Permanent Residency - how long did it take?

[N00bster]

My application (Shinagawa office) has been submitted 10 months ago now... Haven't heard a single thing. Should I be worried and call the immigration office?

[N00bster]

My application (Shinagawa office) has been submitted 10 months ago now... Haven't heard a single thing. Should I be worried and call the immigration office?

... and just as I was writing this message, a postcard was waiting in my mailbox asking me to come to the immigration office with a 8,000Y stamp. Sometimes just talking about things seems to be enough to make them move.

[RetireJapan]

It's The Secret

Congratulations!

[adamu]

Sometimes just talking about things seems to be enough to make them move.

It's The Secret

Mmm. How about that inheritance from a long lost relative that makes retirement saving unnecessary.

Congrats on your visa, N00bster.

[OkiBum]

My application (Shinagawa office) has been submitted 10 months ago now... Haven't heard a single thing. Should I be worried and call the immigration office?

... and just as I was writing this message, a postcard was waiting in my mailbox asking me to come to the immigration office with a 8,000Y stamp. Sometimes just talking about things seems to be enough to make them move.

Congratulations!!

[soundofsilver]

Thanks for the feedback all! I think ricardo's advice is the best:

Just get on with it.

Thanks!

[concerned]

Got mine yesterday, took 4 months (I applied using the points system, as I did not have 10 years continous, and was married less than 3 years)

RetireJapan highly recommending one to get this, was the final push I needed to go ahead and apply for this
So thanks!! for that

[RetireJapan]

Great news! Welcome to the club

[adamu]

Got mine yesterday, took 4 months (I applied using the points system

Do you mean the highly-skilled professional visa? Or eijuuken? If it's the former, be careful that it's conditional on your job and points, so could become non-permanent if your conditions change (although you also get the right to apply for full-on eijuuken).

[concerned]

"Do you mean the highly-skilled professional visa? Or eijuuken? "

I mean the eijuuken. Anyway thanks for the warning.

I believe with eijuuken, you can lose your job and it is still valid