List of visa types for studying in Japan

Japan, with its superior climate and beautiful scenery, is a place that students all over the world yearn for. So what are the types of study visas in Japan? The following is a list of visa types for studying in Japan. Welcome to reading.

I. Intern visa

In order to alleviate the severity of labor shortage in Japanese enterprises, the Japanese government reached an agreement with the governments and non-governmental organizations of relevant countries to accept some foreign workers in an organized and planned way and assign them to relevant enterprises to study and work. This will not only help foreign companies to cultivate talents, but also supplement the shortage of Japanese labor force and achieve the goal of mutual benefit.

Japan's Entry-Exit Administration and Refugee Recognition Law stipulates that Japanese overseas trainees refer to those who study in Japanese public or private institutions and acquire technology, skills or knowledge, and their residence period is 1 year, 6 months or 3 months. Students should have a fixed time to learn languages or other professional knowledge every week, usually 14 class hours, and the rest time is practical training, but the practical training time should not exceed 23 of the total training time.

Students only receive appropriate allowances from the institutions they attend, and they are not paid. In the past few years, the allowance for trainees is far lower than the minimum wage standard for Japanese in the same industry and position. Recently, the Japanese government promised that China trainees in Japan can get an allowance calculated and paid according to the minimum wage standard of Japanese in the same industry and position. According to Japanese law, trainees have no overtime pay, subsidies and bonuses.

Second, the ordinary work visa

According to Japanese law, skilled workers refer to foreigners who seek to provide special industrial technology or technical services to Japanese enterprises or organizations. These behaviors are limited to foreign chefs, architects, engineers, technicians who manufacture or maintain foreign products, gem carving, fur crafts, animal training, oil exploration, etc.

Work visas are generally valid for one year. After entering the country, before the expiration of the validity period, you can go through the extension formalities at the local immigration office. Generally, it can be postponed twice, and you need to leave the country according to regulations after three years of work.

Three. Technical service visa

Technical service visas refer to the entry visas of a number of relevant personnel as stipulated in Item 7 and Item 12 of Paragraph 1 of Article 4 of the Immigration Control Law, and the numbers are 4- 1-7, 4- 1- 12. According to the laws of countries of entry and exit, China citizens refer to professors, artists, foreign priests, journalists, investors and managers who come to Japan to run enterprises and do business with foreigners, lawyers and accountants, foreign medical personnel with business licenses, researchers engaged in research in Japanese institutions, foreigners engaged in foreign language teaching in Japanese primary and secondary schools, engineers engaged in technological innovation in Japan, experts engaged in international services in Japan, and managers of foreign enterprises in Japan.

A visa for studying in Japan can be applied for 90 days for business activities in Japan, 0/5 days for sister city exchange activities, and 90 days for religious activities, sports meetings and college entrance examinations.