TOKUTEI GINOU VISA CONVERSION SYSTEM – NEW DIRECTION FOR WORKERS IN JAPAN

In April 2019, the Japanese Government issued a special skills visa (Japanese name: Tokutei Ginou). This is a new type of visa for foreign workers working in Japan. When granted this visa, workers will have the opportunity to work for 5 consecutive years in Japan with good income and attractive incentives.

1. What is a Tokutei Gino Visa?

The Tokutei Visa is a residence status for foreigners with certain skills and experience in certain occupations. In which, salary compensation can be equal or higher than that of Japanese people to select people with both skills and a certain level of Japanese language.

2. Participants

– Gender: Male, Female

–  Age range: 18 – 26 years old

–  Level: Good High school diploma or higher (graduation time is less than 5 years compared to the time to apply to study abroad).

–  Other requirements: yes Good health, no tuberculosis, no criminal record, no criminal record and not banned from exit by the Vietnam Immigration Department, eligible to study abroad in Japan.

– Never registered to participate in trainee programs or international students in Japan.

–  Foreign language proficiency: Japanese equivalent to N5 or higher.

3. Tokutei visa classification

The Tokutei Ginou visa program is divided into 2 types: Specified Skills No. 1 and Specified Skills No. 2. Specifically:
Special visa type 1: For workers who have completed a labor contract in the form of a trainee visa, they can easily take the skills test to convert to Specified skill visa type 1. The working term for this type of visa is 5 years and cannot sponsor family and relatives to come to Japan.

Type 2 specified visa: Type 2 visa will be issued when you have completed type 1 visa. With type 2 visa, you are completely capable of applying for a permanent residence visa. in Japan. At the same time, you can also sponsor family and relatives to Japan.

4. Occupations that apply for the Tokutei Ginou visa

Specified skills visa No. 1 is applied to 14 occupations, including: Construction, < /span>

ship manufacturing industry, automobile repair, jobs related to airport operations, hotel operations, elderly care, housekeeping, court cleaning housing, agriculture, fishery, food processing, food service, restaurant, raw material processing, manufacturing machinery, electromechanical – electronics.

Specialized Visa No. 2 has the following industries: Construction and shipbuilding industry.

5. Benefits when participating in the Tokutei Ginou

visa
Foreign workers holding a Japanese specified skills visa will enjoy the following benefits:

• Working period up to 5 years
• Support in living and learning Japanese
• Salary is higher than that of a Technical Intern Trainee and equivalent to a Japanese person with the same level in that profession.
• Have the right to change companies if there is a legitimate reason.
• You are not allowed to bring your family to Japan.
• If after 5 years you pass the mandatory exam, you will be able to participate in the Specified Skills Program No. 2, workers The candidate will be allowed to extend their visa and bring their family to stay long-term in Japan.

6. Learning path

Step 1: Register to study abroad under a Tokutei visa in Vietnam. Apply to study abroad in Japan Tokutei. Foreign language training according to exclusive curriculum: Tokutei practice.

Step 2: Study abroad for 6 months to 12 months in Japan, you go to language school and take the Tokutei exam. During the exam preparation period, tokutei is supported in introducing part-time jobs to cover their studies.

Step 3: Apply for a job and convert Tokutei Visa. After passing the Tokutei exam. The company will take care of your orders and jobs. Support procedures for converting from a student visa to a Tokutei Visa (official work) to up to 5 years.