In Japan, there is a visa status called Highly Specialised Worker. This is a system that offers preferential treatment to talented people and encourages them to stay in Japan for as long as possible. Basically, Japan's residency system is strict and those who are not recognised as important or those with low income cannot stay in Japan for a long period of time. However, the policy is to give preferential status to people who are capable of leading-edge technology, such as in the IT field, researchers, PhDs and MBAs, and to encourage them to stay in Japan for a longer period of time.
If your total score in the following questions exceeds 70 points. You will be granted the position. If you are interested in Japan, please check.
Requirements: you must work for a Japanese company in Japan. (A Japanese branch or branch office with headquarters in a foreign country is also acceptable.
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Details of preferential treatment.
If you have 70 points or more in the points calculation, you will receive the following preferential treatment.
- You can set up and run your own company while working for a company.
(However, the company must be related to the business content of the company you are currently working for.)
Only one work-related status can be granted per person.
If you come to Japan with an advanced human resources status, you can set up and run your own company while working for the company you work for. In the future - Your spouse can work.
Suppose you are married. Your spouse can work in education, research, entertainment or white-collar equivalent fields, but with preferential screening that is not based on academic or professional background. In Japan, there is a strong yearning for Western languages such as English and French, and you spose may be able to find work in a foreign language school and so on in the city without
difficulty. - 5-year status of residence can be obtained immediately.
With a general visa status in Japan, you have to renew it every year for several times to obtain a three-year period permit, and then renew it again several times to finally get a five-year period permit. However, if you are a highly specialised worker, you can immidiately get a five-year period of stay on your first application. Applying for a change of period of stay in Japan is hard work. It is a day's work and you never know when the immigration office will ask you questions after application, so you cannot leave Japan until you get a new permission (even if everything goes smoothly, it can take up to a month). - You can call your parents.
Under the Japanese residency system, even if you obtain permanent resident status, you cannot call your parents (with some exceptions). However, if you are a highly specialised worker, you can bring in your or your spouse's parents (even adoptive parents) if you or your spouse is pregnant, or you need to look after an infant up to the age of seven. - Priority for permanent residence
For most foreign nationals to obtain permanent residence in Japan, they are required to have lived in Japan for 10 years and to have been employed for five of those years. However, if you have 70 or more points, you can obtain permanent residence in three years, and in one year if you have 80 or more points.
Details of points
Thus, Japan welcomes talented foreigners. Below are the main evaluation points:
if you score 70 points or more, you are classified as a high-level human resource;
if you score 80 points or more, you will receive preferential treatment as described in the section on permanent residence,
【Note: Not all point criteria are listed.】
Highly specialised personnel are divided into three fields of study
・Research fields
・Technical fields
・Business and management field
The three fields are. Each of these fields has slightly different evaluation points.
Academic background 1
1 Have a PhD. +30 points*.
2 Have an MBA or MOT +25 points
3 Have a Master's degree +20points
4 Have a university degree +10points
You can choose only one of the above questions. Does a PhD outweigh a university degree, 30 points. A university degree and a PhD does not count towards 40 points.
*In the business and administration sector, a PhD is worth 20 points.
Educational background 2
You have a degree from a world-class university. +10 points
Points are awarded if your university is ranked in two out of three of the following companies' world university rankings.
(1) QS World University Rankings published by Quarelli Simons. ☞
(2) THE World University Rankings published by The Times
(3) Academic Ranking of World Universities published by Shanhai Ranking Consultancy.
Age-weighted points
- Under 29 years of age +15 points
2. 34 years old or younger +10 points
Annual income points
Points are awarded for management and administration from JPY 10 million.
(¥/$ rate as of July 2024: ¥160/$).
１．If your annual income is 10 million yen($62,500) and more, you get ＋￥40 points. No matter how old you are.
２．If your annual income is ９ million yen($56,300) and more, you get ＋￥3５ points. No matter how old you are.
３．If your annual income is ８million yen($50,000) and more, you get ＋￥30 points. No matter how old you are.
４．If your annual income is ７million yen($43,800) and more, you get ＋￥25 points. You need to be under 40 years old.
５．If your annual income is ６million yen($37,500) and more, you get ＋￥20 points. You need to be under 40 years old.
６．If your annual income is ５million yen($31,300) and more, you get ＋￥15 points. You need to be under 35 years old.
７．If your annual income is ４million yen($31,300) and more, you get ＋￥10 points. You need to be under 30 years old.
How did you do? If you are a graduate of Oxford or Harvard University, have a PhD, are about 30 years old and have an annual income of 10 million, you already have a score of 90.
Other points are also awarded if you have a USCPA or foreign lawyer qualification, or if you graduated from one of Japan's top universities, such as one of the Seven Former Imperial Universities like Tokyo, Kyoto, Tohoku and etc. or Waseda university or Keio university. For more information, please contact us.
Even if you cannot speak Japanese at all, if you are a graduate of a top university, have a PhD or MBA, and work for a prestigious company such as Hitachi or Sony, you should not worry too much about language problems. There are more than a few English speakers at such prestigious companies, and many global meetings tend to be conducted in English.
Also, as long as you live in an urban area such as Tokyo or Osaka, and as much as possible in the city center, you should have no trouble living if you can speak a few words of Japanese. If you speak slowly and clearly in English with a big smile on your face, most Japanese will try their best to understand what you say.
Of course, persons like you with a great deal of intelligence, you are well aware of the wonders of Japan in terms of knowledge.
But have you ever actually had the pleasure of enjoying sushi made by a top-notch chef who has been awarded two Michelin stars?
Have you ever seen Toshogu Shrine in Nikko or Shirasagijo Castle in Himeji, which are still regularly repaired and retain the appearance they had when they were built? The clean and safe life in Japan will surely fascinate you.
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