Work visa overview

Primary working visa

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primary working visa are listed below. Among them, No3 and No4 visa are main visa the paid job placement sevice of Job Sakura Japan. As for technical intern traininng , the worker can change visa to the specified skilled worker after the worker finishes the technical intern traning 2.

As for a student visa, a student can apply for the woeking visa related to the field of study after graduation.

No.	Visa status	Typical occupation
1	Highly skilled professional	Highly skilled brains based on point system ( excellent researcher etc.)
2	Business manger	General business manager
3	Engineer /Specialist in humanities/International services	Engineer , Interpreter , English teacher , trader , PR
4	Specified skilled worker	Workers engaged in 16 industries ( nursing care, construction etc.)
5	Skilled labor	Cook of foreign dishes with over 10 years experience
6	Nursing care	Care worker
7	Intra-company transferee	Transferee from foreign office
8	Medical services	Doctor , dentist, nurse
9	Instructor	Language teacher in junior or senior high school
10	Researcher	Researcher of government institution or private company
11	Entertainer	Actor, signer, dancer , athlete
12	Legal / Accounting services	Lawyer , certified public accountant
13	Designated activities	Internship , housekeeper of diplomat
14	Professor	University professor
15	Journalist	Foreign press reporter , foreign press cameraman
16	Artist	Composer , painter , artist

Determination of working visa

Most major work visas in Japan are for college graduates. If you are not a college graduate , the gates are narrow. Main visas for undergraduates are “Skilled worker visa” (cocks with more than 10 years of practical experience), “Entertainment visa”(dancers, etc.) and “Intra-transferee visa (transfer from overseas parent company to a Japanese subsidiary). As a countermeasure for the shortage of human resources for the field workers, “Specified skilled worker visa” started in April 2019.

Outline of Specified skilled worker

There are 2 types of specified skilled worker visa listed below. The typical one is the specified skilled worker 1. The industrial field for this visa is 16 (As for details, refer to 16 specified industrial field for specified skilled worker visa) After passing the skill test and Japanese language test N4, the foreign worker can apply for this visa.

	Specified skilled worker 1	Specified skilled woker2
Period of residence	1year, 6months, 4 months Total extension limit 5 years	3years, 1 year, 6 months No limitation for extension Permanent visa possible in the future
Academic background	No limitation	No limitation
Specialty skill level	Confirmed by skill test (skills certificate grade 3 equivalent)	Confirmed by skill test (skills certificate grade 1 equivalent)
Japanese ability level	Japanese language test N4 equivalent	No Japanese test
Accompanying family	No	Dependent visa
Support by accepting company or registered support organization	Need to submit the support plan to immigration and report regularly	No need
Other required conditions	More than 17 years old In the contract between the sending out organization and above worker, the guarantee money or penalty are prohibited to be included.	ー

Note1) The workers of the listed below can apply for the specified worker visa. Philippines, Cambodia, Nepal, Myanmar, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Thailand, India, Malaysia, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan.

Note2) After March 2020, it becomes possible to change from a short term visa to a specified skilled worker visa if you come to Japan with a short-term visa , and pass Japanese language proficiency test and skill lever test in Japan.

On accepting foreign workers

When applying for 16 types of specified skilled worker visa, it is necessary for the recruiting company to prepare a support plan for foreign workers in addition to meet the acceptance conditions shown in the table below. In case of employing the construction worker, additional requirements are imposed.

Standard conditions of Accepting Institution (or company)

1.The employment contract must meet the request standard of the Immigration control law.
(ex. The salary is same as Japanese worker)
2.No violation of Immigration control and Refugee recognition Act within past 5 years.
3. No violation of Labor standard law within past 5 years.
4. Support system for the foreign worker is enough maintained.
5. Support plan for the foreign worker is appropriate.
6. No involuntary leavers and no missing workers within past 1 year
note) In case hiring the construction workers, additional conditions are required.

Content of support plan for foreign workers

1.The guidance about the Japanese daily life before entering into Japan by the language the worker
　 can understand.
2. Meeting and seeing off the foreign worker at the airport
3. Support to search the living place and sign the lease contract
4. Support to open bank account , contract the mobile phone etc.
5. Support to improve the Japanese language ability
6. Dealing with consultation and complains of the foreign worker
7. Providing information about various administrative procedure and support the actual procedure
(resident registration, health insurance, pension etc.)
8. Support of the cultural exchange between local Japanese and the foreign workers
9. Support to find the new working place when the employment contract is cancelled
　　as though the foreign worker has not any causes to be blamed.

16 specified industrial field for specified skilled worker visa

Among the 16 industries, the industries with the largest number of acceptances are “nursing care,” “food service,” “construction,” “agriculture,” and “building cleaning.” We will focus on the four industries of “nursing care,” “automobile transportation,” “food service,” and “accommodation.” The items to be done by each employer in the four industries are shown in the table below.

In addition, temporary employment is not possible except for “agriculture” and “fishing”.