Originally Posted by
joejones
But yes, it was a pain in the butt -- unless you could afford to outsource the application to a third party, which my employer kindly did...)
What on earth are you talking about? It was one form, a tax stamp, and a visit to an immigration office. I did it for each of my visas in Japan and it was a pleasant afternoon off from work both times. I got a lot of reading done while waiting the ~3 hours it took.
