| List of status of residence (Separate table1-2-2) |
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| status of residence (in Japan) | Activities that can be carried out in Japan | Applicable example | Period of stay |
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| Management and Administration | Activities to manage a trade or other business in Japan or to engage in the management of such business (excluding activities to manage or to engage in the management of a business that is legally prohibited unless the applicant has the qualifications listed in the Legal and Accounting Services section of the Activities to manage a trade or other business in Japan or to engage in the management of such business (excluding activities to manage or to engage in the management of such business that is legally prohibited unless the applicant has the qualifications listed in the Legal and Accounting Services section of this Table). | Managers and executives of companies, etc. | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, 6 months, 4 months, and 3 months. |
| Legal and accounting services | Activities to engage in services related to law or accounting that are required to be performed by foreign lawyers, foreign certified public accountants Activities to engage in services related to law or accounting that are required to be performed by foreign lawyers, foreign certified public accountants , or other persons legally qualified to perform such services. | Bento nurses, certified public accountants, etc. | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year and 3 months. |
| medical care | Activities to engage in services related to medical care that are supposed to be performed by physicians, dentists, or other persons legally qualified to do so Activities to engage in services related to medical care that are supposed to be performed by physicians, dentists, or other persons legally qualified to do so. | Physician, Dentist, Nurse Practitioner | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year and 3 months. |
| research | Activities to engage in work to conduct research based on a contract with a public or private organization in Japan (excluding the activities listed in the Professor section of Table 1). | Researchers from government agencies, private companies, etc. | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year and 3 months. |
| education | Activities to provide language education and other education at elementary schools, junior high schools, compulsory education schools, high schools, secondary education schools, special support schools, special training schools, or various schools in Japan, or educational institutions equivalent. secondary education schools, special support schools, special training schools, or various schools in Japan, or educational institutions equivalent Thereto in terms of facilities and organization | | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year and 3 months. |
| Technical/Humanities/International Services | Activities to engage in work based on a contract with a public or private organization in Japan that requires skills or knowledge in science, engineering, or other natural sciences, or in law, economics, sociology, or other humanities, or work that requires thinking or sensitivity based on a foreign culture Activities to engage in work based on a contract with a public or private organization in Japan that requires skills or knowledge in science, engineering, or other natural sciences, or in law, economics, sociology, or other humanities, or work that requires thinking or sensitivity based on a foreign culture (excluding activities listed in the teaching, art, news reporting, management and administration, law and accounting, medical care, research, education, intra-company transfers education, intra-company transfers, nursing care, and entertainment sections of Table 1). (excluding the activities listed in the "Professor," "Art," "Journalist Medical care," "Research," "Education," "Intra-company transfers," "Nursing care," and "Entertainer" in Table 1). | Engineers in mechanical engineering, interpreters, designers, language teachers in private companies, marketing professionals, etc. | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year and 3 months. |
| intra-company transfer | Activities listed in the Technical, Humanities, and International Services section of this table that are performed by employees of a public or private Activities listed in the Technical, Humanities, and International Services section of this table that are performed by employees of a public or private organization having a head office, branch, or other business office in Japan who are transferred to a business office in Japan for a fixed period of time and perform the activities listed in the Technical, Humanities, and International Services section of this table at the business office in Japan. | Transferees from foreign establishments | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year and 3 months. |
| care | Activities in which a qualified caregiver engages in the provision of care or guidance of care based on a contract with a public or private organization in Japan. Japan. | (certified) care worker | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year and 3 months. |
| show business | Activities pertaining to entertainment such as plays, performances, musical performances, sports, etc., or other entertainment activities ( Activities pertaining to entertainment such as plays, performances, musical performances, sports, etc., or other entertainment activities ( excluding the activities listed in the Management and Administration section of this Table) | Actors, singers, dancers, professional athletes, etc. | 3 years, 1 year, 6 months, 3 months, and 30 days. |
| ability | Activities to engage in work requiring skilled skills in special fields of industry performed under contract with Japanese public or private organizations. Activities to engage in work requiring skilled skills in special fields of industry performed under contract with Japanese public or private organizations. | Cooks of foreign cuisine, sports instructors, aircraft pilots, craftsmen of precious metals, etc. | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year and 3 months. |
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