{
  "periodRenewal": {
    "nameEn": "Extension of period of stay",
    "nameJa": "在留期間更新許可申請",
    "window": "Up to the expiry date. If your current period of stay is 6 months or longer, from 3 months before expiry (ISA 16-3). Earlier only for genuinely unavoidable reasons, by prior consultation.",
    "processing": "Standard processing 2 weeks to 1 month (ISA 16-3).",
    "specialPeriod": "If you apply by the expiry date and no decision is made by then, you may stay and continue the same activity until the decision or the end of the day 2 months after expiry, whichever comes first (Immigration Control Act art. 20(6) / 21(4)).",
    "fees": "Fee by period GRANTED (applications received on or after 2026-10-01): counter ¥10,000–¥75,000 in revenue stamps; online ¥10,000–¥65,000 plus a ¥330/¥550 payment processing fee. Received by 2026-09-30: old ¥6,000."
  },
  "cardRenewal": {
    "nameEn": "Renewal of residence card validity",
    "nameJa": "在留カードの有効期間の更新申請",
    "who": "Permanent residents aged 16+ and Highly Skilled Professional (ii) holders; also anyone whose card issued on or before 2026-06-13 expires on their 16th birthday or the day before.",
    "window": "From 3 months before the card's expiry date to the expiry date (16th-birthday cards: from 6 months before). Earlier if you will be abroad for a long time.",
    "fee": "Free. Usually issued the same day.",
    "newFormat": "Cards issued on or after 2026-06-14 for permanent residents / HSP (ii) are valid until the 10th birthday after issue (5th birthday if under 18). Older cards: 7 years after issue (under 16: until the day before the 16th birthday)."
  },
  "specialCard": "特定在留カード (residence card + My Number card) since 2026-06-14: optional, counter applications only (not with online filing), takes about 10 days longer than a normal card. Its My Number validity ends on your original period expiry, so if your application is still pending, change that validity at the city office before the original expiry.",
  "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",
  "checker": "https://japan-visa-renewal.vercel.app/api/check"
}