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To work in Japan, you must apply for the appropriate visa as described below. Visa applicants for working visas are required to submit a Certificate of Eligibility.
| Within 14 days of moving into an address in Japan, Working Visa holders (with the exception of 15 days and 3 months visa holders) must apply for Resident Registration at a local government office near to where they are living (further details). |
 Professor
| Activities authorised to engage in: |
Activities for research, direction of research or education at colleges, equivalent educational institutions or Kotosenmongakko |
| Period of stay: |
3 years or 1 year |
Artist
| Activities authorised to engage in: |
Activities for the arts that provide income, including music, fine arts, literature, etc. (excluding the activities described under Entertainer) |
| Period of stay: |
3 years or 1 year |
Investor / Business Manager
| Activities authorised to engage in: |
Activities to commence the operation of international trade or other business, to invest in international trade or other business and to operate or manage that business, or to operate or manage international trade or other business on behalf of the foreign nationals (including the foreign corporations; hereinafter in this section foreign corporation) who have begun such an operation or have invested in such a business (excluding the activities to engage in the operation or management in the business which are not allowed without the legal qualifications as described in Legal / Accounting Services) |
| Period of stay: |
3 years or 1 year |
Legal / Accounting Services
| Activities authorised to engage in: |
Activities to engage in legal or accounting business, which is required to be carried out by registered foreign lawyers (Gaikokuho-Jimubengoshi), or certified public accountants (Gaikokukoninkaikeishi) or those with other legal qualifications |
| Period of stay: |
3 years or 1 year |
Medical Services
| Activities authorised to engage in: |
Activities to engage in medical treatment service which is required to be undertaken by physicians, dentists or those with other legal qualifications |
| Period of stay: |
3 years or 1 year |
Researcher
| Activities authorised to engage in: |
Activities to engage in research on the basis of a contract with public or private organisations in Japan (excluding the activities described in Professor) |
| Period of stay: |
3 years or 1 year |
Instructor
| Activities authorised to engage in: |
Activities to engage in language instruction and other education at elementary schools, junior high schools, schools for the blind, handicapped children's schools, advanced vocational schools (Senshugakko), vocational schools (Kakushugakko) or other educational institutions equivalent to vocational schools in facilities and curriculum |
| Period of stay: |
3 years or 1 year |
Engineer
| Activities authorised to engage in: |
Activities to engage in service, which requires technology and/or knowledge pertinent to physical science, engineering or other natural science fields, on the basis of a contract with public or private organisations in Japan (excluding the activities in Professor, Investor / Business Manager, Medical Services, Researcher, Instructor, Intra-company Transferee and Entertainer) |
| Period of stay: |
3 years or 1 year |
Specialist in Humanities / International Services
| Activities authorised to engage in: |
Activities to engage in service, which requires knowledge pertinent to jurisprudence, economics, sociology or other human science fields or to engage in service which requires specific ways of thought or sensitivity based on the experience with foreign culture, based on a contract with public or private organisations in Japan (excluding the activities described in Professor, Artist, Journalist, Investor / Business Manager, Legal / Accounting Services, Medical Services, Researcher, Instructor, Intra-company Transferee and Entertainer) |
| Period of stay: |
3 years or 1 year |
Intra-company Transferee
| Activities authorised to engage in: |
Activities on the part of personnel who are transferred to business offices in Japan for a limited period of time from business offices which are established in foreign countries by public or private organisations which have head offices, branch offices in Japan and who are engaged at these business offices in the activities described in Engineer or Specialist in Humanities / International Services. Applicants must have worked for their company for a minimum of one year |
| Period of stay: |
3 years or 1 year |
Entertainer
| Activities authorised to engage in: |
Activities to engage in theatrical performances, musical performances, sports, or any other show business (excluding the activities described in Investor / Business Manager) |
| Period of stay: |
1 year, 6 months or 3 months |
| Note: |
Members of rock bands or similar groups, including non-performing members accompanying the group (e.g. tour managers, sound technicians, etc.), must obtain a Certificate of Eligibility to apply for a visa. Classical musicians, members of symphony orchestras, theatre groups, opera singers, or professional sportsmen or women who have been invited to Japan either to perform publicly for remuneration or to participate in a competition may apply for visas with alternative documents in place of a Certificate of Eligibility. Please contact the visa officer prior to applying for further information. |
Skilled Labour
| Activities authorised to engage in: |
Activities to engage in services, which require industrial techniques or skills belonging to special fields based on a contract with a public or private organisation in Japan |
| Period of stay: |
3 years or 1 year |
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