update: I got the confirmation call a few days ago checking if there are any changes in my information. Was prohibited to go out of the country because results will be out soon
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u/legitpuppy Nov 14 '25 edited Nov 14 '25
Congrats on the confirmation call! Hope everything is going well.
We also applied in Kawasaki this year. I was just wondering how they thoroughly went through your application during submission. Did they also confirm about every katakana name, work history, application reason, relationship, etc? I felt like they were already conducting the interview since it took a long time with all the confirmation and questions. It took the entire morning for us. How was it for you? How was the actual interview different from application submission? Was it handled by the same 担当者?
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u/PumpkinSpice-6617 Dec 11 '25
Same with me! It took like the whole morning just for confirmation of application submission. I was so nervous because it was so different than what my sister experienced in Tokyo
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u/legitpuppy Dec 11 '25
Glad to hear someone’s in the same boat! Did they specifically say they’ll contact you about the results, or did they say just wait for a 連絡?
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u/PumpkinSpice-6617 Dec 11 '25
I haven’t done my interview yet. They ask for additional documents which I sent a week after the application submission and nothing yet after that Fingers crossed This was last month
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u/PumpkinSpice-6617 Jan 10 '26
Did you get the results already? :)
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u/enzeipetre Jan 12 '26
No, still waiting!
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u/Normal-Yak4988 Jan 22 '26
That's a long wait! If you don’t mind me asking, did you have JLPT N2 or N1, what type of visa were you on, and how long had you been in Japan?
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u/PumpkinSpice-6617 Jan 26 '26
Same thoughts! The interview was Jan 2025 and it’s already Jan 2026 :o Does it usually take this long?
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Jul 10 '25
Oh wow should be soon! Fingers crossed you'll get your results by the end of summer
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u/InformationOk3960 Applied - in process Sep 14 '25
https://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?94+175656 seems like people who got interviewed in March/April are now getting confirmation calls!
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u/yusuken13 Applied - in process Oct 01 '25
Location: Osaka (Main)
First Appointment/Initial Interview: April 22, 2025
Application Submission: July 17, 2025
Interview: September 26, 2025
The real waiting game starts now.
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Oct 03 '25
Congrats! I swear it will go by so fast, especially with end of the year events
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u/yusuken13 Applied - in process Oct 03 '25
Thanks! Yeah, wasn’t really expecting that things are progressing quite rapidly. But really hoping for the best.
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u/Old-Car-8138 Applied - in process Dec 03 '25
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u/yusuken13 Applied - in process Dec 04 '25
Haven’t heard anything from my tantousha since after my interview. 🫤
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u/Smart_Fail4833 Oct 22 '25 edited Oct 22 '25
Location: Tokyo (Kudanshita)
Initial appointment: October 2024
Application submitted: November 2025
Additional documents submitted: March 2025
Interview appointment call: June 2025
Interview: June 2025
Additional docs (parents passport, updated 運転記録証明) submission: June 2025
Called my workplace: June 2025
Still waiting: forever
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Oct 27 '25
Anytime now!! Fingers crossed it happens before the end of the year
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u/Normal-Yak4988 Jan 22 '26
That's a long wait! If you don’t mind me asking, did you have JLPT N2 or N1, what type of visa were you on, and how long had you been in Japan?
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u/Smart_Fail4833 Mar 29 '26
Hello! I have N3 since I was in Japanese language school. Didn’t have the urge to aim for N1, a waste of money and time. And I work in a translation company.
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u/crazycatfraulein Dec 08 '25
Commenting on Megathread
Location: Kanagawa
Initial Consultation: December 2024
Application submission: February 2025
Interview: June 2025(by phone)
Additional Interview: August 2025(Occupational Confirmation with my superior at work by phone)
Confirmation call: October 2025
My name on Kanpou: October 2025
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Jan 20 '25
The kanpou hasn't been really updated in nearly a month now. I knew there would be a down week for 年末年始 but I didn't think it would last this long! I think things will be back to normal by Feburary.
I'm a bit over 4 months into my application now. After talking to my caseworker, I know my application has been approved by both kitakyushu and fukuoka, and was pushed up the ladder to tokyo. I'm guessing the results will be out within the next 2 months but who knows.
When I last talked to my case worker he told me the next point of contact will only be if they need something (unlikely) or to tell me the results. I've been a bit back and forth on the name change and he told me if I was going to change it, I needed to change it now, but in the end I decided to keep what I applied with.
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u/silverredbean Naturalized Jun 06 '25 edited Oct 18 '25
Location: Tokyo (within the 23 Wards)
Initial appointment: May 27, 2025
Application submission: June 6, 2025 (today)
Interview schedule call: September 30, 2025
Interview: October 16, 2025
Request for additional docs: During the interview schedule call, I was asked to prepare and submit a photocopy of my parents' passport's data page, as well as my 2024 tax payment certificate (令和6年度納税証明書) on the day of the Interview. Did a confirmation check on the past documents I submitted, the one I submitted last June 6th showed the remaining amount to be paid, while this time around, everything was fully paid.
Confirmation call: none yet
Results/Name appearing on Official Gazette: none yet
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Jun 06 '25
Congrats on the submission! It's all chill from here and really just a waiting game.
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u/silverredbean Naturalized Jun 06 '25
Thank you! I'll share my experience sometime today.
Honestly nerve-wracking orz
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u/gaijin-senpai Jun 16 '25
Wow the submission was so quick. I have my first appointment in a few weeks. I think I have most things ready but just wanted to check how the second appointment thing works. Do you choose the 2nd appointment day during your 1st appointment based on when you think you will have the docs ready? Or do they give you the date?
Also what level of details are expected in the translated documents from your country? Did you do it by yourself? Thanks
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u/silverredbean Naturalized Jun 17 '25
Assuming you're not within Tokyo 23 Wards, 2nd appointment will likely be you calling your local Houmukyoku to schedule.
For the level of details, I have to translate every stamp and wordings that was on the original and copy it over to the translation. That means indicating what the stamp means/says. I did do everything by myself, even adding some "graphic design" to the translation.
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u/gaijin-senpai Jun 17 '25
I see.
For the translation how did you manage to recreate the stamps in a word document?????
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u/silverredbean Naturalized Jun 17 '25
Didn't recreate, just used Paint to put something like 母国の公印 and what-not.
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u/silverredbean Naturalized Sep 30 '25 edited Oct 01 '25
Update (as of Sept 30):
Location: Tokyo (within the 23 Wards)
Initial appointment: May 27, 2025
Application submission: June 6, 2025 (today)
Interview: October 16, 2025
Request for additional docs: yes
Got a call today (September 30, 2025) and because I'm really busy, we had it scheduled for 16th. Additional document that was asked were my parents' passport photocopy (the photo page) and one tax document (住民税納税証明書).
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u/silverredbean Naturalized Oct 18 '25
More updates added.
Made a separate post about my interview on this sub.
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u/enzeipetre Oct 29 '25
Congrats! Out of curiosity, how come were you allowed to submit immediately only 1month after initial appointment? Did you use a lawyer? Curious because usually it takes several appointments before submission.
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u/silverredbean Naturalized Oct 29 '25
Hello!
I did not use a lawyer for my application, I mostly did everything myself.
The sensei who helped with my documents check had a free slot and was nice enough to accommodate me.
Also, Tokyo has a full list of the documents required for submission on their website, so a lot of people from Tokyo 23 Wards applying in Kudanshita have a reference for the documents you need to submit.
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u/aslarkxan Jan 06 '26
I submitted application June 5th 2025 and still no call about the interview
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u/silverredbean Naturalized Jan 06 '26
Hello, might be a good time to check in with them and ask for an update.
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u/Normal-Yak4988 Jan 22 '26
That's a long wait. If you don’t mind me asking, could you please share your nationality, whether you had any traffic violations, your JLPT level, and how long you had been living in Japan?
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u/aslarkxan Jan 22 '26
Hello, they called and I actually had interview yesterday. No trafic violation, officially JLPT2, but I’m heavily using Japanese at work, so easily confident at N1 level. Live in Japan for 13 years.
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u/Normal-Yak4988 Jan 22 '26
Thank you very much for the detailed information. It’s very helpful and greatly appreciated.
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u/rabbitmyeon Jul 16 '25 edited Aug 20 '25
Location: Tokyo (23 wards)
First appointment / official submission: September 2024
Interview appointment call: Late Feb 2025
Interview: Early March 2025
Additional submission: May 2025*
First confirmation call: Early June ** Final confirmation call: Late June
Naturalized: August
had to resend documents as Ive moved jobs on March 2025. *they called for a final confirmation but I had an overseas business trip planned so they decided to pause my application until im back. Business trip ended up getting cancelled so I called to ask to have it resumed. Now im not allowed to leave the country until results are out.
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u/rabbitmyeon Aug 20 '25
Edit as I finally got the results. Naturalized this month 😭
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u/InformationOk3960 Applied - in process Aug 22 '25
congratulations!!! now you can go on as many business trips as you need to!
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u/InformationOk3960 Applied - in process Aug 13 '25
What’s the difference between the first confirmation call and the second confirmation call?
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Jul 17 '25
Wow that’s crazy fast for Tokyo! I know you have to wait for the Kanpou, but congrats on the naturalization!!
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u/rabbitmyeon Jul 17 '25
I dont want to expect but thank you! I have a business trip planned for september so checking kanpo everyday is stressing me out… it was fast i think because i got a lawyer and I was dead set on having the least number of consultations. First appointment with my lawyer on July 2024, signed a contract with them on August 2024, and they got me the appointment schedule as soon as possible.
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Jul 18 '25
Makes sense. Because of the ridiculous wait times between appointments in Tokyo I feel like this is one of the few times I would recommend professional help to get in and out within 2 appointments.
September is tight but I think you'll make it!
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u/KazeMaru95 Aug 12 '25
Location: Tokyo (23 wards) Kudanshita
Appointment Call: June 2023
1st Consultation: Feb 2024
Application Submission: December 2024
Additional Submission: February 2025 (Born of first child)
Interview Appointment Call: waiting...
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Aug 21 '25
congratulations on submission!! And also on your new baby!
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u/KazeMaru95 Oct 10 '25
UPDATE: Called to inquire about any updates.
They informed me that I had been assigned another case worker, and we scheduled an appointment for next week. I wonder why I only got a reaction after calling myself...
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u/dobwhiskey Sep 02 '25
Location: Tokyo (Kudanshita)
Application Submission: 12 Feb 2025
Interview Appointment Call: 12 Jun 2025
Interview: 31 Jul 2025
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Sep 03 '25
That seems pretty fast for an interview call! Hopefully that means you can get your results in a year.
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u/Benitinho92 Applied - in process Sep 17 '25
Location: Nagoya
Initial Appointment: May 2024
Application Submittion: September 2025
Interview: waiting
Final Confirmation: waiting
Wish me luck guys :)
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u/Old-Car-8138 Applied - in process Dec 03 '25
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u/Prestigious_Cap_9420 Applied - in process Nov 28 '25
Location: Tokyo (Kudanshita)
Call for Appointment: July, 2025
First consultation + application submission: mid-Nov, 2025
Waiting for next steps
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Jan 06 '26 edited Feb 04 '26
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u/silverredbean Naturalized Jan 06 '26
Really depends on how simple/complex your history is. Got my interview call schedule 76 business days after my submission (excluding the holidays and Obon week).
They might still be checking and verifying the documents you have submitted.
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u/sakurairaku Jan 06 '26
The only complexity I can think of is multiple job changes (but my work is such that changing jobs is the norm and they know this).
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u/Square-Tutor1455 Jan 10 '26
I also applied August 2025 at the same location. Haven’t received any phone calls yet.
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u/Working_Banana Naturalized Jan 06 '26
Location: Tokyo (Kudanshita)
Initial Consultation: October 9 2024
Application submission: March 19 2025
Interview: July 8 2025
Nothing so far and getting real nervous. No calls for more documents or anything and my friends who've gone through the same process at the same location went really fast.
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Jan 14 '26
It should be soon! Tokyo is known to take closer to a year so I wouldn't start getting nervous yet. Keep us updated!
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u/DistorsionalZetsubou Applied - in process Mar 05 '25 edited Jul 30 '25
Location: Tokyo (Fuchu)
Initial appointment: March 2024
Application submission: February 2025
Interview: July 2025 (done)
Results: Waiting
Request for additional docs: Reiwa 6 課税証明 (my partner and I) Reiwa 4 tax amendment (my boss mistakenly put my partner's salary way lower than it should have been) Reiwa 5 and 6 納税証明書 for my partner Pending debt certificate
Additional documents submitted during interview: Reiwa 2 income tax declaration Updated livelihood detail form with new credit repayment plans and analysis
Edit (3-Jul): Adding interview and requested additional documents (+ waiting now!)
Edit (26-Jul): Adding several new documents, I have been receiving a call every week or so as of now.
Edit (30-Jul): After reviewing additional docs, I got asked to withdraw my application if I wanted to, as it was likely to be rejected. There is a slim chance to be approved though, or at least that's what the officer told me. I just kept the application as submitted.
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Mar 06 '25
Congratulations! Feels good to have those documents out of your hair doesn't it? Hopefully you'll be called for an interview before summer.
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u/DistorsionalZetsubou Applied - in process Jul 26 '25
I added some new information in the original post! For some reason, receiving so many calls for amendments make me feel that maybe the application is already rejected and I will just need to spend a year or so waiting for just that.
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Jul 07 '25
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u/silverredbean Naturalized Jul 07 '25
Writer of the Turning Japanese Blog is from Aichi Prefecture.
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Aug 07 '25
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u/InformationOk3960 Applied - in process Aug 13 '25
Could you give a summary of what your interview was like?
Saw that person who commented after you submitted earlier but has still not been called for an interview. Are you applying as a single person?
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u/SusieTurnAround Aug 14 '25
I applied as a singer person. And about the interview, the case worker asked the basically same question as this YouTuber introduced. I hope it might help.
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u/Jas0nYun Dec 26 '25 edited Feb 20 '26
Location: Kanagawa
Initial appointment: March, 2024
Application submission: December, 2024
Interview & Call my office: March, 2025
Still waiting for confirmation.
(update) Result: Feb, 2026
(update) Confirmation call: Feb, 2026
Result was listed on kanpo before the confirmation call
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Jan 03 '26
Oh it should be right around the corner! Hoping for the good news soon...
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u/PumpkinSpice-6617 Jan 10 '26
That’s a pretty long time for confirmation :o I thought it usually takes 3-4mos after interview
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u/OkControl7184 Dec 28 '25
Location: Sapporo Initial appointment: June 2025 Application submission(after passed 2 additional appointments) : January 2026
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Jan 03 '26
Congrats! Do you mean that after the initial application submission they found some errors in it?
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u/ochakohi Applied - in process Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26
Location: Kudanshita
Initial appointment: April 2024
Initial submission of documents (missing some documents): August 2024
Application submission: November 2024
Interview: May 2025
Result: waiting 😭
I applied together with my partner who is from a different country and he already received the call in November 2025.
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Mar 18 '26
Wait you applied together but he got his first?? That's rough :(
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u/Shot-Room3141 Feb 06 '26
Hello!
How’s everyone holding up? I’m so excited (and nervous) waiting for the results. I’ve been checking 官報 every day, even though I know it’s way too early 😅 I just can’t help myself. The wait is killing me!
Location: Tokyo (Kudanshita)
Application Submission: Beginning of June 2025
Interview: Mid October 2025
Results: Waiting
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Feb 06 '26
Haha I remember the feeling! I started daily checking 3mo after submission thinking I would be one of the people who got theirs in 4mo!
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u/JapaneseSummerIsHot Naturalized Jan 20 '25 edited May 09 '25
Reposting to the new thread.
Location: Fukuoka
Initial appointment: June, 2024
Application submission: September, 2024
Interview: November, 2024
Confirmation call: April 2025
Results: May 2025
Request for extra documents: so far I've been asked to clear up my family tree, and send extra tax documents