Japan or Tajikistan
Two countries side by side across the same rows as the full comparison. A dash means the value is missing: fields are not filled with guesses. about the data
| Japan | Tajikistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | $ 24 467 | — |
| Citizenship | 5 years | 5 years |
| Partner can work | — | — |
| Parents | no | — |
| Pets | difficult | — |
| Pet limit | no limit | no limit |
| Quarantine | 180 days | — |
| Residence permit fee | — | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 1 606 · estimate | $ 671 · estimate |
| Basket | $ 34,9 | $ 25,1 |
| Life expectancy | 84.04 | 71.93 |
| Homicides/100k | 0.23 | 0.89 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | 8.3 | 4.8 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: Japan — 88, Tajikistan — 23. Types present in both: work, study, family, investment and repatriation. Japan adds: remote work, startup, talent, retirement, job seeking and working holiday.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
Japan: fees range from 6,000 to 10,000 JPY. Routes with no fee: 72. Routes with a published decision deadline: 87; the shortest is 14 days. Tajikistan: fees range from 20 to 100 USD. Routes stating an income threshold: 1; the lowest is 500,000 USD a month. Routes with a published decision deadline: 23; the shortest is 1 days.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: Japan after 10 years, Tajikistan after six months. Citizenship: both after 5 years. Neither recognises a second citizenship.
Japan in brief
Japan combines low crime, good healthcare and a fast route to permanent residence through the Highly Skilled Professional points system with high natural hazards (earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, volcanoes), a ban on dual citizenship and practically no route for parent reunification outside a narrow HSP exception.
Tajikistan in brief
Tajikistan is the cheapest country in this part of the guide: rent in Khujand is half that of the capital, and the capital itself is already low. Permanent residence is not tied to years of waiting — the law allows no more than a month for a decision on the application. Citizenship is formally available after five years of continuous residence, and a facilitated route applies for marriage to a citizen of the country lasting three years or more. The restrictions are significant. Dual citizenship is not allowed outside intergovernmental treaties, and a decision to grant citizenship can be revoked within five years of being made — this is an unusual rule and worth bearing in mind. Control of corruption at −1.22 and a seismic risk of 8.1 out of 10 are among the worst figures in the guide. One thing worth saying separately about what is not in this data: the language requirements for naturalisation and the rules for bringing in animals could not be confirmed against official sources, so they are left blank rather than filled in with paraphrases.
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This material is for reference and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Visa rules, tax thresholds and prices change. Before deciding anything, check the official sources and consult a licensed professional in the relevant country.