Highly Skilled Professional VISA

2021年02月02日

What is this?

Highly Skilled Professional VISA will be granted to foreign people who have cleared the standards established by the Ministry of Justice.

Compared to other VISA, various preferential treatments are provided.

Privileges for Highly Skilled Professional VISA

Always 5 years duration of stay will be granted.

Permanent residence permit requirements will be moderated.

Your partner will be able to work as well.

You will be able to accompany your parents under certain conditions.

You will also be able to accompany a domestic servant under certain conditions.

You will be given preferential treatment for the Procedures of Immigration and Residence.

and other

There are 3 types of this VISA,

Each visa has a list of points , and you need to earn over 70 points for getting this VISA.

Also There are Minimum annual income standards.

For getting this VISA, you must earn at least 3 million Yen per year.

This time we will show you one of them.

Highly skilled professional visa 2号ロ

This Highly skilled professional visa comes from The VISA Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services.

These are the points table below.

Educational Background

・ Ph.D. (Excluding Professional Degrees)

30 points

・ Professional degree in Business Administration

25points

・ Master’s degree or Professional Degree

20points

・ Those who have graduated from a university or received an education equivalent to university (excluding Doctorate or Master’s degree) ）

10points

・ Those who have a Doctorate, Master’s degree or professional degree in multiple fields

5points

Career（Practical experience related to the work to be engaged）

Over 10years 　　　　　　 20points

Over 7years 　　　　　　　　　　 15points

Over 5years 　　　　　　 10points

Over 3years 　　　　　　 3points

Age and Annual Income

(As shown in the table below, points are awarded according to age and annual income)

	～age 29	～ age 34	～ age 39	age 40～
10 million Yen (per year)	40	40	40	40
9 Million Yen	35	35	35	35
8 Million Yen	30	30	30	30
7 Million Yen	25	25	25
6 Million Yen	20	20	20
5 Million Yen	15	15
4 Million Yen	10

Age (at the time of application)

Until age 29 　　　　　　 15 points

Until age 34 　　　　　　 10points

Until age 34 　　　　　　 5 points

‘BONUS POINTS’

Research Achievements

Inventions of patents

15points

Engaged in research receiving subsidies, competitive funds, etc. from foreign governments at least 3 times

15points

Three or more papers published in academic journals listed in the Academic Papers Database

15 points

Other research results recognized by the Minister of Justice

15 points

Qualification

Japanese national qualifications related to the work to be engaged

5points each

Work for companies that are receiving measures to support innovation

10points

Employment in small and medium-sized enterprises with a ratio of more than 3% in research and research expenses

5points

Graduated from a Japanese university or completed a graduate course
10points

Holding foreign qualifications related to the job

5points

Degree from a higher education institution in Japan

10points

Those who have obtained the JLP Test N1 (including other Japanese Tests equivalent to JLPT) or graduated from a foreign university majoring in Japanese

15points

Those who have obtained the JLP Test N2 (including other Japanese Tests equivalent to JLPT) (Excluding those who have earned bonus (7) or (8) points.) ）

10points