Notifications & Compliance– category –

Even after the deadline for the Specified Skilled Worker periodic notification (by May 31 every year) or an ad hoc notification (within 14 days) has passed, you can still submit it. What matters is to attach a statement of reasons explaining the delay and submit as soon as possible. Based on Immigration Services Agency materials, this article explains the steps to take today, what to do when only some documents are not ready in time, what to do when you notice a mistake after submitting, and the risks of leaving a notification unsubmitted.

We have organized, along the flow of one year, the notifications that companies employing Specified Skilled Workers submit to immigration. Following materials from the Immigration Services Agency, this article explains the once-a-year periodic notification (every year from April 1 to May 31, covering April to March of the previous year), ad hoc notifications due within 14 days after an event occurs, the "certain criteria" and attached documents, and the differences from notifications by registered support organizations and by the foreign nationals themselves.

A certified immigration gyoseishoshi lawyer explains how staff of registered support organizations, accepting companies, schools and other organizations get approval as application agents (application form, documents, where to apply, validity, renewal), how to apply to use the online system, what agents can submit, and what to watch out for when submitting for a fee under the revised Gyoseishoshi Lawyer Act.

For companies employing skilled foreign workers, disappearance poses a serious risk. Beyond sudden staff shortages that can disrupt business operations, comp...

For companies accepting foreign workers under Specified Skilled Worker "Nursing Care": an explanation of the "Council for Specified Skilled Worker and Employment for Skill Development in the Nursing Care Field," covering the 4 steps to join, the validity period and renewal of the membership certificate, registering foreign workers within 4 months from the date of acceptance, adding facilities, and withdrawal, based on the membership rules in effect from August 28, 2026. We also check how registered support organizations are treated under the rules.

In caregiving settings, it is not uncommon for foreign workers under the Specified Skilled Worker (Caregiving) visa to be assigned tasks without a clear unde...