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Japan tightens rules for foreigners wanting permanent residency

Japan toughened on Thursday requirements for foreigners wanting to obtain permanent residency, as part of Prime Minister Sanae…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #foreignnationals #foreigners #Nihon #permanentresidency #SanaeTakaichi
https://www.europesays.com/japan/99519/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/451880/ Two home affairs officials in court over alleged fraudulent passport syndicate #ForeignNationals #FraudulentPassport #HomeAffairs #MagabokeMohlatlole #PassportSyndicate #SouthAfrica

Japan immigration offices swamped by huge queues ahead of 20-fold visa fee hike

Foreign residents in Tokyo crowded immigration offices on Monday as Japan prepared to introduce a steep increase in…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #applications #feeincrease #foreignnationals #foreignpopulation #immigrationlaw #JapaneseYen #permanentresidency #SanaeTakaichi #TokyoRegionalImmigrationBureau #universityoftokyo
https://www.europesays.com/japan/98689/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/445561/ Union alerts Nigerians in South Africa ahead Sept 30 protest ##EndBadGovernaceInNigeriaProtest #AbdulmunafYunusa #Africa #AkeredoluSupportsSouthAfricanReturnees #ForeignNationals #MixedFeelingsAmongNigeriansInSouthAfrica #SmartNwobi

https://www.europesays.com/africa/442053/ ‘We’ve allowed foreigners to disrespect SA’: Limpopo premier Ramathuba #ForeignNationals #GovernmentCorruptionSouthAfrica #IntimidationCaseSandton #IntimidationCaseSouthAfrica #LawrenceMudzinganyama #RandburgMagistrates'Court #SouthAfrica #TenderInvestigations

Baku to free French national after EU lifts sanctions on two Russians

Azerbaijan’s authoritarian President Ilham Aliyev has ordered the pardon of a French citizen as well as 19 other…
#Europe #EU #AlisherUsmanov #Baku #eusanctions #EuropeanUnion #foreignnationals #IlhamAliyev #MikhailFridman #PeterPellegrini
https://www.europesays.com/europe/144818/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/438785/ Kumasi: police arrest two over kidnap, murder of Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Toure #AshantiRegion #AshantiRegionalPolice #AzizWadragoMane #Banpanase #CheikhToure #FootballScouting #ForeignNationals #Ghana #GhanaCrime #GhanaPoliceService #Kidnapping #Mamponteng #Murder #SalifuWalid #SenegaleseGoalkeeper

Over 200,000 foreign nationals enrolled in Iranian schools

TEHRAN – More than 200,000 foreign national students, including boys and girls, have been enrolled in schools in…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Tehran #foreignnationals #Iran #Iranianschools
https://www.europesays.com/iran/302081/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/302081/ Over 200,000 foreign nationals enrolled in Iranian schools #ForeignNationals #Iran #IranianSchools #Tehran

https://www.europesays.com/africa/437967/ Uganda fire falsely linked to crackdown on foreign workers in Kenya #ForeignNationals #Kenya #Kitemu #Uganda #WilliamRuto

https://www.europesays.com/iran/301145/ Iran pushes bill to jail citizens who have contact with ‘hostile’ foreign media #ForeignNationals #InformationSharing #Iran #IRGC #IslamicRevolutionaryGuardCorps #JonathanDaghler #MojtabaKhamenei #UNFactFindingMission

https://www.europesays.com/africa/437043/ Uganda fire falsely linked to crackdown on foreign workers in Kenya #ForeignNationals #Kenya #Kitemu #Uganda #WilliamRuto

https://www.europesays.com/africa/435920/ Swapo shack fires: South Africans ‘fronting’ for foreigners to secure government aid – Duma #ForeignNationals #KwaZuluNatal(KZN) #Pietermaritzburg #ShackFire #SouthAfrica

https://www.europesays.com/africa/428653/ Trump admin imposes new visa restrictions over alleged racial discrimination, land seizures in South Africa #Africa #DiscriminatoryPolicies #DonaldTrump #ForeignNationals #MarcoRubio #RacialDiscrimination #RacialGroups #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanGovernment #StateDepartment #VisaRestrictions

https://www.europesays.com/people/229618/ Trump admin changes South African visas over ‘race-based discrimination’ #CyrilRamaphosa #ForeignNationals #MarcoRubio #presidency #PresidentDonaldTrump #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanGovernment #StateDepartment #TheTrump #WhiteSouthAfricans

https://www.europesays.com/africa/428541/ Trump admin changes South African visas over ‘race-based discrimination’ #Africa #CyrilRamaphosa #ForeignNationals #MarcoRubio #presidency #PresidentDonaldTrump #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanGovernment #StateDepartment #TheTrump #WhiteSouthAfricans

https://www.europesays.com/africa/428399/ Rubio announces US visa curbs for some foreign nationals from South Africa #Africa #ForeignNationals #MarcoRubio #PresidentDonaldTrump #SouthAfrica #WhiteGenocide

Federal Prosecutors Charge Five with Using H-2A Program to Smuggle Foreign Nationals #ForeignNationals #H_2aVisaProgram #HumanSmuggling #IllegalImmigration #immigration #UsDepartmentOfJustice #WashingtonDc https://texasborderbusiness.com/federal-prosecutors-charge-five-with-using-h-2a-program-to-smuggle-foreign-nationals/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/422772/ ‘It’s like a dog set loose on us’ #Burundian #ForeignNationals #Kenya #Kenyans #nairobi #WilliamRuto

Cyprus eases citizenship rules for foreign spouses living abroad https://www.byteseu.com/2359009/ #Cyprus #CyprusNews #ForeignNationals #Home #nationality

Friday, September 11, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/friday-september-11-2026/

Russia trafficking foreigners to fight in Ukraine, Amnesty says

Russia is illegally trafficking foreigners to fight in Ukraine, Amnesty International said in a report Thursday, citing interviews…
#Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #News #AgnesCallamard #AmnestyInternational #foreignnationals #foreigners #humantrafficking #Moscow #Russia #southafrica
https://www.europesays.com/ukraine/40105/

Russia trafficking foreigners to fight in Ukraine, Amnesty says

Russia is illegally trafficking foreigners to fight in Ukraine, Amnesty International said in a report Thursday, citing interviews…
#EuropeSays #Russia #AgnesCallamard #AmnestyInternational #foreignnationals #foreigners #humantrafficking #Moscow #SouthAfrica #Ukraine
https://www.europesays.com/russia/62230/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/419020/ Creecy accused of bias as bus operators challenge repatriation contracts #BarbaraCreecy #beitbridge #buses #ForeignNationals #Repatriation #zimbabwe

https://www.europesays.com/africa/417417/ Zimbabwean Grade 12 pupils brought back to SA to write matric exams #ForeignNationals #MarchAndMarch #MatricExams #zimbabwe #ZimbabweExemptionPermits(ZEP)

https://www.europesays.com/people/218145/ Rabi Lamichhane and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Discuss Bhote Koshi Flood | Ratopati #assistance #BhoteKoshiFlood #disaster #ForeignNationals #Government #MarcoRubio #Nepal #RabiLamichhane #RastriyaSwatantraParty #relief #rescue #Safety #solidarity #UnitedStates #USSecretaryOfState

https://www.europesays.com/africa/413556/ Hawks seize R130,000 worth of explosives, arrest two in Nelspruit operation #explosives #ForeignNationals #Hawks #ImmigrationAct #mpumalanga #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanPoliceService(SAPS)

https://www.europesays.com/videos/85192/ ‘DESTROYING our integrity!’ | Alex Armstrong on foreign citizens VOTING in British elections #AlexArmstrong #AlexArmstrongLatest #Analysis #BreakingNews #commonwealth #Electoins #ForeignNationals #GBNews #GBNewsLive #GBN #news #NewsUpdate #politics #ReformUK #Reports #THEKING #uk #voting #WorldNews

https://www.europesays.com/africa/399891/ Five foreign nationals nabbed in R1m hydroponic dagga lab bust #dagga #DrugBust #ForeignNationals #GautengSAPS #Sedibeng #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanPoliceService(SAPS)

SHOCKING! China Knew But Stayed Silent: Entire Border Crossing Destroyed By Mudslide, 1,000+ Dead. CCP media say on 29 deaths.
#Nepal #China #foreignnationals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEU0lpYIwDY

Cuban and Other Trump Deportees Sent to ‘Do Not Travel’ African Nation Say: ‘We Cannot Leave’

Dozens of foreign nationals deported from the United States have found themselves stranded in the conflict-ridden Central African…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #Africannation #CentralAfricanRepublic #Cuba #deported #Foreignnationals #immigrants #ImmigrationEnforcement #individuals #languagebarriers #MorenodeArmas #theUnitedStates #ZenaGebrgzabher
https://www.europesays.com/3211234/

https://www.europesays.com/3211234/ Cuban and Other Trump Deportees Sent to ‘Do Not Travel’ African Nation Say: ‘We Cannot Leave’ #AfricanNation #CentralAfricanRepublic #Conflicts #Cuba #deported #ForeignNationals #immigrants #ImmigrationEnforcement #individuals #LanguageBarriers #MorenoDeArmas #TheUnitedStates #ZenaGebrgzabher

https://www.europesays.com/africa/391598/ Calling South Africa Xenophobic is Unfair – Envoy Moroe #AfricanUnity #BobbyMoroe #Diplomacy #ExtrajudicialKillings #ForeignNationals #InternationalRelations #MigrantViolence #NigeriaSouthAfricaRelations #SouthAfrica #xenophobia

Japan Immigration Agency Proposes Tougher Requirements And New Pension Rules For Permanent Residency

In the latest development on reforming immigration in Japan, the nation’s immigration agency proposed tougher requirements and new pension rules for granting permanent residency to foreigners, according to a news report by Kyodo News.

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the report of Kyodo News. Some parts in boldface…

Japan’s immigration agency on Tuesday proposed tougher requirements for granting permanent residency to foreigners, including requiring applicants to maintain income above the average for Japanese households and a certain level of projected pension benefits.

The proposed guidelines are part of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push to create an “orderly society” in which Japanese and foreign nationals coexist while cracking down on illegal activities.

The Immigration Services Agency will solicit public comments before implementing the new rules from April 2027.

Permanent residents can remain in Japan indefinitely without restrictions on their activities while retaining their original nationality. Applicants generally must have lived in Japan for at least 10 years to qualify.

It differs from naturalization, through which a person acquires Japanese citizenship.

Under the current guidelines, the three main requirements for obtaining permanent residency are good conduct, sufficient assets or skills to maintain an independent livelihood, and that granting permanent residency is in Japan’s best interests.

The revised rule would require applicants to maintain annual household income above the average for Japanese households, with the benchmark based on several government data sources.

According to a health ministry survey on living conditions released on July 15, for instance, average income per household in Japan stood at 5.75 million yen ($36,500) in 2024.

Applicants would also be required to have projected pension benefits equivalent to those payable after 30 years of enrollment in the employees’ pension program at their income level.

If the projected pension benefits fall short, they will be allowed to cover the difference with their financial assets.

The revised guidelines would also introduce a Japanese-language requirement, with applicants required to demonstrate proficiency at the level of an “independent user.”

While the population of Japanese nationals has been on a downtrend, the number of foreign residents has been increasing as Japan has been accepting more workers from abroad.

As of the end of last year, about 947,000 people held permanent residency status, with many from China and the Philippines.

Permanent residency is currently granted to a spouse of a Japanese national or a permanent residency holder when their marriage has lasted for at least three years, and the non-Japanese spouse has resided in Japan for at least one year.

The proposal would raise the thresholds to five years of marriage and three years of residence.

Let me end this piece by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this development? Do you think the proposed tougher requirements and new pension rules make a lot of sense when it comes to the granting of permanent residency to foreigners there in Japan? Do you think the proposals will discourage foreigners from Third World nations like Pakistan, Somalia and Bangladesh from seeking permanent residency in Japan? Do you think the current government of Japan is doing good enough to reform immigration? Do you think that foreigners in Japan who applied for permanent residency and committed a local crime or an act of violence should automatically be disqualified by the government?

You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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Japan set to raise visa charges for first time in decades

The Japanese government has decided to increase visa fees for foreign nationals by amending a relevant Cabinet order. The decision, made at a Cabinet meeting Friday, marks the first revision of the visa fees in 48 years, since 1978, News.Az reports, citing The Japan Times. The fee will be …
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #fee #Foreignnationals #news #Visa.
https://www.alojapan.com/1501081/japan-set-to-raise-visa-charges-for-first-time-in-decades/

https://www.alojapan.com/1501081/japan-set-to-raise-visa-charges-for-first-time-in-decades/ Japan set to raise visa charges for first time in decades #fee #ForeignNationals #Japan #JapanNews #news #Visa The Japanese government has decided to increase visa fees for foreign nationals by amending a relevant Cabinet order. The decision, made at a Cabinet meeting Friday, marks the first revision of the visa fees in 48 years, since 1978, News.Az reports, citing The Japan Times. The fee will be increased from the current ¥3,000 to

Japan Revises Tokyo Megaquake Plan with More Multilingual Support

If a major earthquake were to occur directly beneath the densely populated Tokyo metropolitan area, it is expected to cause seve…
#Japan #JP #Tokyo #disastermanagement #disasterpreparedness #Earthquake #Foreignnationals #InboundTourism #Megaquake #naturaldisaster #naturaldisasters #news #society #Tokyoearthquake #tokyonews #東京 #東京都
https://www.alojapan.com/1499071/japan-revises-tokyo-megaquake-plan-with-more-multilingual-support/

https://www.alojapan.com/1499071/japan-revises-tokyo-megaquake-plan-with-more-multilingual-support/ Japan Revises Tokyo Megaquake Plan with More Multilingual Support #DisasterManagement #DisasterPreparedness #Earthquake #ForeignNationals #InboundTourism #Megaquake #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters #news #society #Tokyo #TokyoEarthquake #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 If a major earthquake were to occur directly beneath the densely populated Tokyo metropolitan area, it is expected to cause severe disruption to daily life, widespread casualties and disp

#Russia threatens more #Kyiv strikes and tells #foreignnationals to #leave It comes after the Ukrainian capital suffered one of the biggest aerial assaults of the war overnight on Saturday. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Russia threatens more Kyiv str...

The police said the Central Crime Branch has registered cases and launched an investigation into the matter. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/bogus-voting-ec-orders-probe-after-10-foreign-nationals-with-inked-fingers-held-at-tamil-nadu-airports-raubiznv?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TamilNaduElections2026 #Voting #foreignnationals #nri

Russian vlogger Vitaly recounts Philippine detention: “They tried to break me but it built me”

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://news.bomboradyo.com/russian-vlogger-vitaly-recounts-philippine-detention-they-tried-to-break-me-but-it-built-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russian-vlogger-vitaly-recounts-philippine-detention-they-tried-to-break-me-but-it-built-me

Trump administration has revoked over 100,000 visas in under a year, a record high. Learn about the enhanced screening and its impact on border security and public safety. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/us-revokes-100000-visas-trump-border-security-drive-xe3abgg1?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Trump #Visa #ForeignNationals #USA

'We will deport these thugs': Rubio's State Department revokes 100,000+ visas in 2025, putting Biden's numbers to shame

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.theblaze.com/news/we-will-deport-these-thugs-rubios-state-department-revokes-100000-visas-in-2025-putting-bidens-numbers-to-shame

Saturday, December 27, 2025

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/saturday-december-27-2025/

IAF rescues Indians and foreign nationals in Sri Lanka during Cyclone Ditwah under Operation Sagar Bandhu https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/operation-sagar-bandhu-iaf-evacuates-stranded-foreign-nationals-from-cyclone-ditwah-sri-lanka-cfsjq23a?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #CycloneDitwah #OperationSagarBandhu #SriLanka #ForeignNationals

Record Drop in Japanese Nationals as Foreign Residents Reach All-Time High

As of January 1, 2025, the total population of Japa…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #Depopulation #economy&tech #Foreignnationals #Foreignresidents #japanpopulation #Japanese #Japanesenews #livinginjapan #MinistryofInternalAffairsandCommunications #ministryofinternalaffiarsandcommunication #news #Population #urbanmigration
https://www.alojapan.com/1341578/record-drop-in-japanese-nationals-as-foreign-residents-reach-all-time-high/

https://www.alojapan.com/1341578/record-drop-in-japanese-nationals-as-foreign-residents-reach-all-time-high/ Record Drop in Japanese Nationals as Foreign Residents Reach All-Time High #Depopulation #Economy&Tech #ForeignNationals #ForeignResidents #Japan #JapanNews #JapanPopulation #Japanese #JapaneseNews #LivingInJapan #MinistryOfInternalAffairsAndCommunications #MinistryOfInternalAffiarsAndCommunication #news #Population #UrbanMigration As of January 1, 2025, the total population of Japan was 124.33 million, a decrease of 550,000 people compar

In a July 8 memo, Rollins prohibited #USDA staff from publishing #research w/foreign nationals from the 4 "countries of concern" w/o agency approval & from attending events organized by "foreign adversaries."

#ARS staff were further told in a meeting that all publications currently under review will be re-analyzed & those co-authored w: #ForeignNationals from the 4 countries will be denied, said Ethan Roberts, an ARS employee & president of the American Federation of Govt Employees Local 3247.

Japan Establishes New Agency for Foreigner Concerns Ahead of Election

#ForeignNationals #ImmigrationConcerns #japan #TaskForce
https://blazetrends.com/japan-establishes-new-agency-for-foreigner-concerns-ahead-of-election/?fsp_sid=68237

https://www.alojapan.com/1322183/japan-creates-new-agency-to-manage-foreigner-related-issues-amid-rising-tensions/ Japan creates new agency to manage foreigner-related issues amid rising tensions #AssistantChiefCabinetSecretaryWataruSakata #ConservativePartyOfJapan #ForeignNationals #ForeignWorkers #ImmigrationServicesAgency #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseDrivingLicence #JapaneseFirst #JapaneseNews #JijiPress #june #Komeito #LiberalDemocraticParty #NaokiHyakuta #news #sanseito #ShigeruIshiba Japan on Tuesday set up an administrative body aimed at ea

Foreign nationals who stay in the US longer than 30 days must register with the government and a failure to comply can lead to fines and imprisonment, the Department of Homeland Security under the Donald Trump administration has said.
#ForeignNationals #US #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-homeland-security-donald-trump-leave-now-a-30-day-warning-for-foreign-nationals-staying-in-us-8153704

US deploys AI to revoke visas of foreign nationals supporting Hamas: Report — https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/us-deploys-ai-to-revoke-visas-of-foreign-nationals-supporting-hamas-report-19570130.htm
#HackerNews #AI #VisaRevocation #ForeignNationals #Hamas #USPolicy

#FactCheck:
#FAKE Posts Claim That #ForeignNationals Are #Voting In The #USElection Because No #VoterID Is Required

https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/11/fact-check-fake-posts-claim-that-foreign-nationals-are-voting-in-the-us-election-because--no-voter-id-is-required.html

#FactCheck:
#ForeignNationals CAN Volunteer For #US #PoliticalCampaigns But CANNOT Donate To, Spend Money On Or Make Decisions For #Campaign

https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/10/fact-check-foreign-nationals-can-volunteer-for-us-political-campaigns-but-cannot-donate-to-spend-money-on-or-make-decisions.html

👀 About 400 #UScitizens along with their eligible family members are expected to begin leaving #Gaza in stages Thursday through the #Rafah border crossing into #Egypt, the only official exit point not controlled by #Israel, according to a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Injured #Palestinians, along with hundreds of #foreignnationals, left the #Strip on Wednesday.

🎁Gift article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/02/israel-war-hamas-gaza-news-palestine/

Satterfield said his work is focusing on two key issues: increasing #aid deliveries (including #fuel) into #Gaza, as well as “establishing a securing mechanism” for #ForeignNationals & their families to leave the territory.

“The catastrophic conditions facing hundreds of thousands of #Palestinians in Gaza risk getting worse still,” as dwindling fuel supplies threaten food & humanitarian operations, the World Food Program said in a stmnt Fri.

#Israel #Hamas #war #HumanitarianCrisis #geopolitics

2 #American #hostages were released by #Hamas on Fri, w/no assurances there would be others. Sat AM, 20 #HumanitarianAid trucks were allowed to cross from #Egypt into #Gaza, while the #UN said it would take much more to make a difference for #Palestinians now w/o #food, #water, #fuel or #electricity for nearly 2 wks. Another 14 #aid trucks entered late Sun.

None of the ≥400 American citizens inside Gaza, along w/other #ForeignNationals & millions of #Palestinians, have been allowed to leave.

#UnitedStates Secy of State #Blinken said #Hamas is blocking #US citizens & other #ForeignNationals from leaving #Gaza. “We have several hundred #Americans & other nationalities, other #civilians from other countries who want to leave Gaza,” he said on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” “We’ve had people come to #Rafah, the crossing w/ #Egypt. And to date, at least, Hamas has blocked them from leaving.”

#Israel #war #Terrorism #HumanitarianCrisis #MiddleEast #geopolitics

Hear the news of a break today
Hamas is ready to release
Let those foreign nationals go free
When field conditions are just right for peace
A glimmer of hope in a midnight sky
A reprieve for those who were so high
Thankful for a chance to respire
And a chance to heal from the fire

#hamas #foreignnationals #peace #hope #ode #poetry

https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/breaking-hamas-says-they-are-willing-to-release-foreign-nationals-unconditionally-195739205769