A list of the documents to submit when applying for Specified Skilled Worker "Nursing Care," organized by application type: Certificate of Eligibility, change of status of residence, and extension of period of stay. Following the document checklists revised on October 1, 2026, this article covers the documents only for the nursing care field (the written pledge, the facility outline, and the council certificate), the documents common to all fields and where to get them, where to submit to the council and to immigration, and the fees and standard processing periods.

A summary of how to call an ambulance in Japan for a sudden illness or injury, based on materials from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency and the Immigration Services Agency. Learn what you will be asked when you dial 119, examples of symptoms that need a 119 call right away, what to prepare before the ambulance arrives, consultation lines for when you are unsure (#7119 and #8000), and how to make an emergency call in a foreign language.

A summary of the basic rules for putting out garbage in Japan, based on the Immigration Services Agency's Guidebook on Living and Working. Learn examples of how to sort burnable, non-burnable, recyclable, oversized and home appliance garbage, collection days and places, how to throw away cooking oil, how to dispose of air conditioners and TVs, and how to check the rules of your city, ward, town or village.

From April 1, 2027, new grounds are added on which Permanent Resident status can be revoked: not complying with obligations under the Immigration Control Act, intentionally not paying taxes or social insurance premiums, and being sentenced to imprisonment for certain crimes. This article sets out the examples of cases that do and do not apply given in the Immigration Services Agency's guidelines (established October 1, 2026), the change to Long-Term Resident or another status by official authority, the effect on family members, and how to deal with arrears you have now.

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.

An explanation, based on materials published by the Immigration Services Agency, of the Employment for Skill Development system that replaces Technical Intern Training on April 1, 2027 (April 1, Reiwa 9). Tables summarize the differences from Technical Intern Training and Specified Skilled Worker, the 17 fields and expected numbers of workers, the rules for transfers, the Japanese language targets, the transitional measures for current technical intern trainees, and what companies and supervising organizations should prepare before the start.

When a Specified Skilled Worker changes companies, a notification alone is not enough: an Application for Permission to change status of residence is required. You cannot work at the new company until permission is granted. Based on Immigration Services Agency materials, this article covers which job changes within job categories are allowed, the timeline from leaving your job to joining the new company, the processing times published by the agency, the notifications required from the former and new companies, and the fees from October 2026.

An explanation of the Guidelines for Permission for permanent residence revised on October 1, 2026 (Reiwa 8), compared with the previous version. A table summarizes the changes, including the household income level, pensions, Japanese at a B1-equivalent level, and the special provision for spouses (5 years of marriage and 3 years of residence), as well as which approach applies depending on your application date. No specific amount for the income level has been published.

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.