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Originally Posted by kawaiineko
I don't think the visa method would be the best route for me to go anyway. I plan to live in Japan permanently.
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There IS no other method. If you want to live in Japan, you need a visa, and to get a visa, you either need to:
A) Be a student wanting to study in Japan
B) Hold a 4-year bachelor's degree and be able to secure a job in Japan
C) Be married to a Japanese national
You can't just go there and apply for permanent residency - what do you think the visas are for?? If you can't fulfill any of the above requirements, you can't live in Japan.
You're confusing what alien registration is. After 90 days of being in Japan, you need to apply for your "gaijin card", as it's colloquially called. This is just a requirement for foreign residents in Japan - they need it for important things like opening bank accounts or getting an apartment. You STILL need a visa to stay in Japan longer than 90 days (3 months).
Apparently you
didn't do your research.