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Working Holiday Visa allows you to stay in Japan for maximum one year.
Working Holiday System is based upon the agreements with affiliated countries, allowing young people from affiliated countries or regions to work in Japan in an auxiliary manner in order to supplement their traveling and staying expenses during their sightseeing purpose visits or stays. With the high degree of freedom of a Working Holiday Visa, they can work under the same conditions as Japanese people.

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  The countries and regions affiliated with Japan

  Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Korea, France, Germany, U.K., Ireland, Denmark, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Iceland, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Sweden, Estonia, and Netherlands (as of September 1, 2022)
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  Procedures to obtain this visa

  • 1. Check the application guidelines through the HPs of the embassy or consulate
  • 2. Submit required documents to the embassy or consulate
  • It is possible to apply visa from 18 years old to the last day that you are 30 years old. (please be careful that it is diffierent between country.)

This visa is for students learning at educational institutions in Japan. Many of the students are actively working after school from evening for a short-time (3-4 hours), or only during weekends such as on Saturdays and Sundays. During long vacations, they can also have part-time jobs in resort areas away from their residences. You basically cannot work with a Student Visa. However, it is possible to work to supplement your living expenses or tuitions. To work, you will need to obtain the “Permission to Engage in Activity Other Than That Permitted under the Status of Residence Previously Granted”.
*There is a restriction on working hours with a Student Visa; up to 28 hours a week (or 8 hours per day / 40 hours per week during longterm vacations).

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  Procedures to obtain the “Permission to Engage in Activity Other Than That Permitted under the Status of Residence Previously Granted”

  Go to the immigration office nearest to your current residence, with your resident card, passport, and application form (download from the HP of immigration office), and proceed. It may be issued on the same day, or take a few days.
  *Check what to bring and when the permit will be issued, etc. at the immigration office in your jurisdiction before proceeding.
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  Procedures to obtain this visa

  • 1. Check application guidelines with the Japanese institution where you would like to learn
  • 2. Submit required documents to the embassy of your country, in Japan

Unlike Working Holiday and Student Visas, a Working Visa cannot be obtained on your own. You need to get a job offer from a company in Japan before applying for this visa.
In general, many of the working visas have been issued in the category of “Specialist in Engineer / Humanities / International Services”, mainly for interpreters / translators. Many holders of this visa work as interpreters at hotel receptions. This visa, issued on the premise of long-term employment, is recommended for those who want to stay in Japan for a long time, or those who want to improve their skills. It is also possible to change jobs within the same line of business.

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  Restrictions on work

  Unlike a Working Holiday Visa, this visa does not limit nationality or age. Anyone can apply for this visa after receiving a job offer for specific business contents from a company in Japan. If you are already in Japan with a Working Holiday Visa or Student Visa, and meet the requirement for a Working Visa, you can also change your visa into this visa.
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  Procedures to obtain this visa

  • [If you are outside Japan, and have not obtained any kind of visa yet]
  • 1. Obtain a job offer from a company in Japan
  • 2. The company which gave you the job offer submits an “Application for Certificate of Eligibility for Resident Status” to an immigration office
  • 3. When a “Certificate of Eligibility for Resident Status“ is issued, the worker (you) submits it to an oversea Japanese embassy
    
    
  • [If you are already in Japan, and would like to change your visa into a Working Visa]
  • 1. Obtain a job offer in Japan
  • 2. Submit an “Application for Permission for a Change of Status of Residence” (download from the HP of the Japanese Ministry of Justice)
  • 3. Submit required documents to the immigration office nearest to your current residence

It was established as a new status of residence from April 2019 for the purpose of resolving the labor shortage in Japan.
There are 14 industries as Hospitality, Restaurant, Nursing Care, Agriculture, Marine, etc to accept workers under the new visa. Required skills and Japanese level depends on industries.

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  Requirement

  Must pass the examination befere you dicide a job. Check more details about a hospitality industry examination as follows.

  • ・Proficiency test: Center for Accomodation Industry Proficiency Test
  • ・Japanese level: The Japan Foundation or JLPT(minimum N4)
  • *Specified Skills must be over 18 years old. The bilateral agreement will be concluded with Vietnam, Philippine, Cambodia, Chine, Indonesia, Thai land, Myanmar, Nepal, Mongolia but it is not only that 14 countries.(as of July 2022)
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  Procedures to obtain this visa

  • [If you are outside Japan, and have not obtained any kind of visa yet]
  • 1. Obtain a job offer from a company in Japan
  • 2. The acceptance company submits “Application for Certificate of Eligibility for Residence Status” to the Immigration office
  • 3. When a “Certificate of Eligibility for Resident Status“ is issued, the worker (you) submits it to an oversea Japanese embassy
    
    
  • [If you are already in Japan, and would like to change your visa into a Working Visa]
  • 1. Obtain a job offer from a company in Japan.
  • 2. Submit an “Application for Permission for a Change of Status of Residence” (download from the HP of the Japanese Ministry of Justice) to the Immigration office.
  • 3. Receive "Application for Change of Status of Residence" (a resident card).
  • *more details on Ministry of Justice