Status of Residence:
Specified Skilled Worker No.2

Overview of Status of Residence: Activities to engage in work requiring advanced skills 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 3 years, 1 year, or 6 months, without limit
Trend of Number of Foreign Residents
Trend of Residency examination processing period

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2025-01-06

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

Highly Skilled Professional,Specified Skilled Worker

2025-01-04

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

Nursing Care,Specified Skilled Worker,Myanmar

2024-12-25

[Blog]The value of Specified Skilled Worker II

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

2024-12-05

[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

Technical Intern Training,Specified Skilled Worker

2024-10-12

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

Specified Skilled Worker

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)

Immigration Policy, Specified Skilled Worker

2024-11-09

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

Specified Skilled Worker,Philippines,Myanmar

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)

Immigration Policy,Technical Intern Training,Training employment,Specified Skilled Worker

2024-09-17

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

Specified Skilled Worker,Indonesia

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)

Specified Skilled Worker

2024-03-30

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

Immigration Policy,Specified Skilled Worker

2024-03-23

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

Specified Skilled Worker

2024-03-23

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

Specified Skilled Worker,Population

2024-03-06

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

Specified Skilled Worker

2024-03-05

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

Specified Skilled Worker

2024-02-23

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

Specified Skilled Worker

2024-02-07

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

Immigration Policy,Specified Skilled Worker

2024-01-28

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

Specified Skilled Worker

2024-01-28

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

Specified Skilled Worker

2024-01-26

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

Specified Skilled Worker

2024-01-17

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

Specified Skilled Worker,Technical Intern Training

2023-10-10

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

Specified Skilled Worker

2023-09-14

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

Specified Skilled Worker

2023-06-09

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

Specified Skilled Worker

2023-04-25

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

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