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. Events indicated with blue text are scheduled to accept applications once the public notices stipulated by the government ministries responsible for those industries have taken effect.

  • Nursing Care

    Jobs providing assistance for people with physical disabilities

  • Building Cleaning Management

    Jobs cleaning inside buildings

  • Construction Industry

    Jobs constructing houses, buildings, and other structures

  • Industrial product manufacturing

    Jobs creating components, etc.

  • Shipbuilding and Ship Machinery Industries

    Jobs building ships

  • Automobile Repair and Maintenance

    Jobs inspecting and maintaining automobiles

  • Aviation Industry

    Jobs transporting baggage to airplanes and inspecting and maintaining airplanes

  • Accommodation Industry

    Jobs working at hotel reception and dealing with guests

  • Automobile transportation business

    Jobs in this field involve driving trucks and taxis to transport goods and people.

  • Railway

    Jobs in this field involve maintaining trains and operating railways.

  • Agriculture Industry

    Jobs growing and harvesting vegetables and other produce, and jobs raising pigs, cattle, chickens, and other animals

  • Fishery and Aquaculture Industries

    Jobs catching fish and raising fish

  • Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industries

    Jobs preparing food

  • Food Service Industry

    Jobs waiting on customers and bringing out food at restaurants and similar businesses

  • Forestry

    Jobs in this field involve tree-planting and forest management.

  • Wood Industry

    Jobs in this field involve lumber processing.

Employment Fields Covered by Specified Skilled Worker (ii)

The Specified Skilled Worker (ii) program allows people to work in the following 11 fields.

  • Building Cleaning Management

    Managing the work of cleaning inside buildings

  • Construction Industry

    Managing the work of constructing houses, buildings, and other structures

  • Industrial product manufacturing

    Managing the work of creating components, etc.

  • Shipbuilding and Ship Machinery Industries

    Managing the work of building ships

  • Automobile Repair and Maintenance

    Managing the work of inspecting and maintaining automobiles

  • Aviation Industry

    Managing the work of transporting baggage to airplanes and inspecting and maintaining airplanes

  • Accommodation Industry

    Managing the work of hotel reception and dealing with guests at hotels

  • Agriculture Industry

    Managing the work of growing and harvesting vegetables and other produce and raising pigs, cattle, chickens, and other animals

  • Fishery and Aquaculture Industries

    Managing the work of catching fish and raising fish

  • Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industries

    Managing the work of preparing food

  • Food Service Industry

    Managing the work of waiting on customers and bringing out food at restaurants and similar businesses