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Tourists, short-term business visitors and people visiting friends or relatives for a brief stay.

University-educated professionals in engineering, IT, the humanities or international/translation roles with a Japanese employer.

Highly qualified academics, specialists or managers scoring 70+ on the points test for accelerated benefits.

HSP (i) holders who have worked 3+ years and want a near-permanent, indefinite work status.

Workers with tested skills filling labour shortages in designated industry sectors (e.g. care, food, construction).

Experienced specified-skill workers with supervisory-level skills in eligible sectors seeking renewable, family-friendly status.

Foreign nationals investing in and managing or running a business in Japan.

Aspiring entrepreneurs given time in Japan to prepare a business before switching to Business Manager.

Staff transferred from an overseas branch, parent or subsidiary to the company's office in Japan.

Language and other teachers at elementary, junior-high and high schools or similar institutions.

Researchers, lecturers and professors teaching or conducting research at universities and equivalent institutions.

People conducting research under a contract with a public or private institution or company in Japan.

Qualified care workers employed to provide nursing/long-term care under a Japanese 'kaigofukushishi' certification.

Workers with specialised craft or trade skills such as foreign-cuisine chefs, sommeliers, pilots and animal trainers.

People enrolled at a Japanese university, college, vocational school or language school.

People pursuing unpaid academic/artistic study or learning a traditional Japanese art or culture.

Young people from partner countries combining a holiday in Japan with incidental work to fund the trip.

Remote workers and freelancers earning from overseas employers/clients who want to live in Japan short-term.

Workers from developing countries gaining on-the-job skills transfer with a Japanese host organisation.

People receiving non-employment skills training (often corporate or public-sector) at a Japanese organisation.

Spouses and children of foreign nationals holding most work or student statuses in Japan.

Spouses, biological children and special-adopted children of Japanese nationals.

Spouses and children of permanent residents (or special permanent residents) of Japan.

People granted residence on special grounds such as Nikkei (Japanese descent), divorced/widowed spouses or resettled refugees.

People in Japan seeking protection because they face persecution or serious harm if returned home.

Long-term residents seeking indefinite settlement in Japan without status renewals or work restrictions.

Long-term residents who want to become Japanese nationals and hold a Japanese passport.