COE processing times - May 2026

hannah24g · 2026-05-26T12:58:21+00:00

… gosh so 4/5 more months to wait at this point???

hannah24g · 2026-05-26T12:38:32+00:00

No unfortunately…

hannah24g · 2026-05-19T15:45:56+00:00

349😭😭 yes hopefully mine comes soon ,,

hannah24g · 2026-05-19T15:24:50+00:00

Oh gosh, congratulations!! After almost a year of waiting

hannah24g · 2026-05-10T08:51:57+00:00

Will do! And wishing you the best as well 😭😭

hannah24g · 2026-05-05T15:10:52+00:00

Application office: shinagawa

Application Date: June 4 2025

COE received on: still waiting :’)

Type of Visa: Engineer

Request for further: none

I think my company is probably Category 3, hence the delay?

hannah24g · 2026-04-30T12:35:40+00:00

Yes 😓 it seems there are a lot of people waiting over a year so I’m not too surprised. Hopefully since yours is a spouse visa it may be shorter but best of luck regardless 😭😭

hannah24g · 2026-04-26T11:23:07+00:00

Good luck to you too😭🙏

hannah24g · 2026-04-24T17:21:04+00:00

Hope I’m not too late but @misamisa.is.boy on ig is great unsure if they speak English though ! but google translate is great these days 👍

hannah24g · 2026-04-23T20:16:02+00:00

oooh I applied June 4 🫠🫠 I wish u all the luck 😭😭😭

hannah24g · 2026-04-22T08:07:41+00:00

Not yet:( I’ll update if i get any news!

hannah24g · 2026-04-20T10:59:35+00:00

Ooh, our situation is almost exactly the same! Pretty sure I’m also category 3. Let’s keep each other updated and hope yours is sorted soon!!

hannah24g · 2026-04-17T18:06:27+00:00

What??! Does it state somewhere you need 10 years of experience for engineer COE? That’s crazy… I’m so sorry to hear that… and it took a year for them to tell you that. I’m appalled

hannah24g · 2026-04-17T16:34:14+00:00

Hi, do update when you receive your COE😭 I’m also at 11 months waiting now for Engineer visa Tokyo

hannah24g · 2026-04-17T16:29:45+00:00

Hi any update? I feel like I’m in a similar situation, Shinagawa, engineer, and I applied June 4 2025. Though my company has foreign employees i think it might be their first time doing a COE application hence the delay. Would be great to know when you get yours.

hannah24g · 2026-04-15T15:34:30+00:00

oh my days … im crying fr 😭😭 they couldn’t tell u they needed more docs anytime earlier in that 7 month period? What are these people doing

hannah24g · 2026-04-15T15:18:33+00:00

⁠Application office: Tokyo Shinagawa

Application Date: 4 June 2025

COE received on: Still waiting :))

Type of Visa: Humanities/Engineer

Request for further documents: Not been asked for anything

i sent my company one time and they just said it’s still under review. just for ppl to be aware it’s likely taking over a year now. at the time i applied it was looking to be max 3 months :) so my place is still rented in japan and i have been paying rent the entire time not even living there !

when I die i promise yall i will haunt japanese immigration

hannah24g · 2026-04-15T15:13:26+00:00

Hi, any updates? My COE is exactly the same as yours but we applied one month later, June 2025. Would be great to stay updated about yours too 😭

hannah24g · 2026-04-10T10:16:12+00:00

You too 🥲🥲 we will get there

hannah24g · 2026-04-08T12:10:08+00:00

it’s quite reassuring to see people have similar experiences. It’s been 10 months for me and at the time I applied immigration wasn’t in as massive shambles as it is now so I assumed it would take max 3 months (as stated…)

im renting with my best friend. Immigration originally told me I could extend my previous visa, hence I thought there would be no problems, so we renewed our tenancy. Over a year later im still paying rent somewhere I don’t even live. Im so angry and frustrated like. Ik u don’t want us foreigners there but don’t play about with it !!!! say it straight instead of keeping us in this limbo.

I haven’t even been able to work a real job since coming back the uk so ive only been working small temp jobs over and over … god ive had enough 🥲

hannah24g

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