To limit immigration, Japan raises residency application fee 20-fold, requires incomes higher than average Japanese household

Japan has raised the fee for permanent residency applications twentyfold and imposed stricter income, pension and language requirements on foreigners seeking to settle long-term, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government moves to curb growth in the foreign resident population.

Source: To limit immigration, Japan raises residency application fee 20-fold, requires incomes higher than average Japanese household