Status of Residence:
Designated Activities

Overview of Status of Residence: Activities specifically designated by the Minister of Justice for individual foreign nationals
Examples of such visas include domestic helpers for diplomats, working holiday makers, and foreign nurses and caregivers based on economic partnership agreements.
Period of Stay: 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, 6 months, 3 months, or a period designated by the Minister of Justice (not exceeding 5 years)
Trend of Number of Foreign Residents
Trend of Residency examination processing period

Articles including "Designated Activities"

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2024-12-25

[Blog]The value of Specified Skilled Worker II

Specified Skilled Worker,Designated Activities,Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services, Skilled Worker

2024-10-31

[Blog]Accepting digital nomads: Cases from other countries

Designated Activities

2024-07-04

[Blog]Regarding the designated activity “bringing parent” type

Designated Activities

2024-04-26

[Blog]Japanese government grants residence permit to Russian national who is anti-Putin regime

Designated Activities

2024-03-07

[Blog]Permission criteria for international students graduating from vocational courses to be relaxed: Designated activity No. 46

Designated Activities

2024-02-07

[Blog]Start of acceptance of digital nomads

Designated Activities

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2024-09-29

Japan fine-tunes issuance of humanitarian visas(Japan Times)

Myanmar,Designated Activities,Technical Intern Training

2024-09-18

Launch of Digital Nomad Visa effective 31 March 2024(Global Compliance News)

Digital Nomads,Designated Activities

2024-02-02

Japan to introduce six-month residency visa for 'digital nomads'(NIKKEI Asia)

Designated Activities,Digital Nomads

2024-02-02

Japan's digital nomad visas to require ¥10 million in income(Japan Times)

Designated Activities,Digital Nomads