kantanna tetsuzuki ni shite wa, hitsuyouna shorui ga ooi.

There are many necessary documents for a simple procedure.

Breakdown of kantanna tetsuzuki ni shite wa, hitsuyouna shorui ga ooi.

• が: subject particle
• 必要ひつよう: necessary
• 多おおい: many
• 書類しょるい: document

Questions & Answers about kantanna tetsuzuki ni shite wa, hitsuyouna shorui ga ooi.

What does にしては mean in this sentence?

にしては means something like:

• for...
• considering...
• for something that is supposed to be...

It shows that the speaker thinks the result is surprising or does not match what would normally be expected.

So in 簡単な手続きにしては、必要な書類が多い, the idea is:

• If it is a simple procedure, you would expect fewer required documents.
• But actually there are a lot.
• So the second part feels unexpected.

A natural English gloss is:

• For a simple procedure, there are a lot of required documents.

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Is にしては related to the verb する?