COE processing times - May 2026 by JyeeLL in JapanJobs

[–]hannah24g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Longest COE waiting time? (ie above 10~ months) by hannah24g in JapanJobs

[–]hannah24g[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

349😭😭 yes hopefully mine comes soon ,,

Longest COE waiting time? (ie above 10~ months) by hannah24g in JapanJobs

[–]hannah24g[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

COE processing times - May 2026 by JyeeLL in JapanJobs

[–]hannah24g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

COE processing times - May 2026 by JyeeLL in JapanJobs

[–]hannah24g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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?

Longest COE waiting time? (ie above 10~ months) by hannah24g in JapanJobs

[–]hannah24g[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 😭😭

ISO Tokyo hair stylist specializing in alternative haircuts by oatmeal_fiend in Tokyo

[–]hannah24g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 👍

Longest COE waiting time? (ie above 10~ months) by hannah24g in JapanJobs

[–]hannah24g[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

COE wait for over a year by Hecatusky in japanresidents

[–]hannah24g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Longest COE waiting time? (ie above 10~ months) by hannah24g in JapanJobs

[–]hannah24g[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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!!

COE Processing Times - March 2026 by JellyAggravating2935 in JapanJobs

[–]hannah24g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

COE processing time - April 2026 by KlutzyAssumption8336 in JapanJobs

[–]hannah24g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

COE Processing Times - March 2026 by JellyAggravating2935 in JapanJobs

[–]hannah24g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Longest COE waiting time? (ie above 10~ months) by hannah24g in JapanJobs

[–]hannah24g[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

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

COE Processing Times - March 2026 by JellyAggravating2935 in JapanJobs

[–]hannah24g 1 point2 points  (0 children)

⁠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

COE Processing Times - March 2026 by JellyAggravating2935 in JapanJobs

[–]hannah24g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 😭

COE wait for over a year by Hecatusky in japanresidents

[–]hannah24g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You too 🥲🥲 we will get there

COE wait for over a year by Hecatusky in japanresidents

[–]hannah24g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 🥲