Designated Activities Visa
Designated Activities Visa
Designated Activities are categorized into “Designated Activities based on public notice” and “Designated Activities not based on public notice.”
There are currently up to 49 types of Designated Activities based on public notice, though 3 have been removed, leaving 46.
The formal definition of Designated Activities is “activities specially designated by the Minister of Justice for each individual foreign national,” and in practice, it covers a wide range of activities.
While the residence card only states “Designated Activities” under the “Status of Residence” section, a “Designation Certificate” is attached to the passport to clearly state the reasons for the stay and its duration. Because of this, for a Designated Activities visa, you must carefully check not only the residence card but also this Designation Certificate. (The wording on these certificates is often written in legal terms, making them very difficult to understand after just a few readings.)
Here are some of the main Designated Activities visas:
- No. 5: Working Holiday
- No. 9: Internship
- Nos. 16-31 (excluding No. 25): Related to nursing and caregiving trainees from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam
- No. 25: Medical/Hospitalization
- No. 46: For graduates of a four-year university or graduate school who have Japanese language proficiency of JLPT N1 or higher.
(This is a new status that was announced in May 2019. Previously, it was difficult for foreign graduates of Japanese universities to get a visa to perform simple tasks in industries like food service or manufacturing, but this is now possible.)
There is also a Designated Activities visa for foreign nationals who want to find employment in Japan after graduating from a university. These are typically granted for a period of six or four months.
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