On Jul 4, 4:31 pm, Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 3, 5:34 pm, "dame_zum...@yahoo.com" <dame_zum...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Jun 30, 7:37 am, "John R. Yamamoto-Wilson"
>
> > <j...@rarebooksinjapan.com> wrote:
> > > John wrote:
> > > > If I'm still here, I think I'll apply for PR the next time my visa
> > > > is up for renewal.
>
> > > It takes up to a year for a permanent residence visa to be approved, so
> > > I would get the paperwork together and do it well before your visa is up
> > > for renewal.
>
> > Whups... One of the many sites I Googled when thinking of getting the
> > paperwork together claimed that it's now much quicker, so I've been
> > dawdling.
>
> > Akkerchally, I've got nearly all the papers, I think, but I'm stalled
> > on the "write a letter saying why you deserve a PR visa, in Japanese"
> > bit. Since I've avoiding writing letters in Japanese for so long, I
> > have no idea how to address it, even. Is there a sample somewhere?
>
> I've started writing mine this week. I haven't seen or heard of any
> samples, but I'm assuming it is best to write what I think "they"
> would like to read.

Uh... yes.

But how to address it? Do I put seasonal references in the first
paragraph? Any ideas about how long it should be?

Somehow, I feel that my "Dear Mr. Minister of Justice. I want to stay
in Japan because I'm a nice person." won't be enough.