Work visa overview
Primary working visa
Primary working visa are listed below. Among them, No3 and No4 visa are main visa for the paid job placement service of Job Sakura Japan. As for technical intern training , the worker can change visa to the specified skilled worker after the worker finishes the technical intern training 2.
As for a student visa, a student can apply for the working 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 14 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 an overseas parent company to a Japanese subsidiary). Although it is not a work visa, there is “Technical intern training visa”. 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 14. (As for details, refer to 14 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 countries can apply for the specified skilled worker visa.
Philippines , Cambodia, Nepal, Myanmar, Mongolia, Sri Lanka , Indonesia, Vietnam , Bangladesh , Uzbekistan , Pakistan （11countries)
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 level test in Japan.
On accepting foreign workers
When applying for 14 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. |
14 specified industrial field for specified skilled worker visa
Among the 14 industries, “Nursing care”, “Eating out”, “Construction”, “Agriculture”, and “Building cleaning” are the industries where the labor shortage are serious.
We focus on three industries: “ Nursing “care”, “ Construction” , “ Eating out”. Employment is not possible by dispatch, except for “agriculture” and “fishing”.
Flow from Job search request to start working in Japan
Flow from job search to start working
