Name: 日本簽證費狂漲400%！為何又何時調漲？ (Japan Hikes Visa Fees by 400% — but why and WHEN? )
Uploaded: 2025-11-27T18:05:58.000Z
Duration: 17 min 58 s

我是 Hiro，現在人在東京市中心。

If you don't know a stop from Roppongi, I like to come here.

如果你不知道從六本木到哪裡，我喜歡來這個地方。

It's a really big foreign population in this area because of the embassies and consulates that are in this area, mostly embassies, because this is Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

這裡因為有許多大使館和領事館，所以外國人口很多，主要是大使館，因為東京是日本的首都。

That means there's a lot of foreign supermarkets.

That means I can get most stuff for Thanksgiving here.

這表示我可以在這裡買到大部分感恩節需要的東西。

So happy Thanksgiving to everybody who's watching here.

所以，祝所有正在觀看的大家，感恩節快樂！

我今天要來聊聊簽證費調漲的事。

I've gotten a ton of direct messages from people on Instagram, on Patreon, on Facebook, a lot of social media about this.

我收到好多私訊，來自 Instagram、Patreon、Facebook，還有很多社群媒體，都是在問這件事。

First of all, if you haven't already, this is the newest drop on the main channel.

首先，如果你還沒看過，這是我們主頻道最新的影片。

This is from a hiking trail, mountain villages, from the Shin Etsu Trail.

這是關於一條健行步道，山村，是信越步道。

It's an edited video, about 25 minutes that will take you to another world that shows why this country is just so amazing.

這是一部大約 25 分鐘的剪輯影片，會帶你進入另一個世界，讓你看看這個國家有多麼令人驚嘆。

If you haven't had a chance, go check this out right after this.

如果你還沒機會，看完這個影片後，馬上就去看看吧。

somebody was telling me about it the other day, so I appreciate that very much.

但前幾天有人跟我說了這件事，所以我真的很感謝。

Visa fees look like they're going to be exploding, but

it's all just a proposal now, so hang on.

不過這都還只是個提案，所以再等等。

They raised the fees in April, like marginally.

他們四月調漲過一次費用，幅度很小。

This is for residents in particular, hadn't gone up in 40 some years.

特別是針對居民，已經有 40 多年沒漲過了。

We're talking the 1980s when the yen was quite strong back then, and now it's not.

我們說的是 1980 年代，那時候日圓很強，現在不是了。

But there are reasons behind the visa hike proposal and it doesn't look like it's going to happen anytime soon, but

不過簽證費調漲提案背後是有原因的，而且看起來短期內不會發生，但是

However, 2026 doesn't look like the year.

不過，2026 年看起來不太可能。

It looks like these proposals will be ratified and put into effect in 2027.

這些提案看起來會在 2027 年被準許並生效。

So there is some time before that happens.

However, it is really good to know that there are some issues with this and we will talk about it in this live stream.

不過，知道這件事確實有些問題，而且我們會在這次直播中討論，這點真的很好。

First off, what we already know for sure, the recent and upcoming fee increases.

首先，我們已經確定的，就是最近和即將到來的費用調漲。

It says the signal might be unstable in this region.

它說這個區域的訊號可能不穩定。

So we do know in April that the fee went from 4,000 to 6,000 yen.

所以我們知道四月的時候，費用從 4,000 日圓漲到 6,000 日圓。

Also, applying for permanent residency went from 8,000 to 10,000 yen.

另外，申請永久居留權也從 8,000 日圓漲到 10,000 日圓。

That's not really that it's a lot of money, but

it's not that much money considering these fees hadn't changed in like 40 years or something.

考量到這些費用大概 40 年沒變過了，這點錢其實不算多。

Every time the street crosses, I think the signal gets weird.

每次路口一過，訊號就怪怪的。

However, the new proposals being considered is to raise much more steeply in the future.

不過，正在考慮的新提案是未來要更大幅度地調漲。

The government has reportedly laid out plans to raise fees for visa renewal from to 30 to 40,000 yen.

據說政府已規劃將簽證續簽費用從 30 日圓調漲至 40,000 日圓。

That's going from 4000 yen, which is about $30 to 30,000 yen, which is about $200.

這將是從 4,000 日圓（約 30 美元）漲到 30,000 日圓（約 200 美元）。

I would say that would represent a 5 to 7% increase over renewals from the current post2025 fee and 10 times more for permanent residency.

我認為這代表著比現行 2025 年後費用高出 5% 到 7%，而永久居留權的費用更是十倍。

They want to charge juma yen or 100,000 yen for that.

But if you compare this to other countries, it's about on par.

但如果跟其他國家比較，其實差不多。

Actually, it's just Japan has been keeping the fees just so low.

事實上，只是日本一直以來都把費用訂得太低了。

The Japan Rail Pass had not risen its fees in like decades.

Japan Rail Pass 的費用已經好幾十年沒調漲過了。

And when they rose the fees, they didn't just do it in small increments like the post office does does with postage stamps.

而且他們調漲費用時，不是像郵局調漲郵票那樣，一點一點慢慢來。

They did it like ripped the bandage right off.

他們是直接一次到位，像撕掉OK繃一樣。

Get right from like 1980 prices to 2025 prices like right away.

直接從 1980 年的價格跳到 2025 年的價格，馬上就來。

Get the media and everybody out of the way, get everybody up to speed and then release these prices like this.

讓媒體和其他人先迴避，讓大家趕快跟上，然後再公佈這些價格。

That seems to make a lot of sense, right?

I'd like to hear what all of you think about that as well.

我也很想聽聽你們大家對這件事的想法。

But there's a lot of misconceptions about the media reports right now.

但現在關於媒體報導，有很多誤解。

That said, for short term visas, tourist days and stuff, the government is reporting reportedly preparing to raise fees during the 2026.

話雖如此，針對短期簽證、觀光天數等等，政府據報正在準備在 2026 年調漲費用。

So if you're coming here on like you're visa free, there might be fees for you to depart or to come in.

所以如果你是免簽證來的，可能會有一些出境或入境的費用。

But those look like they're going to be taking effect before the residency fees take effect.

但這些看起來會在居住費用生效之前就開始實施。

So if you're thinking of getting permanent residency, you probably want to do it now.

所以如果你正考慮要拿永久居留權，你現在可能就要趕快辦了。

In other words, if you hold a residence visa and you're thinking about renewal extensions, they're likely in 2027.

換句話說，如果你持有居留簽證，而且你正在考慮續簽或延期，那可能是在 2027 年。

So 2026 does not seem like the year, but who knows.

所以 2026 年看來不是個好時機，但誰知道呢。

I see a lot of people here from the US writing in here.

我看到很多來自美國的朋友在這裡留言。

As of April 1, 2025, they raised the fees slightly, but obviously it's not enough.

從 2025 年 4 月 1 日開始，他們稍微調漲了費用，但顯然還不夠。

I'm going to show you why the fee raising is probably really important.

我要來跟大家說明為什麼這次調漲費用可能真的很重要。

The new proposal is being considered to raise more steadily in the future.

新的提案正在考慮未來更穩定地調漲。

The government has repeatedly laid out plans to raise fees.

政府已經多次提出調漲費用的計畫。

So basically what we're still uncertain about is how much the fees are going to be.

所以基本上我們還不確定的是費用會是多少。

I'm pretty sure they're going to raise the fees, but we don't exactly know how much and when.

我很確定他們會調漲費用，但我們不確定確切的金額和時間。

So with that it becomes a sort of a media story.

所以這樣一來，這就變成一種媒體報導了。

The number of foreign residents in Japan as of the end of June hit a record high of 4 million people.

日本外國居民人數在六月底創下四百萬人的歷史新高。

When I got here in 1998, it was a little bit over a million.

我一九九八年剛來的時候，人數還稍微超過一百萬。

So it's about almost a four times increase in the foreign population.

所以外國人口增加了將近四倍。

Where I couldn't see a foreign face that often.

以前我不太容易看到外國人的臉孔。

現在東京每十個人就有一個是外國人。