Elite-level Tokyo-based visa agency handling long-term Japanese visas (work, family, PR, and naturalization), with the added bonus of U.S. visa services — ideal for high-structure planning across borders.

🔍 Key Features:

Feature	Description
Track Record	38,000+ Japanese visa cases handled
Bilateral Expertise	Covers both Japan and USA visa systems
Full Visa Suite	Work, Family, PR, and Naturalization
English Support	Professional communication, good for non-Japanese speakers
Transparent Pricing	All costs and requirements clearly communicated upfront

🧠 Sovereign Use Case:

Tokyo-based foothold with legal clarity. Good for high-status men placing a long-term play in Japan without falling into cultural traps.
Ideal if you’re on a citizenship track or naturalization path, not just short stays.
Agency is not lifestyle-oriented — pure legal operations, with American cross-border capacity (rare).

✅ Strengths:

Handles naturalization and permanent residency—rare expertise.
Real Tokyo professionals: clean, corporate, structured, not targeting tourists.
Offers full pathway support from entry visa → PR → citizenship.

⚠️ Weaknesses:

Price is higher than average—but you’re paying for legal certainty, not Bali-style hand-holding.
They’re not lifestyle optimizers or housing consultants—this is structure-only.
Best for serious long-term plans; not needed for DTV, tourist, or low-commitment stays.

Summary:

IMS Legal Professional Corporation is a premium Tokyo-based visa agency specializing in long-term Japanese legal presence — perfect for men building legacy, seeking PR or citizenship, or running a cross-border strategy with the U.S. They offer legal clarity, elite service, and zero fluff. Use them when precision > price, and when you’re ready to plant a real sovereign stake in Japan.

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Service Categories

Long Term Visa Advice

Features

Regions

japan

Pricing

Work Visa

Technical/Humanities Specialist/International Business Visa

$ 923.00
Business Manager Visa

A Business Manager Visa is a working status for foreigners who wish to start a business (trade, etc.) in Japan or engage in the management or administration of an existing business. It also includes the establishment of a Japanese corporation. This status of residence was established by amending the (former)

$ 2,305.00
Highly skilled professional visa

Highly Skilled Professional Visa is divided into No. 1 (No. 1 A, B, C) and No. 2. If you submit prima facie documents (e.g. degree certificate, work history certificate, qualification certificate, income proof documents) that prove each point item based on the point calculation table, and the Highly Skilled Professional No. 1 is approved, you will be granted a uniform period of stay of 5 years. In addition, after three years have passed since obtaining the Highly Skilled Professional No. 1, you can switch to the Highly Skilled Professional No. 2. If you are approved for Highly Skilled Professional No. 2, you will be able to stay in Japan indefinitely as long as you are engaged in activities that qualify as highly skilled professionals.

$ 1,153.00
Specified Skills Visa

The Specified Skills Visa is a new work status established in April 2019 to address the worsening labor shortage. Since the Specified Skills Visa was established, foreigners have been able to work in industries that previously were not open to foreigners, with some exceptions, such as the construction industry, shipbuilding industry, hospitality industry, and restaurant industry.The Specified Skills Visa covers the following 14 industries, and each industry is divided into many occupations. The designated industries are: 1) nursing care, 2) building cleaning, 3) basic materials, industrial machinery, electrical and electronic information manufacturing, 4) construction, 5) shipbuilding and marine industry, 6) automobile maintenance, 7) aviation, 8) accommodation, 9) agriculture, 10) fishing, 11) food and beverage manufacturing, and 12) food service. In March 2024, the following industries will be added: automobile transportation, railway, forestry, and lumber.

$ 1,152.00

Family Relationship

Dependent visa

A family visa is for spouses and children who are dependents of foreigners residing in Japan. Family members do not include parents or siblings. The term
Spouse or child of a Japanese national

The spouse or child of Japanese national visa applies to those who are the spouse of a Japanese national, a specially adopted child of a Japanese national, or a person born as a child of a Japanese national. The

$ 769.00

Permanent Resident Visa

Family

In the case of a spouse of a Japanese national or permanent resident, the spouse must have been in a substantial marriage for at least three years and have continuously resided in Japan for at least one year. In the case of a child of a Japanese national or permanent resident, the spouse must have continuously resided in Japan for at least one year.

$ 1,153.00
Employed person

1. Be of good conduct → Have no overdue payments for resident taxes or national health insurance, have not been punished for traffic violations, imprisonment, fines, etc. 2. Have sufficient assets or skills to support an independent livelihood → Have an annual income of 3 million yen or more, own a home, etc. 3. If you currently have 70 points or more on the point calculation table for highly skilled professionals, you must have had 70 points or more while residing in Japan three years ago. 4. If you currently have 80 points or more on the point calculation table for highly skilled professionals, you must have had 80 points or more while residing in Japan one year ago.

$ 1,920.00
Naturalisation

The basic condition for applying for naturalization is that you have a visa (status of residence) granted by the Immigration Bureau and have been living in Japan for more than five years. The period during which you stay in Japan on a student visa is not considered as having an address in Japan.

$ 2,304.00