🌟 What Are “Job-Specific Work-Eligible Statuses”? 🌟

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📅 This article was written on Saturday, November 29, 2025. ✨

November has only one day left 🍁
December is just around the corner 🎄
And 2025 is almost over✨

Reiwa 7 is coming to an end.
It feels like just yesterday when we wondered, “What will the next era name be after Heisei?”
And suddenly, 10 years have passed😌

Instead of thinking “Only one month left…,”
let’s think “There’s still one whole month left!✨”
and take on new challenges 💪💛

🔍 Now, onto today’s topic!

Today, we’re looking at one category of work-eligible residence statuses:
“Job-Specific Work-Eligible Statuses” ✈️🌏

🧭 What Are Job-Specific Work-Eligible Statuses?

The following residence statuses fall into this category 👇

🟦 Table 1 (Work-Eligible Statuses)

💼 Diplomat
💼 Official
🎓 Professor
🎨 Artist
🙏 Religious Activities
📰 Journalist

🟩 Table 2 (Work-Eligible Statuses / Subject to Landing Permission Criteria)

💠 Highly Skilled Professional
🏢 Business Manager
⚖️ Legal/Accounting Services
🏥 Medical Services
🔬 Research
🏫 Education
🌐 Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services
🏢 Intra-Company Transferee
🧓 Care Worker
🎤 Entertainer
🔧 Skilled Labor
🛠️ Specified Skilled Worker
🤝 Technical Intern Training

📌 Table 2 statuses have Landing Permission Criteria

This means each status has strict requirements for:

  • Work content

  • Experience

  • Education

  • Professional qualifications

If these requirements are not met,
the applicant cannot be granted landing permission (i.e., cannot enter Japan to work).

🎯 What does “Job-Specific” mean?

Simply put:
👉 You may ONLY perform the activities permitted under your specific residence status.
Anything outside those activities is not allowed ❌

Example:

👩‍💼 “Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services” (Interpreter/Translator) → Allowed
👨‍🍳 Working as a cook under “Skilled Labor” → Not allowed (different status required)

🛬 Example of Landing Permission Criteria

For example—

🇮🇳 An Indian chef coming to Japan to work:

Requirements include:

  • Residence status: Skilled Labor (Indian Cuisine)

  • Landing Permission Criteria: 10+ years of experience as an Indian cuisine chef

Meeting this 10-year requirement is the key to receiving permission✨

🧑‍⚖️ Why you should consult an Administrative Scrivener (Gyoseishoshi)

The biggest advantage is:
🎯 We can confirm in advance whether you truly meet the requirements, including landing permission criteria.

Recent trends show that
🕒 Examinations often take at least 90 days.

If the application is denied:

  • The applicant cannot work

  • The company remains short-staffed

This is why getting approval on the first attempt is absolutely crucial✨

❗ Frequently Asked Question

“When I applied by myself, the result came out faster.
But when I asked the administrative scrivener, it took longer…”

We hear this sometimes, but:
⏱️ The processing speed is the same no matter who submits the application.
If it comes out quickly, it’s honestly just luck.

What truly matters is:
📑 Submitting complete, accurate, requirement-based documents as early as possible.

That is the real value of working with an administrative scrivener 😊✨

💬 Feel free to consult us anytime

At Kawana Administrative Scrivener Office,
we support you in filing promptly and obtaining approval smoothly 💼✨

See you again soon! ✋😊

📖 References

📚 Immigration Services Agency of Japan
“List of Residence Statuses”
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/qaq5.html

📚 Koji Yamawaki (2020)
Practical Guide to the Immigration Act and Management of Foreign Workers
Nihon Kajoshuppan Publishing

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