What is a Highly Skilled Professional Visa? Explaining the requirements, application procedures, and necessary documents for highly skilled professionals (highly skilled professional points system)

1. 1 application form for issuance of Certificate of Eligibility

2. Photo (4cm long x 3cm wide) 1 leaf

　　*A clear photo taken from the front, without a hat or background, taken within 6 months prior to application.
　　*Write the applicant's name on the back of the photo and paste it in the photo section of the application form.

3. 1 return envelope (a standard size envelope with the address clearly written and a stamp for the amount of the registered mail attached)

4. Depending on the activity you wish to carry out in Japan, please choose the status of residence listed in the bottom column of either “Professor” to “Press” or “Business Manager” to “Skilled” in Attached Table 3 of the Immigration Control Act Enforcement Regulations. Document

　　*If the materials to be submitted for the status of residence according to the planned activities are divided by category, the materials according to the category

5. Point calculation table: 1 copy from one of the fields according to the activity category (I, Ro, Ha)

6. Explanatory materials for each item in the point calculation table (basic example)

　　*It is sufficient to submit documents that confirm that you have a total of 70 points or more. It is not necessary to submit all applicable explanatory materials.

1. 1 application form for issuance of Certificate of Eligibility

2. Photo (4cm long x 3cm wide) 1 leaf

　　*A clear photo taken from the front, without a hat or background, taken within 6 months prior to application.
　　*Write the applicant's name on the back of the photo and paste it in the photo section of the application form.

3. Presentation of applicant's passport and residence card

4. Depending on the activity you wish to carry out in Japan, please choose the status of residence listed in the bottom column of either “Professor” to “Press” or “Business Manager” to “Skilled” in Attached Table 3 of the Immigration Control Act Enforcement Regulations. Document

　　*If the materials to be submitted for the status of residence according to the planned activities are divided by category, the materials according to the category

5. Point calculation table: 1 copy from one of the fields according to the activity category (I, Ro, Ha)

6. Explanatory materials for each item in the point calculation table (basic example)

　　*It is sufficient to submit documents that confirm that you have a total of 70 points or more. It is not necessary to submit all applicable explanatory materials.

1. 1 application form for issuance of Certificate of Eligibility

2. Photo (4cm long x 3cm wide) 1 leaf

　　*A clear photo taken from the front, without a hat or background, taken within 6 months prior to application.
　　*Write the applicant's name on the back of the photo and paste it in the photo section of the application form.

3. Presentation of applicant's passport and residence card

4. Depending on the activity you wish to carry out in Japan, please choose the status of residence listed in the bottom column of either “Professor” to “Press” or “Business Manager” to “Skilled” in Attached Table 3 of the Immigration Control Act Enforcement Regulations. Document

　　*If the materials to be submitted for the status of residence according to the planned activities are divided by category, the materials according to the category

5. Point calculation table: 1 copy from one of the fields according to the activity category (I, Ro, Ha)

6. Explanatory materials for each item in the point calculation table (basic example)

　　*It is sufficient to submit documents that confirm that you have a total of 70 points or more. It is not necessary to submit all applicable explanatory materials.

1. 1 application form for issuance of Certificate of Eligibility

2. Photo (4cm long x 3cm wide) 1 leaf

　　*A clear photo taken from the front, without a hat or background, taken within 6 months prior to application.
　　*Write the applicant's name on the back of the photo and paste it in the photo section of the application form.

3. Presentation of applicant's passport and residence card

4. If the submitted materials are divided into categories, one document proving that the affiliated institution falls under one of the categories.

5. Documents listed in the lower column of the status of residence stipulated in Attached Table 3 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Immigration Control Act

*If the company you belong to falls under Category 1 or 2, the application form and 6 and 7 below are the materials to be submitted, and other materials are not required in principle.

6. Documents certifying the applicant's most recent (past 5 years) income and tax status

(1) Materials certifying the payment status of resident tax

A. One copy each of the residence tax taxation (or tax exemption) certificate and tax payment certificate for the most recent five years (stating one year's total income and tax payment status)

　*This is issued by the municipality where you live.

　*If the certificate above shows both your annual gross income and tax payment status (whether you have paid taxes), please use either one of them.

　*If the municipality does not issue certificates for the most recent five years, submit documents for the longest period issued.

　*If you have just arrived in Japan, or if your municipality does not issue one due to a change of address, etc., please contact the nearest regional immigration office.

B Documents proving that you have paid resident tax at the appropriate time in the last five years (copy of passbook, receipt, etc.)

　*If there is a period in the last five years in which resident tax was not specially collected (deducted from salary), submit for that period.

(2) Documents proving national tax payment status

Tax payment certificates related to withholding income tax and special income tax for reconstruction, self-assessed income tax and special income tax for reconstruction, consumption tax and local consumption tax, inheritance tax, and gift tax.

(3) Any of the following proof of income:

　a Copy of savings passbook as appropriate

　b Something similar to a above as appropriate

7. Documents certifying the applicant's payment status of public pension and public medical insurance premiums

　*Applicable materials from the following depending on the public pension system and public medical insurance system that you have joined in the past two years.
　　(If you are enrolled in multiple public pension systems or public medical insurance systems, documents related to each system are required.)

　*When submitting documents (including copies) that include the basic pension number, medical insurance insurer number, and insured person's symbol/number, please make sure that these numbers are in black, etc. Pension number, insurer number, insured person, etc. Submit the symbols and numbers in such a way that they cannot be restored.

(1) Documents certifying the most recent (past two years) public pension premium payment status

　*For documents that include your basic pension number, make sure to make the basic pension number unrecoverable, such as by blacking out the number, before submitting.

Of the following A to C, submit the materials for A or B and the materials for C.

A “Nenkin regular mail” (displaying pension record information for the entire period)

Inenkin Net's "Monthly Pension Record" print screen

C. National pension insurance premium receipt (copy)

(2) Documents certifying the most recent (past two years) payment status of public medical insurance premiums

A National Health Insurance card (copy) 

B Health insurance card (copy)

C National Health Insurance premium (tax) payment certificate

D National health insurance premium (tax) receipt (copy)

(3) If the person applying is the business owner of a social insurance covered business at the time of application, at the time of application,

If you are a business owner of a business that is covered by social insurance, please certify the payment status of public pension premiums as described above.

In addition to “documents” and “documents certifying the payment status of public medical insurance premiums,” documents from the past two years

For the period in which you are a business owner at the workplace, premiums for public pension and public medical insurance at the workplace

Submit either of the following documents A and B.

　*If the business is covered by a health insurance association and it is difficult to provide the insurance premium receipt (copy) in (a), a social insurance premium payment certificate or social insurance premium payment certificate (b) issued by the Japan Pension Service will be provided. In addition to the confirmation (application) form, please submit documents issued by the health insurance society that certifies the payment status of health insurance premiums managed by the health insurance society.

A Health insurance/employee pension insurance premium receipt (copy)

　*Submit receipts (copies) for all periods during which the person applying (business owner) is the business owner in the most recent two years. If you are unable to submit receipts (copies) for all periods, please submit (a) below.

(b) Social insurance premium payment certificate or social insurance premium payment confirmation (application) form (both to prove/confirm whether or not payment has been made)

8. Point calculation table: One sheet from one of the fields depending on the activity you are planning to carry out.

9. Explanatory materials for each item in the point calculation table (basic example)

　　*It is sufficient to submit documents that confirm that you have a total of 70 points or more. It is not necessary to submit all applicable explanatory materials.