[Breaking News] Japan Building Maintenance Association Announces Postponement of the Start of Applications for the Building Cleaning Specified Skilled Worker (ii) Test on December 18 (October 27, 2026)

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On October 27, 2026, the Japan Building Maintenance Association (公益社団法人全国ビルメンテナンス協会), a public interest incorporated association in Japan, announced that, for the Building Cleaning Specified Skilled Worker (ii) Evaluation Test (ビルクリーニング分野特定技能2号評価試験) to be held on December 18, 2026, it is postponing the start of applications that had been scheduled for 10:00 on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The association says that, at present, it plans to hold the test without changing the test date.

What the Announcement Says

According to the association’s announcement, the background and details of the postponement are as follows.

• Because a serious vulnerability was found in the programming language “PHP,” the association decided to temporarily stop access to My Page and, at the same time, work on fixing the vulnerability.
• Because applications for the Building Cleaning Specified Skilled Worker (ii) Evaluation Test are linked to My Page, the association is postponing the acceptance of applications that was scheduled to start at 10:00 on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
• At present, the association plans to hold the test without changing the test date (December 18, 2026).

From When

As of this announcement, the new start date for applications has not been given. The association says that as soon as My Page is restored and applications can be made, it will announce it on the news page of Building Maintenance WEB (ビルメンWEB, the association’s website).

The original schedule for this test is summarized in the following article, which reported the association’s announcement of October 20, 2026.

→ [Breaking News Japan Building Maintenance Association Announces Schedule for the Building Cleaning Specified Skilled Worker (ii) Test on December 18 (October 20, 2026)](https://kisaragi-office.com/immigration_journal/en/archives/8359)

Official Announcement

You can check information on the start of applications on the association’s news page.

• Japan Building Maintenance Association “【重要/お詫び】ビルクリーニング分野特定技能2号評価試験　受験申込期間の変更について” (Important / Apology Change to the application period for the Building Cleaning Specified Skilled Worker (ii) Evaluation Test) (October 27, 2026)

Primary Sources Referenced for This Article

• Japan Building Maintenance Association “【重要/お詫び】ビルクリーニング分野特定技能2号評価試験　受験申込期間の変更について” (posted at 9:10 on October 27, 2026; checked the same day)
• Japan Building Maintenance Association “【12月18日実施】ビルクリーニング分野特定技能2号評価試験　スケジュールのご案内” (posted October 20, 2026)