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What Is the "Specified Skilled Worker" Status of Residence?
Technical Intern Training is a status of residence for acquiring skills, but Specified Skilled Worker is a status of residence for working.
The Specified Skilled Worker (i) Status of Residence
- You can work in Japan for a total of five years.
- You cannot bring your family to Japan.
- You receive the same salary as Japanese workers.
- You receive Japanese language training.
- You receive various forms of support from your company.
The Specified Skilled Worker (ii) Status of Residence
- There is no upper limit to the length you can stay in Japan.
- You can bring your family to Japan.
Employment Fields Covered by Specified Skilled Worker (i)
The Specified Skilled Worker (i) program allows people to work in the following 16 fields.
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Nursing Care
Jobs providing assistance for people with physical disabilities
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Building Cleaning Management
Jobs cleaning inside buildings
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Construction Industry
Jobs constructing houses, buildings, and other structures
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Industrial product manufacturing
Jobs creating components, etc.
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Shipbuilding and Ship Machinery Industries
Jobs building ships
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Automobile Repair and Maintenance
Jobs inspecting and maintaining automobiles
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Aviation Industry
Jobs transporting baggage to airplanes and inspecting and maintaining airplanes
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Accommodation Industry
Jobs working at hotel reception and dealing with guests
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Automobile transportation business
Jobs in this field involve driving trucks and taxis to transport goods and people
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Railway
Jobs in this field involve maintaining trains and operating railways
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Agriculture Industry
Jobs growing and harvesting vegetables and other produce, and jobs raising pigs, cattle, chickens, and other animals
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Fishery and Aquaculture Industries
Jobs catching fish and raising fish
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industries
Jobs preparing food
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Food Service Industry
We are not accepting new applications at this time.
Jobs waiting on customers and bringing out food at restaurants and similar businesses
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Forestry
Jobs in this field involve tree-planting and forest management
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Wood Industry
Jobs in this field involve lumber processing
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Resource Recycling Field
Jobs that involve the recycling and proper disposal of waste at a waste processing plant
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Linen Services Field
Jobs that involve collecting and laundering linens (sheets, towels, etc.) rented out to hotels and hospitals
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Logistics Warehouse Field
Jobs that involve receiving, shipping, and storing goods at logistics warehouses
Note:
･The details page is under construction.
Employment Fields Covered by Specified Skilled Worker (ii)
The Specified Skilled Worker (ii) program allows people to work in the following 11 fields.
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Building Cleaning Management
Managing the work of cleaning inside buildings
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Construction Industry
Managing the work of constructing houses, buildings, and other structures
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Industrial product manufacturing
Managing the work of creating components, etc.
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Shipbuilding and Ship Machinery Industries
Managing the work of building ships
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Automobile Repair and Maintenance
Managing the work of inspecting and maintaining automobiles
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Aviation Industry
Managing the work of transporting baggage to airplanes and inspecting and maintaining airplanes
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Accommodation Industry
Managing the work of hotel reception and dealing with guests at hotels
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Agriculture Industry
Managing the work of growing and harvesting vegetables and other produce and raising pigs, cattle, chickens, and other animals
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Fishery and Aquaculture Industries
Managing the work of catching fish and raising fish
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industries
Managing the work of preparing food
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Food Service Industry
Managing the work of waiting on customers and bringing out food at restaurants and similar businesses