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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.

The period of stay granted for Specified Skilled Worker (i) depends on the company's category, the length of the employment contract, and the remaining total period. A gyoseishoshi lawyer explains the limits by category, cases of 11 months or 4 months, and the link to the fees from October 2026.

For companies looking to hire foreign workers and individuals seeking employment in Japan, understanding the differences between the Engineer/Specialist in H...

Based on materials from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Immigration Services Agency, this article explains the requirements for accepting foreign nationals under Specified Skilled Worker "Nursing Care" (the worker's tests, the facility's headcount limit and direct employment, and joining the council) and the process from applying to immigration to the procedures after acceptance. It also covers the 2026 changes to the test names, passing standards, and test fees, the council's new membership rules, the conditions for home-visit care work, and the extension of the total period of stay through partial passes of the certified care worker national exam.

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

Care facilities continue to face chronic staffing shortages, leading to an increasing number of companies considering the recruitment of foreign workers. Man...

A timeline-based explanation of the path from Specified Skilled Worker "Nursing Care" to Permission for permanent residence (passing the certified care worker exam and changing to the "Nursing Care" status of residence) and how years of residence are counted. Covers the permanent residence guidelines revised on October 1, Reiwa 8 (household income level, Japanese at B1 level, the special rule for spouses), how a 3-year period of stay is treated from April 2027, and the 200,000 yen fee.

The acceptance of foreign workers in Japan's nursing care sector under the Specified Skills program continues to expand against the backdrop of increasingly ...

The number of foreign workers employed as Specified Skilled Workers in the care work field is increasing year by year.From an employer's perspective, determi...