Visa and immigration paperwork in Shinjuku, Tokyo
A former immigration officerprepares the documents foryour visa and residence applications.
From 1973 to 2014, Mamoru Nagaoka worked at the Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka immigration bureaus and the Ministry of Justice Immigration Bureau. He now runs a gyoseishoshi office in Shinjuku that handles visa and residence applications. An application has to show, with documents, that it meets the criteria. Drawing on his years at immigration, he listens carefully, tells you which documents to gather, and prepares your application.
Open 10:00–18:00 (weekends and holidays by appointment) | 8 minutes' walk from Shin-Okubo Station (JR Yamanote Line)
ABOUT
Who will handle your application
Gyoseishoshi are licensed administrative procedures specialists in Japan, not attorneys-at-law. They prepare documents for applications to government offices, including immigration applications. Mamoru Nagaoka is a member of the Tokyo Gyoseishoshi Association.
- 1973Joined the Ministry of Justice (Tokyo Immigration Bureau)
- 1980Commended at the Immigration Bureau's intermediate staff training (ranked first in Japan)
- 1983Passed the first stage of the national bar examination
- 1988Commended at the Immigration Bureau's advanced staff training (ranked second in Japan)
- 1990Took part in revising the Immigration Control Act and drafting the basic plan at the Immigration Bureau
- 1991Studied illegal employment as a Ministry of Justice research fellow and wrote an empirical study of foreign workers employed illegally
- 1998Senior officer at the Nagoya Immigration Bureau, handling lawsuits over refused applications, deportation orders and provisional release
- 2002Senior officer in charge of immigration inspection at the Narita Airport branch, Tokyo Immigration Bureau
- 2009Senior officer at the Tokyo Immigration Bureau, coordinating with embassies on repatriation and deciding on provisional release
- 2014Retired; registered as a gyoseishoshi and opened the office in Shinjuku
SERVICES
Find your application
Detailed pages are in Japanese. Please call or use the contact form if you need help in English.
Work visasJPEngineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services, Business Manager, changing jobs, Skilled Labor, Technical Intern Training, Highly Skilled Professional
Family and invitationsJPStudents, Dependents, Spouse or Child of a Japanese National, Spouse or Child of a Permanent Resident, inviting parents, staying in Japan after divorce
Permanent residence and naturalizationJPPermanent residence, naturalization (Japanese nationality)
Other visasJPLong-Term Resident, Designated Activities, Temporary Visitor and Cultural Activities, permission for activities outside your current status and re-entry permits, reapplying after a refusal
OverstayJPIf you have overstayed or are otherwise out of status
For employersJPHiring from overseas, hiring foreign residents in Japan, intra-company transfersHOW IT WORKS
Five steps in the application process
- STEP 1Contact us
- STEP 2Consultation and service request
- STEP 3Preparing and gathering documents
- STEP 4Submitting the application to the Regional Immigration Services Bureau
- STEP 5Notification of the result