Naturalization in 2022

@Aya,
You stayed for a long time in Japan, 18 years are enough for getting the naturalization and i am sure you will be naturalized soon and will become a Japanese citizen soon.
let's share the news whenever you get it from your district legal affairs bureau.
BEST LUCK

Hello everyone,

I have a question if someone have the experience to answer my question.
"How many days homukyuku will take after submitting the renunciation certificate.?"

Hello guys, I posted in this thread before but recently I received a call from legal affairs bureau asking me if any changes happened to my address and job and if I am leaving Japan any time soon, does this mean something? how much time should I wait before getting some other news?
Thank you very much

Hi Sumi,
This should be a good news and congratulations!
You will probably be in the kanpo soon or be asked to do the renunciation depending on your country.
May I ask when you submitted your application and when you had the interview?

Hello bee
Thank you for you answer, I think I should then check the Kanpou from now on.
My country actually does not allow us to renounce the citizenship, therefore I don't need to make any procedures about that. I applied 7.5 months ago, interview was in February in Tokyo.

Hi Sumi,

Thanks for answering!
From what i've seen, if you don't need to renunciate from 2 week to a months on average you will be registered in the kanpo and they will notify you again before or after it

Very quiet lately here�clol
Anyone approved lately or news?

Hey guys,
I submitted my paper last year May
I got my interview last October
They visited my house on November
And I went back there again for another interview last March.
Last week my officer called me, actually different person from legal affairs office asked me if there is any changes such as change of address, marital status, work, or plan to go abroad.
My answer was all NO.

Did anyone of you got the same phone call?

Congratulations! This means you will be approved soon.
I'm still waiting for the call and it's been already 1 year and 2 weeks almost�c

Hi Panda

Its mean you will see your name in kanpou soon. Congrats buddy.

@Bee
Where did you apply? Tokyo?
If its fine do you mind share where are you from. Some cases takes time its individual so can�ft really say.

Thank you

Hello.
Thank you for your quick response.
As soon as I get to know the final details, I will share all my experience here.

Best of luck to all of us.

Sharing for reference. I submitted application last april, Saitama.
3.5 months after application I got the interview and home visit on the same day.
10 months after application I got the call asking if there was any change. was told "in about a month you will get the result"
10.5 months after application I saw my name in the kanpo.

Good luck to everyone.

@toni
Thank you for this info.
2 weeks after a call from the legal affairs office normally the positive result will be posted in gazette?
I was rereading the post of the other participants here. More or less the similarities are obvious.
😅

Can you tell any body know SEKIYUSHO meaning in english, I applied last year march last in tokyo. last September I faced my interview, today call came from homekiyoku but not talking my tantosa one of the new officer asked me about my address u r address is same or changed want to sent u r SEKIYUSHO, I'm confused about my result I asked from officer I'm approved or not but his answer is confusing me that's y I msg here any body know please rply me

@kika appliar

if you�fre unsure about the officers explanation if I were in your shoes, I�fd rather ask clearly �gsekiyusho?�h What�fs the kanji of that word?
I mean to enlighten yourself, call back.
Maybe they need a paper from your country or follow-up documents.

I think he mean seikyusho, like a paper to ask something.
It's possible they will send you a paper to renunce your current citizenship.
May i ask what is your nationality if you dont mind?

Hi everyone

I have a question to ask. Which name will appear in kanpou? I mean if you have requested Japanese family name or other name post naturalization.

Thank you

The kanpo will show your current (foreigner) name, not your pre naturalization name

(sorry, I meant not your "post" naturalization name)
So if you are JOHN SMITH and you choose as japanese name TANAKA TARO, in the kanpo it will show JOHN SMITH in katakana.

Thank you Tonimi