{
  "holder": "fixed",
  "procedure": {
    "en": "Extension of period of stay",
    "ja": "在留期間更新許可申請"
  },
  "verdict": "too_early",
  "summary": "Your renewal window opens on 2026-12-20 (39 days). Last day to apply: 2027-03-20.",
  "today": "2026-11-11",
  "expiryDate": "2027-03-20",
  "windowOpens": "2026-12-20",
  "lastDay": "2027-03-20",
  "daysUntilWindow": 39,
  "daysLeft": 129,
  "appliedDate": null,
  "specialPeriodEnd": "2027-05-20",
  "fee": {
    "band": "1 year",
    "bandJa": "1年",
    "method": "counter",
    "feeJPY": 33000,
    "processingFeeJPY": 0,
    "totalJPY": 33000,
    "note": "Depends on the period ISA actually GRANTS (here assumed 12 months), paid when you collect the decision in revenue stamps (収入印紙). A narrow hardship reduction to ¥10,000 exists."
  },
  "card16": null,
  "nextCardValidity": null,
  "processing": "Standard processing 2 weeks to 1 month (ISA 16-3).",
  "earlyExceptions": [
    "Study abroad (海外に留学する場合)",
    "Long business trip or posting abroad by work order (業務命令による長期の海外出張・赴任)",
    "Pregnancy with the due date overlapping the window, or giving birth in your home country (出産・里帰り出産)",
    "Hospital treatment in Japan or planned hospital treatment at home (入院)",
    "Family members applying at the same time (家族が同時申請する場合)",
    "A foreign visa that needs 6+ months left on your Japanese period of stay"
  ],
  "deadlines": [
    {
      "date": "2026-12-20",
      "what": "Renewal window opens (3 months before expiry)",
      "ja": "申請受付開始（満了3か月前）",
      "passed": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-20",
      "what": "Period of stay expires: last day to apply",
      "ja": "在留期間満了日（申請期限）",
      "passed": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-05-20",
      "what": "Special period ends at the latest (only if you applied in time and no decision yet)",
      "ja": "特例期間の終期",
      "passed": false
    }
  ],
  "actions": [
    "Put 2026-12-20 in your calendar and start gathering documents now.",
    "If you will be abroad, giving birth, in hospital or need 6+ months left for a foreign visa, ask your bureau about applying early with proof.",
    "Typical documents: application form for your status, a photo meeting ISA's size rules, passport, residence card, plus status-specific papers (employment certificate, tax and resident-tax certificates, pension/health insurance proof).",
    "Your employer or a registered gyoseishoshi can file for you (申請取次); you must still be in Japan."
  ],
  "warnings": [],
  "rulesAsOf": "2026-11-08",
  "sources": [
    "https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/procedures/16-3.html",
    "https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/procedures/tokureikikan_00001.html",
    "https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/procedures/nyuukokukanri10_00011.html",
    "https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/tokutei.html",
    "https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/procedures/whatzairyu_00001.html",
    "https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/01_00644.html",
    "https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Educational date calculator, not immigration or legal advice. Not affiliated with the Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISA) or the Ministry of Justice. It applies ISA's published application windows, special-period rule, card-validity rules and 2026-10-01 fee table to the dates you enter; it cannot see your real permit, card or any decision. ISA decides; leave a margin and confirm with your regional immigration bureau, ISA's information centre (0570-013904) or a licensed gyoseishoshi / lawyer.",
  "docs": "https://japan-visa-renewal.vercel.app/openapi.json"
}