Status of Residence:
Specified Skilled Worker No.1

Overview of Status of Residence: Activities to engage in work requiring skills that require a considerable degree of knowledge or experience as specified by the Ministry of Justice ordinance, which belongs to a specific industrial field designated by the Minister of Justice, based on an employment contract with a public or private organization in Japan designated by the Minister of Justice
Period of Stay: Renewal every 1 year, 6 months, or 4 months, up to a total of 5 years
Other Information: For "Specified Skilled Worker", there are documents and procedures required in addition to the normal "application for certification of residence status" under the bilateral agreements between Japan and each country, and these differ depending on the country.

-Procedures in major countries-
Cambodia
When applying COE,"Certificate of Confirmation" is required.
Indonesia
When applying VISA,"E-PMI" is required.
Nepal
At the time of departure,"Overseas Work Permit" is required.
Phillipines
At the time of departure,"OEC" is required.
Myanmar
At the time of departure,"OWIC" is required.
Thai
At the time of departure,"Overseas Work Permit" is required.
Vietnam
When applying COE,"LIST OF SPECIFIED SKILLED WORKERS" is required.
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2025-01-06

[Blog]Highly skilled professionals who wish to work as specific skilled workers

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2025-01-04

[Blog]Outlook for the nursing care business in Southeast Asian countries

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2024-12-25

[Blog]The value of Specified Skilled Worker II

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2024-12-05

[Blog]Prolonging the examination period for specific skilled worker and recommending online application

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2024-11-19

[Blog]Human rights of pregnant technical intern trainees and specified skilled workers

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2024-10-12

[Blog]Specified Skilled Worker: Acceptance has started for 3 of the 4 additional fields.

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2024-09-21

[Blog]What are the standards N1 to N5 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test?

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2024-08-18

[Blog]Status of residence “Specified Skilled Worker”: Points to note when working in the hotel industry

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2024-12-24

Most of Japan's skilled foreign workers who quit do so within a year()

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2024-11-23

Japan Job Market Points to Shift on Immigration(Newsweek)

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2024-11-09

Japan's LEOC to hire 1,000 skilled workers a year from Southeast Asia(NIKKEI Asia)

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2024-09-30

FY2024 International FPCJ Webinar: Population Decline and Immigration Policy: How Can Japan Become a Country To Be Chosen?(Foreign Press Center Japan)

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2024-09-17

Indonesia to more than double Japan-bound workers: labor minister(NIKKEI Asia)

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2024-08-09

Japan hotels scramble for foreign workers as tourists flood country(NIKKEI Asia)

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2024-06-19

Indonesia nurses wanted: Japan hospital fights global rivals for talent(NIKKEI Asia)

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2024-04-03

Japan welcomes 4 new 'specified skill' categories for foreign workers but challenges remain(The Mainichi)

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2024-03-30

News in Easy English: Japan ready to accept many more foreign workers(The Mainichi)

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2024-03-23

Japan to let more foreigners work as in-home caregivers(NIKKEI Asia)

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2024-03-23

Record 3.4 million foreign residents in Japan as work visas rise(KYODO NEWS)

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2024-03-06

Japan considers doubling limit on skilled foreign workers(Japan Times)

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2024-03-05

Japan to double cap on skilled foreign workers from fiscal 2024(NIKKEI Asia)

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2024-02-23

Japan Plans to Add 4 Fields to ‘Specified Skilled Worker’ Visa; Including Road Transportation Fields(Japan News)

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2024-02-07

Japan bets on tech, immigration as labor crisis worsens(DW)

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2024-01-28

Japan plans to add drivers, rail staff to skilled worker visa(The Asahi Shimbun)

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2024-01-28

Japan preparing to add transport roles to skilled visa amid shortages(KYODO NEWS)

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2024-01-26

Japan eyes adding drivers, railway workers to skilled worker visa(NIKKEI Asia)

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2024-01-17

Measures set out to keep foreign trainees in work in quake-hit areas(Japan Times)

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2023-10-10

Japan to add driving to specified foreign worker skills(Japan Times)

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2023-09-14

Japan set to expand visa framework to tackle driver shortage(Japan Times)

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2023-06-09

Japan construction firm training foreign workers to become core of workforce(The Mainichi)

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2023-04-25

Japan eyes long-term stays for wider range of skilled foreign workers(NIKKEI Asia)

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