Japan
A destination. Different possibilities.
Explore the available legal routes and ALLCB VISA assistance for Japan.
Find the route for your plans.
Short-term stay — tourism
Tourism and other permitted non-remunerated visitor activities.
Short-term stay — visiting relatives or friends
A private visit supported by the required itinerary, relationship and financial evidence.
Short-term business visit
Meetings, market research, conferences and other permitted business activities without local employment.
Medical Stay Visa
Planned treatment and any eligible accompanying person under the medical-stay framework.
Student status — Japanese language school
Long-term language study at an eligible institution, normally supported by a Certificate of Eligibility.
Student status — university or vocational study
Approved university, graduate, college or vocational study with admission and sufficient funding.
Cultural Activities status
Unpaid academic, artistic or cultural study under eligible supervision.
Trainee status
Structured skills training accepted under the trainee residence framework.
Technical Intern Training assessment
Assessment of a legitimate supervised programme under current transition and sector rules; it is not a general job-sale route.
Specified Skilled Worker (i)
Employment in an eligible field after required skills and Japanese-language testing or an accepted exemption.
Specified Skilled Worker (ii)
Higher-level skilled employment in an eligible field under the current SSW(ii) rules.
Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services
Sponsored professional work matching relevant education or accepted experience.
Skilled Labor status
Sponsored work requiring recognised specialised industrial or craft skills and experience.
Nursing Care status
Qualified care work meeting the Japanese credential, language and employer requirements.
Instructor status
Teaching at an eligible school or educational institution with a qualifying contract.
Professor or Researcher status
Academic teaching or research supported by an eligible Japanese institution.
Intra-company Transferee status
Transfer from an overseas office to a related Japanese entity for qualifying duties.
Highly Skilled Professional
Points-based preferential status for qualifying advanced academic, specialised or management activity.
Business Manager status
Establishing or managing a genuine Japanese business meeting office, investment and operational requirements.
Start-up or Designated Activities assessment
Assessment of an eligible municipality-supported start-up or another applicable designated-activities route.
Artist, Religious Activities or Journalist status
Professional activity in the applicable specialised status with a genuine Japanese host or contract.
Dependent status
Eligible spouse or child supported by a qualifying foreign resident.
Spouse or Child of Japanese National
Family residence based on a genuine qualifying relationship to a Japanese national.
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident
Family residence for an eligible spouse or child of a qualifying permanent resident.
Long-Term Resident status
Residence based on a recognised special family, ancestry or humanitarian circumstance.
Permanent residence assessment
Assessment of residence history, conduct, livelihood, tax and public-interest requirements.
Refugee or complementary protection assessment
Protection assessment for a person fearing persecution or qualifying serious harm.
Japanese naturalisation assessment
Assessment of residence, capacity, conduct, livelihood and nationality requirements.