"Status of residence" is the status that foreigners can stay in Japan, and foreigners who do not have Japanese nationality cannot live in Japan unless they have some kind of status of residence.
The status of residence is roughly divided into the status of residence for foreigners based on the activity in which one engages and the status of residence for foreigners based on status or position.
Furthermore, the status of residence for foreigners based on the activity inwhich one engages divided into a status of residence that allows work (working visa) and a status of non-work that does not allow work.

Working Visa

What is a working visa?

In order for foreigners to work in Japan, they must have a working visa according to their type of work.
Foreigners who do not have a working visa are not allowed to work in Japan.
Also, even if you have a working visa, you cannot do any activities other than the permitted type of work.
There are 19 types of working visas depending on the type of activity and the main ones are shown as examples.

Highly Skilled Professional

Among human resources with highly specialized abilities, those who are expected to contribute to academic research or economic development in Japan and who have 70 points or more in the point calculation table established by the Immigration Services Agency of Japan will be given "Highly Skilled ProfessionalThe preferential".

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Business Manager

"Business Manager" visa is an activity in which you manage or manage a trade or other business in Japan. This applies to those who manage the business as a manager or officer, or those who are in a position to direct and supervise the organization as a branch manager or factory manager.

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Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services(ESI)

The definition of "Engineer/specialist in Humanities/International Services"visa is "the fields of science, engineering and other natural sciences, or the fields of law, economics, sociology and other humanities conducted under contracts with public and private institutions in Japan. It is an activity to engage in work that requires technology or knowledge belonging to the above, or work that requires thinking or sensitivity based on foreign cultures. "

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Nursing Care

It is an activity in which a certified care worker is engaged in the work of providing long-term care or guidance for long-term care based on a contract with a public or private institution in Japan.
If it is a work performed by a certified care worker, it is applicable even if the work related to physical care is not performed at all.

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Skilled Labor

It is an activity to engage in work that requires skilled skills belonging to a special industrial field, which is carried out based on a contract with a public or private institution in Japan.
Foreign food cooks, sports instructors, aircraft operators, precious metal processing craftsmen, etc. fall under "Skilled Labor".

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Specified Skilled Worker

It is an activity to engage in work in a specific industrial field that requires a considerable amount of knowledge or experience based on a contract regarding employment with a public or private institution in Japan designated by the Minister of Justice.
Currently, 14 fields have been designated for this Specified Skilled Worker.

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Non-working visa

What is a non-working visa?

Unlike a working visa, a non-working visa is a status of residence that can be given to activities that are not intended for work, and this corresponds to a status of residence such as "Student" or "Dependent".
Since it is a non-working qualification, employment is not permitted, but if you have a "Permission to engage in activities other than permitted under the status of residence" from the Immigration Services Agency of Japan, you can work to a certain extent such as a part-time job.
Among the non-working visas, the main visas are shown below.

Student

Activities to receive education at the following schools are applicable.
Japanese universities, colleges of technology, high schools, junior high schools, elementary schools or high schools of special needs schools, junior high schools or special needs schools, elementary schools or special needs schools, elementary schools or special needs schools or various schools or facilities and organization Institutions equivalent to these.

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Dependent

This applies to daily activities as a spouse or child who are dependent on a person residing in Japan with a certain status of residence such as a work visa.


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Statuses of residence for foreigners based on status or position

Statuses of residence for foreigners based on status or position

There are four statuses of residence based on status or status: "Permanent Resident", "Spouse or Child of Japanese National", "Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident" and "Long-Term Resident".
Unlike the status of residence for foreigners based on the activity in which one engages in Japan, there are no restrictions on the type of activities.

Permanent Resident

This applies to persons who have been granted "Permanent Resident" by the Minister of Justice.

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Spouse or Child of Japanese National

This applies to a Japanese spouse or special adopted child or a person born as a Japanese child.

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Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident

This applies to persons who were born in Japan as a spouse of a permanent resident or a child of a permanent resident and who have been resident in Japan thereafter.

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Long-Term Resident

This applies to persons whose residence is permitted by the Minister of Justice by designating a certain period of stay in consideration of special reasons.

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Full support plan

It is a plan for busy people who want to entrust everything that can be entrusted to the certified administrative procedures legal specialists.

  • We will respond to consultations regarding visa application procedures in general (no limit on the number of times)
  • We will select and present the necessary documents according to the customer's situation.
  • We will collect the necessary application documents on your behalf (limited to those that can be handled in Japan by a certified administrative Procedures legal specialists).
  • We create visa application documents. (all)
  • We submit the application to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan on your behalf.
  • We will support the answer to the question from the examiner of the Immigration Services Agency of Japan.
  • We will receive the application result notification on your behalf.
  • We will receive your residence card. (In case of change application or renewal application)
  • This plan is covered by a money-back guarantee service.
  • We will arrange a Japanese translation service for your home country documents (extra charge).

Standard plan

It is a plan that costs less than the full support plan by doing what you can do yourself, such as collecting documents. (The most used plan)

  • We will respond to consultations regarding visa application procedures in general (no limit on the number of times)
  • We will select and present the necessary documents according to the customer's situation.
  • We create visa application documents. (all)
  • We submit the application to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan on your behalf.
  • We will support the answer to the question from the examiner of the Immigration Services Agency of Japan.
  • We will receive the application result notification on your behalf.
  • This plan is covered by a money-back guarantee service.
  • We will arrange a Japanese translation service for your home country documents (extra charge).

Self plan

This plan is for those who want to apply by themselves but are uncertain about what kind of materials to prepare.

  • We will select and present the necessary documents according to the customer's situation.
  • We will check the application documents created by the customer.

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  • For those who are thinking of applying for a visa, we offer free consultation (within 1 hour, only once), so please feel free to contact us.
  • You do not need to come to our office as the consultation will be done at the web conference by ZOOM. (Of course, please come if you wish.)
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