
日本將永久居留申請費大幅上調至20萬日圓,並增設收入、年金及日語能力要求,引發大批申請者湧向辦事處趕在加費前提交申請。
日本大幅提高外國人居留申請費用,其中永久居留申請費大增20倍至20萬日圓,並增設嚴格的收入及日語要求。此舉為高市早苗政府收緊移民政策、管理快速增長外國人口的一部分,引發外籍居民質疑與議論。
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截至2025年底,日本外籍居民人口突破412萬創新高。高市早苗自去年10月上任以來將移民管理列為施政重點之一以應對社會憂慮。
日本提高了外國人在當地居留的申請費用,其中永久居留申請費大幅上調20倍,增至20萬日圓(1,270美元;955英鎊)。
永居申請人如今還必須符合新的收入、年金及日語能力要求。
本週稍早,大批申請者為趕在加費前提交申請,湧向各地的出入國在留管理廳,多處大排長龍,東京辦事處輪候時間一度超過七小時。
正在辦理居留手續的留日中國人王女士對BBC中文說:「程序走到一半突然出台這個,我也很頭疼。」
她透露,年初已經通過本地新聞得知,日本首相高市早苗政府有頒布這項新規「傾向」,於是加快辦理居留申請。
「沒想到還是沒有跑過政策,不知道高市早苗這一屆如此針對外籍的政策是否有盡頭。」
這次加費是高市政府收緊移民政策的一環,目的是管理快速增長的外國人口。
今年7月,日本對所有外國人實施了五倍的簽證費上調,是該國50年來首次提高簽證費用,當局表示此舉旨在「反映通脹及匯率波動」。
儘管移民問題在日本仍屬政治敏感且政策相對嚴格,但由於人口老化,日本愈來愈依賴外國勞工來填補勞動力短缺。
截至2025年底,日本外籍居民人口突破412萬,較前一年增加9.5%,創下歷史新高。然而,這也引發外界對移民及社會變遷日益增加的憂慮。
高市早苗自去年10月上任以來,將移民管理列為其施政重點之一。
在居留許可費用上調生效前數日,高市在X平台發文表示,政府理解隨著日本外籍居民人口增加,「部分民眾可能會感到擔憂或認為有所不公」。
她寫道:「為回應這些憂慮,(政府)正努力確保其針對外國人的政策有序推行,並讓日本公民及外籍居民都能安全、安心地生活。」
在加價前,日本的非永久居民每次申請變更居留資格或延長居留期限時,需繳付6,000日圓。
自10月1日起,收費將按申請的居留期限而定,從三個月或以下的10,000日圓,到五年或以上的75,000日圓不等,只有經濟困難或被認定為難民的申請人可獲減費優惠。
申請者現在還必須擁有穩定收入,且收入須達到或高於日本平均水平。7月公布的最新數據顯示,2024年日本家庭平均收入為575萬日圓。
37歲的米凱亞·米凱拉-斯彭斯(Micaiah Michaela-Spence)已在東京生活及工作10年,但未能在收費上調前備齊申請永久居留所需文件。
他仍計劃提出申請,但對這些針對外籍居民的新措施提出質疑。
他向BBC表示:「我的第一反應是,外國人被過於便利地當成了政策工具。我們被要求賺取高於日本人平均水平的收入,還要支付顯著更高的費用,才能在日本工作和納稅。」
「本來就已存在顯著的語言及文化障礙,阻礙部分人才來到日本。這些措施並不像是一項經過長遠規劃的政策。」
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自10月1日起居留許可收費將按期限調整並實施新審核標準。
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