From January 1, 2015

(Advanced academic research activity)

Item Criteria Check

Holder of a doctor's degree (excluding professional degrees)

Holder of a master's degree (including professional degrees)

Experience related to the research, research guidance or education in which the applicant intends to engage

7 years or more5 years or more3 years or more

Aged 30 years or below 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years 40 years or above

10 million yen or more 10 million yen or more 10 million yen or more 10 million yen or more

9 to 10 million yen 9 to 10 million yen 9 to 10 million yen 9 to 10 million yen

8 to 9 million yen 8 to 9 million yen 8 to 9 million yen 8 to 9 million yen

7 to 8 million yen 7 to 8 million yen 7 to 8 million yen －6 to 7 million yen 6 to 7 million yen 6 to 7 million yen －5 to 6 million yen 5 to 6 million yen － －4 to 5 million yen － － －

Age

Age at the time of the filing of the application

Up to 29 years of age

Between 30 and 34 years of age

Between 35 and 39 years of age

Have made at least one patented invention

Have conducted projects financed by a competitive fund, etc. by a foreign national government at least three times

Have published at least three papers in academic journals listed in the academic journal database

Have made other research achievements recognized by Japan's Minister of Justice

Research cost, etc. Yen＝ ％

Total sales Yen

Holder of a foreign work-related qualification, etc

Either graduated from a Japanese university or completed a course of a Japanese graduate school

Total

Point Calculation Table for Highly Skilled Professional (i)(a) & (ii)

Academic background

Professionalcareer

Annual salary

Researchachievements

Special additions

Work for an organization which receives financial support measures related to innovation (measures provided for separately in a public notice)

The applicant's organization is a small or medium-sized enterprise under the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Basic Act

The applicant's organization is a small or medium-sized enterprise under the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Basic Act and its total experiment and research costs and development costs exceed 3% of the amount remaining after deducting the amount of revenue from the transfer of fixed assets or securities from the total revenue (total sales)

Either have passed N1 of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test or equivalent, or graduated from a foreign university with a major in the Japanese language

　 Below, I have calculated my own points in accordance with the article of relevant ministerial ordinance and hereby submit my calculation to you.

Total

Date

I hereby declare that the above statement is true and correct. Date of preparation, and the signature of the applicant or his/her agent, as specified by a relevant ordinance of Japan's Ministry of Justice issued in compliance with Clause 2, Article 7 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

Form of reference

(Advanced academic research activity)

Check Points Documents

30①

20

②1510

5

③

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

15

105

20 ④

⑤

⑥

⑦

10 ⑨

10 ⑩

5

5 ⑫

10 ⑬

15 ⑭

Total 0

(i)(a) & (ii)

25 points will be awarded in cases where the applicant comes under two or more of the above.

⑩⑪

　 Below, I have calculated my own points in accordance with the article of relevant ministerial ordinance and hereby submit my calculation to you.

TotalTotal 0

I hereby declare that the above statement is true and correct. Date of preparation, and the signature of the applicant or his/her agent, as specified by a relevant ordinance of Japan's Ministry of Justice issued in compliance with Clause 2, Article 7 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

From January 1, 2015

Point Calculation Table for Highly Skilled Professional (i)(b) & (ii)(Advanced specialized / technical activity)

Item Criteria

Holder of a doctor's degree (excluding professional degrees)

Holder of a master's degree (including professional degrees)

Holder of a professional degree relating to business management (MBA, MOT) .

Holder of a bachelor's degree or equivalent (excluding a person with a doctor's degree or master's degree)

Work experience related to the business in which the applicant intends to engage10 years or more7 years or more5 years or more3 years or more

Aged 30 years or below 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years 40 years or above

10 million yen or more 10 million yen or more 10 million yen or more 10 million yen or more

9 to 10 million yen 9 to 10 million yen 9 to 10 million yen 9 to 10 million yen

8 to 9 million yen 8 to 9 million yen 8 to 9 million yen 8 to 9 million yen

7 to 8 million yen 7 to 8 million yen 7 to 8 million yen －6 to 7 million yen 6 to 7 million yen 6 to 7 million yen －5 to 6 million yen 5 to 6 million yen － －4 to 5 million yen － － －

(Note) An annual salary of more than 3 million yen is required.

Age

Age at the time of the filing of the application

Up to 29 years of age

Between 30 and 34 years of age

Between 35 and 39 years of age

Have made at least one patented invention

Have conducted projects financed by a competitive fund, etc. by a foreign national government at least three times

Have published at least three papers in academic journals listed in the academic journal database

Have made other research achievements recognized by Japan's Minister of Justice

License

Research cost, etc. Yen＝ ％

Total sales Yen

Holder of a foreign work-related qualification, etc

Academic background

Professionalcareer

Annual salary

Researchachievements

Either have a national license of Japan (a license that authorizes you to conduct the relevant operation or use the relevant name), or have passed an examination or have a license listed in the relevant IT notification

Special additions

Work for an organization which receives financial support measures related to innovation (measures provided for separately in a public notice)

The applicant's organization is a small or medium-sized enterprise under the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Basic Act

The applicant's organization is a small or medium-sized enterprise under the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Basic Act and its total experiment and research costs and development costs exceed 3% of the amount remaining after deducting the amount of revenue from the transfer of fixed assets or securities from the total revenue (total sales)

　 Below, I have calculated my own points in accordance with the article of relevant ministerial ordinance and hereby submit my calculation to you.

Either graduated from a Japanese university or completed a course of a Japanese graduate school

Date

Special additions

Either have passed N1 of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test or equivalent, or graduated from a foreign university with a major in the Japanese language

I hereby declare that the above statement is true and correct. Date of preparation, and the signature of the applicant or his/her agent, as specified by a relevant ordinance of Japan's Ministry of Justice issued in compliance with Clause 2, Article 7 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

Form of reference

Point Calculation Table for Highly Skilled Professional (i)(b) & (ii)(Advanced specialized / technical activity)

Check Points Documents

30

①20

510

②20

15

105

③

40

35

30

25

20

15

10 (Note) An annual salary of more than 3 million yen is required.

15

105

15

④

⑤

⑥

⑦

5

⑧

10

10 ⑨

10 ⑩

5

5 ⑫

have just one

have more than one

⑩⑪

　 Below, I have calculated my own points in accordance with the article of relevant ministerial ordinance and hereby submit my calculation to you.

10 ⑬

15 ⑭

Total 0I hereby declare that the above statement is true and correct. Date of preparation, and the signature of the applicant or his/her agent, as specified by a relevant ordinance of Japan's Ministry of Justice issued in compliance with Clause 2, Article 7 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

From January 1, 2015

(Advanced business management activity)

Item Criteria Check

Holder of a doctor's degree or a master's degree.

Holder of a professional degree relating to business management (MBA, MOT) .

Holder of a bachelor's degree or equivalent (excluding a person with a doctor's degree or master's degree)

Work experience related to business management10 years or more

7 years or more5 years or more3 years or more

30 million yen or more

25 million yen or more

20 million yen or more

15 million yen or more

10 million yen or more

(Note) An annual salary of more than 3 million yen is required.

Position

Person to be accepted as a representative director or representative executive officer

A member of the board of directors, executive officer, or executive member

Research cost, etc. Yen＝ ％

Total sales Yen

Holder of a foreign work-related qualification, etc

Either graduated from a Japanese university or completed a course of a Japanese graduate school

Total

Point Calculation Table for Highly Skilled Professional (i)(c) & (ii)

Academic background

Professionalcareer

Annual salary

Special additions

Work for an organization which receives financial support measures related to innovation (measures provided for separately in a public notice)

The applicant's organization is a small or medium-sized enterprise under the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Basic Act

The applicant's organization is a small or medium-sized enterprise under the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Basic Act and its total experiment and research costs and development costs exceed 3% of the amount remaining after deducting the amount of revenue from the transfer of fixed assets or securities from the total revenue (total sales)

Either have passed N1 of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test or equivalent, or graduated from a foreign university with a major in the Japanese language

　 Below, I have calculated my own points in accordance the article of relevant ministerial ordinance and hereby submit my calculation to you.

I hereby declare that the above statement is true and correct. Date of preparation, and the signature of the applicant or his/her agent, as specified by a relevant ordinance of Japan's Ministry of Justice issued in compliance with Clause 2, Article 7 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

Date

Form of reference

(Advanced business management activity)

Check Points Documents

20①5

10

②

25

20

15

1050

③

40

30

2010

(Note) An annual salary of more than 3 million yen is required.

10⑮

5

10 ⑨

10 ⑩

5

5 ⑫

10 ⑬

15 ⑭

Total 0

(i)(c) & (ii)

⑩⑪

　 Below, I have calculated my own points in accordance the article of relevant ministerial ordinance and hereby submit my calculation to you.

I hereby declare that the above statement is true and correct. Date of preparation, and the signature of the applicant or his/her agent, as specified by a relevant ordinance of Japan's Ministry of Justice issued in compliance with Clause 2, Article 7 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

Documents Proving the Statements in Each Item (Basic Examples)

① Applicable certificate of graduation and diploma

②

③

Have made at least one patented invention

A document proving that fact

A document proving that fact (such as a copy of a test certificate)

A: Highly Skilled Professional (i)(a) 　B: Highly Skilled Professional (i)(b) 　C: Highly Skilled Professional (i)(c) Corresponding

Number on the Point Calculation Table

A document proving the period during which the applicant has engaged in the duties that he/she intends to engage in as a highly skilled foreign professional and the details of such duties (a document prepared by the organization to which he/she belonged)

A document proving the annual salary (the annual remuneration to be received from the applicant's organization and the foreign organization he/she belongs to.)*Annual salary (the annual remuneration to be received from the applicant's organization and the foreign organization) does not refer to the annual salary that the applicant received in Japan in the past (including the period immediately before the filing of the application), but to the expected annual salary that the applicant will receive for engaging in the activities as a highly skilled foreign professional for which he/she filed the application.

④A document proving that fact (such as a copy of a patent certificate on which the applicant’s name is indicated)

⑤Have conducted projects financed by a competitive fund, etc. by a foreign national government at least three times

A document proving that fact (such as a copy of a written notice of the granting of funds on which the applicant's name is indicated)

⑥Have published at least three papers in academic journals listed in the academic journal database

A document containing the paper title, author's name, volume or number and year of publication of the academic journal and the pages therein in which the paper is published (in any format)*Limited to those for which the applicant is the corresponding author* "Databases of academic papers" are services by private-sector firms that collect and provide information on research papers published worldwide. In concrete terms, they include databases of academic papers provided by Thomson Reuters (headquartered in Canada) and Elsevier (headquartered in the Netherlands).

⑦Have made other research achievements recognized by Japan's Minister of Justice

⑧

Either have a national license of Japan (a license that authorizes you to conduct the relevant operation or use the relevant name), or have passed an examination or have a license listed in the relevant IT notification.

Documents Proving the Statements in Each Item (Basic Examples)

A: Highly Skilled Professional (i)(a) 　B: Highly Skilled Professional (i)(b) 　C: Highly Skilled Professional (i)(c) Corresponding

Number on the Point Calculation Table

A document proving that fact (such as a copy of a test certificate)⑧

Either have a national license of Japan (a license that authorizes you to conduct the relevant operation or use the relevant name), or have passed an examination or have a license listed in the relevant IT notification.

Documents Proving the Statements in Each Item (Basic Examples)

A: Highly Skilled Professional (i)(a) 　B: Highly Skilled Professional (i)(b) 　C: Highly Skilled Professional (i)(c) Corresponding

Number on the Point Calculation Table

⑨Work for an organization which receives financial support measures related to innovation (measures provided for separately in a public notice).

A document proving that fact (such as a copy of a written notice of the granting of a subsidy)

⑩The applicant's organization is a small or medium-sized enterprise under the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Basic Act

1. The company's brochure, etc., with which its major business activities can be confirmed2. Any of the following documents(1) Any of the following documents proving the amount of stated capital or the total capital contribution amounta. A certificate of registered matters of the corporationb. A copy of a written settlement of accountsc. A copy of the articles of incorporation, with which the amount of stated capital or the total capital contribution amount can be confirmed(2) A document proving the number of employees, such as a copy of the employment insurance scheme, labor insurance scheme, or payroll book, etc.

⑪

The applicant's organization is a small or medium-sized enterprise under the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Basic Act and its total experiment and research costs and development costs exceed 3% of the amount remaining after deducting the amount of revenue from the transfer of fixed assets or securities from the total revenue (total sales) for the business year preceding the year containing the date on which the applicant applied for a Certificate of Eligibility for Residence Status (when the application date falls within two months of the end of the preceding year, the business year before said preceding year)

* Where the applicant's organization is a company or a business cooperative

Any of the following documents proving that experiment and research costs, etc. exceed 3% of the total sales1. Copies of financial statements containing research costs and sales amounts, etc.2. Copies of official documents containing sales amounts, etc. (duplicates of financial statements, final returns, etc.), copies of accounting records (with research costs highlighted), and lists providing breakdowns of the research costs, etc.3. A certificate prepared by an accountant, a certified public accountant, or a small or medium-sized enterprise management consultant (in any format)

Documents Proving the Statements in Each Item (Basic Examples)

A: Highly Skilled Professional (i)(a) 　B: Highly Skilled Professional (i)(b) 　C: Highly Skilled Professional (i)(c) Corresponding

Number on the Point Calculation Table

Applicable certificate of graduation and diploma

A copy of a test certificate, or certificate of graduation

⑪

The applicant's organization is a small or medium-sized enterprise under the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Basic Act and its total experiment and research costs and development costs exceed 3% of its total revenue for the full year containing the date on which the applicant applied for a Certificate of Eligibility for Residence Status (where an application is filed from January to March, the business year preceding said year)* Where the applicant's organization is a sole proprietorship

Any of the following documents proving that experiment and research costs, etc. exceed 3% of the total sales1. Copies of financial statements containing the total revenue pertaining to research costs and business salary2. An official document containing the total revenue pertaining to business salary (duplicates of financial statements, final returns, etc.), copies of accounting records (with research costs highlighted), and lists providing breakdowns of the research costs, etc.3. A certificate prepared by an accountant, a certified public accountant, or a small or medium-sized enterprise management consultant (in any format)

⑫Have a foreign license or award, etc. relating to the duties that the applicant intends to engage in which is approved by the Minister of Justice

A document proving that fact*With regard to awards received by the company or its products, limited to those with which the applicant was actively involved

⑬Either graduated from a Japanese university or completed a course of a Japanese graduate school

⑭

Either have passed N1 of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test or equivalent, or graduated from a foreign university with a major in the Japanese language

⑮A document proving that the applicant is the representative director or director, representative executive officer or executive officer, or an official responsible for the execution of operations (if he/she has representation authority, including language to that effect) of the relevant organization

Documents Proving the Statements in Each Item (Basic Examples) Item

Applicable certificate of graduation and diploma(ABC)

(ABC)

(ABC)

(AB)

A document proving that fact

A document proving that fact (such as a copy of a test certificate)

License

(B)

Academic background

A document proving the period during which the applicant has engaged in the duties that he/she intends to engage in as a highly skilled foreign professional and the details of such duties (a document prepared by the organization to which he/she

Professionalcareer

A document proving the annual salary (the annual remuneration to be received from the applicant's organization and the

*Annual salary (the annual remuneration to be received from the applicant's organization and the foreign organization) does not refer to the annual salary that the applicant received in Japan in the past (including the period immediately before the filing of the application), but to the expected annual salary that the applicant will receive for engaging in the activities as a

Annual salary

A document proving that fact (such as a copy of a patent certificate

A document proving that fact (such as a copy of a written notice of the granting of funds on which the applicant's name is indicated)

A document containing the paper title, author's name, volume or number and year of publication of the academic journal and the pages therein in which the paper is published (in any format)*Limited to those for which the applicant is the corresponding author* "Databases of academic papers" are services by private-sector firms that collect and provide information on research papers published worldwide. In concrete terms, they include databases of academic papers provided by Thomson Reuters (headquartered in Canada) and

Researchachievements

Documents Proving the Statements in Each Item (Basic Examples) Item

A document proving that fact (such as a copy of a test certificate)

Documents Proving the Statements in Each Item (Basic Examples) Item

(ABC)

A document proving that fact (such as a copy of a written notice of

1. The company's brochure, etc., with which its major business

(1) Any of the following documents proving the amount of stated

a. A certificate of registered matters of the corporation

c. A copy of the articles of incorporation, with which the amount of stated capital or the total capital contribution amount can be

(2) A document proving the number of employees, such as a copy of the employment insurance scheme, labor insurance scheme, or

Any of the following documents proving that experiment and research costs, etc. exceed 3% of the total sales1. Copies of financial statements containing research costs and sales

2. Copies of official documents containing sales amounts, etc. (duplicates of financial statements, final returns, etc.), copies of accounting records (with research costs highlighted), and lists providing breakdowns of the research costs, etc.3. A certificate prepared by an accountant, a certified public accountant, or a small or medium-sized enterprise management

Special additions

Documents Proving the Statements in Each Item (Basic Examples) Item

Applicable certificate of graduation and diploma

A copy of a test certificate, or certificate of graduation

(ABC)

Position

(C)

Any of the following documents proving that experiment and research costs, etc. exceed 3% of the total sales1. Copies of financial statements containing the total revenue

2. An official document containing the total revenue pertaining to business salary (duplicates of financial statements, final returns, etc.), copies of accounting records (with research costs highlighted), and lists providing breakdowns of the research costs, etc.3. A certificate prepared by an accountant, a certified public accountant, or a small or medium-sized enterprise management

*With regard to awards received by the company or its products, limited to those with which the applicant was actively involved

Special additions

A document proving that the applicant is the representative director or director, representative executive officer or executive officer, or an official responsible for the execution of operations (if he/she has representation authority, including language to

● Definition of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises prescribed in Article 2 of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Basic Act

Companies or business cooperatives Sole proprietorship

The regular workforce does not exceed 300 persons.

The regular workforce does not exceed 100 persons.

Retail trade industry The regular workforce does not exceed 500 persons.

Service industry The regular workforce does not exceed 100 persons.

*Industrial classification is based on the Japan Standard Industrial Classifications (ver. 10).

● Range of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises based on the Japan Standard Industrial Classifications (ver. 10)

All except the following

From Major Group 49 to Major Group 54 of Division J (Wholesale and retail trade)

Retail trade industryFrom Major Group 55 to Major Group 60 of Division J (Wholesale and retail trade)

Major Group 70 (General eating and drinking places) and Major Group 71 (Spree eating and drinking places) o

Service industry

Group 693 (Automobile parking) of Division L (Real Estate)

Major Group 72 (Accommodations) of Division M (Eating and drinking places, accommodations)

Division N (Medical, health care and welfare)

Division O (Education, learning support)

Division P (Compound services)

Division Q (Services not elsewhere classified, excluding Group 831 (Travel agency))

Industrial Classification(*)

Manufacturing industry, etc.

The amount of stated capital or the total capital contribution amount does not exceed 300 million yen, or the regular workforce does not exceed 300 persons.

Wholesale trade industry

The amount of stated capital or the total capital contribution amount does not exceed 100 million yen, or the regular workforce does not exceed 100 persons.

The amount of stated capital or the total capital contribution amount does not exceed 50 million yen, or the regular workforce does not exceed 50 persons.

The amount of stated capital or the total capital contribution amount does not exceed 50 million yen, or the regular workforce does not exceed 100 persons.

Manufacturing industry, etc.

Wholesale trade industry

Major Group 38 (Broadcasting), Major Group 39 (Information services), Group 411 (Video picture information production and distribution), Group 412 (Sound information production), and Group 415 (Services incidental to video picture, sound information, character information production and distribution) of Division H (Information and communications)

Service industry

Division Q (Services not elsewhere classified, excluding Group 831 (Travel agency))

Definition of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises prescribed in Article 2 of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Basic Act

Sole proprietorship

The regular workforce does not exceed 300 persons.

The regular workforce does not exceed 100 persons.

The regular workforce does not exceed 500 persons.

The regular workforce does not exceed 100 persons.

Range of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises based on the Japan Standard Industrial Classifications (ver. 10)

All except the following

From Major Group 49 to Major Group 54 of Division J (Wholesale and retail trade)

From Major Group 55 to Major Group 60 of Division J (Wholesale and retail trade)

Major Group 70 (General eating and drinking places) and Major Group 71 (Spree eating and drinking places) o

Group 693 (Automobile parking) of Division L (Real Estate)

Major Group 72 (Accommodations) of Division M (Eating and drinking places, accommodations)

Division N (Medical, health care and welfare)

Division O (Education, learning support)

Division P (Compound services)

Division Q (Services not elsewhere classified, excluding Group 831 (Travel agency))

Major Group 38 (Broadcasting), Major Group 39 (Information services), Group 411 (Video picture information production and distribution), Group 412 (Sound information production), and Group 415 (Services incidental to video picture, sound information, character information production and distribution) of Division H

Division Q (Services not elsewhere classified, excluding Group 831 (Travel agency))