Q. Who will take charge of the legal
consultation?
Where is the location?
Ａ. A lawyer who has received training to

Q. What if I cannot speak Japanese?

Ａ. An interpretation service for theprovide legal advice for foreigners willtake charge of the legal consultation. In
principle, the location is at the law firm
where the lawyer in charge of yourconsultation belongs to. However, if you
cannot afford the transportation fee tothe law firm or are unable to go to the law
firm due to illness, it may be possible toprovide the legal consultation at yourlocation. For more details, please arrange
with the lawyer in charge.

Q. What kind of advice can I get?
Ａ.

You can request advice as long as it isrelated to legal problems. For example,immigration, such as visa status or
refugee recognition, and civil or criminalcases,
suchasinternational
marriage/divorce or labor problems.
Our legal consultation service is not
only for foreign nationalities, but also forothers who want to seek advice in cases
when a foreigner is included in theparties concerned.

legal consultation is available.
However, the initial contact for a
consultation reservation is inJapanese only. Therefore, please get
support from someone who canspeak Japanese to contact us.

Q.

Are there any costs for
consultation and interpretation?

Ａ.

Interpretation service is for free.
Consultation fee will be free for people
whose income is below a fixed amount.
Please take a look at the back side ofthis leaflet for detail.

Tama Branch of Three Bar Associations in Tokyo

Legal consultation
service for Foreigners
Phone number for appointments

042-548-1190
Business Hours

Weekdays 10:00-12:00

13:00-16:00

Consultation fees
○ For those who earn income above theminimum requirement

The Process of legal consultation
service for foreigners

1

230 minutes (60 minutes withinterpretation)
5,000 yen (excluding tax)
First, please call us at 042-548-1190. A staff○ For those who earn income not exceeding theminimum requirement - free of charge*The minimum requirement is defined by monthly
income after taxes per household as follows.
Single person household 182,000 Yen or less
2 person household 251,000 Yen or less
3 person household 272,000 Yen or less
4 person household 299,000 Yen or less(increased by 10% for residents in large cities)
Costs such as rent, housing loans and medical costs
may be deducted for the calculation of monthly
income provided above.
If your assets such as deposits and savings are
more than a certain amount, you may not be able
to use this service free of charge.

※Interpretation is free.

will answer and make an appointment for yourlegal consultation (It is not a telephonecounseling.).
Please inform your name, phone number, type oflegal matter (such as visa status, divorce), andalso necessity of an interpretation service.

3 When you receive the call from the lawyer
in charge, please arrange a date andlocation for the legal consultation.

Please hang up the phone.
The staff will appoint a lawyer in charge
and inform your contact phone number tothe lawyer in charge. The lawyer in charge
will call you later.
*It may take a few days until the lawyer incharge calls you.

your legal advice on
4 theYoudatewillandreceive
location you arranged onstep 3. If free interpretation service isneeded, an interpreter will attend themeeting.