List of status of residence

Employment qualifications

・Diplomat

Ambassadors, ministers, consuls general, members of delegations, etc. of foreign governments and their families

・Official

Employees of embassies and consulates of foreign governments, persons dispatched by international organizations, etc. on official business, and their families.

・Professor

University professors, etc.

・Artist

Composers, painters, writers, etc.

・Religious Activities

Missionaries dispatched from foreign religious organizations

・Journalist

Reporters and photographers for foreign news organizations

Employment status

・Highly Skilled Professional

Highly skilled human resources based on point system

・Business Manager

Managers/managers of companies, etc.

・Legal/Accounting Services

Lawyer, certified public accountant, etc.

・Medical Services

Doctors, dentists, nurses,midwife

・Researcher

Researchers from government-related organizations and private companies

・Instructor

Language teachers at junior high schools, high schools, etc.

・Engineer /Specialist in Humanities / International Services

Mechanical engineers, interpreters, designers, language teachers at private companies, marketing workers, etc.

・Intra-company Transferee

Transferees from foreign offices

・Nursing care

Care worker

・Entertainer

Actors, singers, dancers, professional athletes, etc.

・Skilled Labor

Foreign cuisine cooks, sports instructors, aircraft pilots, craftsmen who process precious metals, etc.

・Technical Intern Traning

Technical intern trainee

・Specified Skilled Worker

foreign national engaged in work that requires skills that require a considerable degree of knowledge or experience in a specific industrial field

Residence status

・Permanent Resident

Persons who have received permission for permanent residence from the Minister of Justice (excluding “special permanent residents” under the Immigration Control Special Law).

・Spouse or Child of Japanese National

Japanese spouse, child, special adopted child

・Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident

Spouses and children of permanent residents and special permanent residents who were born in Japan and continue to reside in Japan

・Long-Term Resident

Refugees resettled in third countries, third-generation Japanese, Japanese left behind in China, etc.

Non-employment status

・Cultural Activities

Japanese culture researchers, etc.

・Temporary Visitor

Tourists, conference participants, etc

Non-employment status, landing permission criteria applicable

・student

Students of universities, junior colleges, technical colleges, high schools, junior high schools, elementary schools, etc.

・Trainee

Trainee

・dependent

Spouse and children supported by foreign residents

Other

・Specified Activities

Applicable examples are domestic servants such as diplomats, working holidays, foreign nurse/care worker candidates based on economic partnership agreements, etc.

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