Japan highly skilled worker visa
1 current source-backed highly skilled worker pathway. Verify the responsible authority before applying.
This page contains 1 current route for this destination, with the available eligibility, requirements and duration details.
Source-backed legal route · Checked 2026-08-28
Current route records
| Route | Conditions | Effective or checked | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highly Skilled Professional | Structured main conditions are not available in the current source extract. | 2026-08-04 | Official source |
Fees, processing times and requirements
Each value as the authority publishes it, in the currency it charges.
| Route | Fact | Value | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highly Skilled Professional | Application fee (issuance, skilled) | 15,000 JPY | Official source |
| Highly Skilled Professional | Application fee (issuance, skilled professional) | 15,000 JPY | Official source |
| Highly Skilled Professional | Processing time (standard, authority estimate) | 5 days | Official source |
| Highly Skilled Professional | First permit valid for | 60 months | Official source |
| Highly Skilled Professional | Can be renewed | yes | Official source |
| Highly Skilled Professional | Family can come along | yes | Official source |
| Highly Skilled Professional | Permanent residence after | 1 years | Official source |
| Highly Skilled Professional | Where to apply | at a consulate or in the country | Official source |
Can you work on this route?
Route-specific work rights and conditions stay separate from shortage-list status and individual eligibility.
| Route | Published work answer | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| Highly Skilled Professional | The official Japan Immigration Services Agency points table states that advanced specialized/technical or advanced business-management activities require an annual salary of at least 3 million yen and shows a required score of 70; the table also limits practical-experience points to the work the applicant intends to engage in. | Official source |
| Highly Skilled Professional | The official Japan Immigration Services Agency status-of-residence table authorizes Highly-Skilled Professional (i) activities in advanced research, specialized natural-science or humanities work, and operation or management of international trade or another business in Japan, subject to the listed status conditions. | Official source |