I wanted to plan my life in Japan in the long run. This included getting a bank loan to own my place and being able to start my own business without risking losing my resident rights.

I chose Continental after watching explanatory YouTube videos and reading blog posts from Murai Sensei about PR applications. I was convinced by his professionalism, and also by his business background, as I am a businessperson myself.

A part of my career was abroad, so I was not confident that it would be properly approved, preventing me from getting enough points. I was also worried that my past social insurance payments could be a hurdle to my application.

I valued clear indications about my required documents (what was key, what was not crucial), and also advice about the right timing to send my application. I felt that it was instrumental in optimizing my chances to get PR.

Tokyo Immigration Bureau did not request any additional documents to process my application, but their inspection was very long. I received my PR card after almost 13 months of waiting. It was a very frustrating experience, and it made my life much more complicated as meanwhile, I was discussing with several companies to change jobs.

I appreciated your support during the whole process. Everything was clear from beginning to end.