What is a specific skill

"Residence Program" was established to accept foreign human resources who have a certain level of expertise and skills and are ready to work in "specific industrial fields (currently 16 fields)" where it is difficult to secure domestic human resources. Qualifications.

"Specified industrial fields (currently 16 fields)" that can accept foreigners with specific skills

  • Nursing
  • Building cleaning
  • Manufacture of industrial products
  • Construction
  • Shipbuilding/marine use
  • Car maintenance
  • Aviation
  • Stay
  • Car transportation industry
  • Railway
  • Agriculture
  • Fishery
  • Food and beverage manufacturing
  • Eating out
  • Forestry
  • Wood industry

Specified Skilled Worker 1 Foreigner’s Japanese language proficiency and skill level

Specified Skilled Worker No. 1 foreigners meet the following levels.

Japanese ability

N4 level or higher of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) conducted in Japan and overseas or Passed A2 level or above of "Japanese Basic Test (JFT-Basic)"

※ In the case of “nursing care”, pass the “nursing care Japanese evaluation test”

※ In the case of bus and taxi operations in the "car transportation industry" field and in the case of transportation staff work in the "railway" field,
passed the N3 level or higher of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) conducted both domestically and internationally, or the B1 level or higher of the Japanese Language Fundamentals Test (JFT-Basic)

Proficiency test

Pass the "skill test" for each specific industrial field conducted in Japan and overseas

Those who have successfully completed Technical Intern Training No. 2 and 3 are exempted from both exams when transitioning to specific skills in the same occupation.
In case of moving to other industries, it is necessary to pass the skill test.

Post-recruitment support

  • 01
    Advance guidance
  • 02
    Transportation to/from immigration
  • 03
    Securing housing and contract support necessary
    for daily life
  • 04
    Life orientation
  • 05
    Accompanying official procedures
  • 06
    Providing opportunities for learning Japanese
  • 07
    Response to consultation and complaints
  • 08
    Promotion of exchange with Japanese people
  • 09
    Job change support
    (In the case of personnel reduction, etc.)
  • 10
    Regular interviews and reporting to administrative agencies

Foreigner support work is essential for companies that have accepted a specific skill foreigner No. 1. First, you need to create a support plan necessary for changing your status of residence and submit it to the Immigration Bureau. In addition, you are required to submit the following documents once every three months.

Periodic notification documents (3 types)

  • Notification of acceptance
    status
  • Notification of activity
    status
  • Notification regarding the implementation
    status of support

In addition, if there is a change in the contents of the support plan, it is necessary to submit a change notification within 14 days from the date the above reasons occurred.

Depending on the item, it is necessary to prepare explanations and translation documents for foreigners in their native language, and it is difficult for many small and medium-sized companies to support such complicated work on their own. ” will be required. Even if foreign workers have not been enrolled in the past two years, it will be possible to accept them if entrusted to a "registration support organization".

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