Related to statuses of residence

• Guidelines
• Denied cases
• Cases in which a change of status of residence from "Spouse or Child of a Japanese National" or "Spouse or Child of a Permanent Resident" to "Permanent Resident" was approved, and cases in which it was denied
• Guidelines for changes of status of residence and/or extension of period of stay related to the Business Startup Program for foreign entrepreneurs in National Strategic Special Zones (PDF; in Japanese)

Working statuses of residence - general

• Frequently asked questions regarding applications for statuses of residence related to employment (Q&A)

Related to the "Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services" status of residence

• Clarification of criteria for the "Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services" statuses of residence
• The point-based system for highly skilled foreign professionals and how it relates to foreign nationals with IT-based statuses of residence
• The status of issuance of Certificates of Eligibility for the "Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services" status of residence for employment at a Japanese company

Related to the "Business Manager" status of residence (including entrepreneurial activities)

• Clarification of status of residence criteria for foreign nationals who own businesses in Japan
• Clarifications regarding the criteria for the "Business Manager" status of residence (in cases where two or more foreign nationals are the joint managers of a business)
• Regarding the handling of the "Business Manager" status of residence for businesses supported by local government organizations
• Measures related to entrepreneurial activities by international students who graduated from Japanese universities

Other

• Guidelines for "Designated Activities" internships (as per Public Notice No. 9)
• For those who have received a job offer while in university or after graduation and wish to reside in Japan until they are hired.
• Regarding the handling of international students who have passed the National Examination for Care Workers and will engage in nursing care work
• Regarding the handling of international students who graduated from care worker training facilities and will engage in nursing care work
• Operational requirements for those who employ housekeepers
• Regarding applications for issuance of Certificates of Eligibility for company employees who fall under Category 1 or 2 and their family members (spouse and/or children)

Student employment

For information related to the employment of students, please click here.

• Essential information and other important reminders
• The implementation status of policies related to institutions which accept foreign students
• Initiatives to be taken by education institutions to assist foreign students after their graduation
• Advice for those seeking to establish a Japanese language school
• For educational institutions planning to accept foreign students who will be paying their tuition and other expenses with loan-type scholarships
• To those who wish to do an internship
• For those who wish to stay in Japan to search for a job after graduating from a university or other institution
• To those who are thinking of enrolling in a Japanese language institution
• Information concerning accepting organizations
• Handling various changes related to Japanese language institutions
• Reports related to notification standards for Japanese language institutions
• Japanese language proficiency needed to enter vocational schools or other schools with special classification
• Selecting a Japanese language school

• Technical Intern Training Program for foreign nationals - PDF (in Japanese)
• Laws
• Technical Intern Training Program operational outline, forms, etc.
• Organization for Technical Intern Training
• Application procedures
• Information concerning accepting organizations
• Bilateral agreement; authorized dispatching organization
• Training institutions
• Other/notices/etc.

• Clarification of requirements related to retraining and training on alternative schedules
• Clarification of the scope of "non-practical training" for those with the "Trainee" status of residence related to the overseas expansion of packaged infrastructure

• Emergency evacuation measures for citizens of Myanmar, based on the current situation in their home country
• Support for Afghans in Japan in Light of the Situation in Afghanistan
• Information for Ukrainians Residing in Japan
• Responses to requests (etc.) for regulatory reform
• Periodic and ad-hoc reports regarding the application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) as it relates to nurses from the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of the Philippines
• For those with the "Dependent" status of residence who have completed their compulsory education and wish to work in Japan upon their graduation from high school
• Efforts being made to accept and coexist with foreign nationals (following the revisions to the Immigration Control Act)