Highly Skilled Professional points
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What it is
- Category (a) of the Highly Skilled Professional system, "advanced academic research activities" (Highly Skilled Professional No. 1 (i)), covers research, research guidance or teaching carried out under a contract with a public or private organisation in Japan.
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本邦の公私の機関との契約に基づいて行う研究、研究の指導又は教育をする活動
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ポイント評価の仕組みは？（高度人材ポイント制） １ ３類型の活動 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Category (b), "advanced specialized/technical activities" (No. 1 (ro)), covers work that requires knowledge or skills in the natural or human sciences, performed under a contract with a public or private organisation in Japan.
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本邦の公私の機関との契約に基づいて行う自然科学又は人文科学の分野に属する知識又は技術を要する業務に従事する活動
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ポイント評価の仕組みは？（高度人材ポイント制） １ ３類型の活動 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Category (c), "advanced business management activities" (No. 1 (ha)), covers running or managing a business at a public or private organisation in Japan.
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本邦の公私の機関において事業の経営を行い又は管理に従事する活動
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ポイント評価の仕組みは？（高度人材ポイント制） １ ３類型の活動 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The No. 1 status requires that the person meet standards set by Ministry of Justice ordinance and carry out one of the three category activities that are expected to contribute to Japan's academic research or economic development.
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我が国の学術研究又は経済の発展に寄与することが見込まれるもの
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出入国管理及び難民認定法 別表第一（抄）（高度専門職） 別表第一の二（高度専門職の項） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA says that only national qualifications that carry an exclusive-practice or title-protection status count, for example lawyer, physician, certified public accountant, professional engineer, and the IT exams listed in the IT public notice also count.
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「業務独占資格」及び「名称独占資格」といわれるものがポイント付与の対象となります
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問23 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The ordinance defines a Special Highly Skilled Professional as a person who meets separate Ministry of Justice criteria for especially advanced expertise; such a person qualifies for No. 1 without the points test.
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特別高度人材（特に高度の専門的な能力を有する人材として別に法務省令で定める基準に適合する者をいう。以下同じ。）
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - "Remuneration" counted for points means pay given in return for services, such as basic salary and diligence or adjustment allowances; allowances that merely reimburse costs (commuting, family, housing), unless taxable, are excluded.
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通勤手当、扶養手当、住宅手当等の実費弁償の性格を有するもの（課税対象となるものを除く。）は含まれません
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問7 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Overtime pay is not counted as remuneration for the points, because the amount of overtime cannot be known at entry, and at renewal the points are judged on expected annual pay rather than past overtime.
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ポイント計算の「報酬」は予定年収に基づいて判断するので、過去に支給された「超過勤務手当」は含まれません
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問7 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Bonuses (賞与) are included in the remuneration that is counted as annual income for the points.
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いわゆるボーナス（賞与）は「報酬」に含まれます
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問8 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - When a person is transferred from a foreign company and is still paid from abroad, the pay from the foreign company counts toward the income points, provided the person can prove it.
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外国の会社等から支払われる報酬が、ポイント計算における報酬に含まれます（そのことを立証していただく必要があります。）
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問9 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Junior college graduates count as university graduates, and graduates of technical colleges or of the advanced vocational course of a specialised training college also count as having equivalent education; the plain "senmonshi" title does not.
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専修学校の専門課程を修了して「専門士」の称号を受けた者は対象となりません
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問4 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - An "SME" for the bonus points means a small or medium enterprise under the Basic Act on SMEs: for example capital of 300 million yen or less or 300 employees or fewer in manufacturing, and 50 million yen or 100 employees in services.
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中小企業基本法第２条第１項に規定する中小企業者をいい、業種・資本金規模・従業員規模別に以下のとおりとなります
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問13 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The R&D ratio test compares test and research expenses plus development costs in the business year before the application (or the year before that if filed within two months of year end) against sales, or against business income for a sole proprietor; it must exceed 3 percent.
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売上高又は事業所得の３％を超えている中小企業です
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問14 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The N1 bonus accepts equivalent tests such as a BJT Business Japanese score of 480 or more, and the N2 bonus accepts a BJT score of 400 or more.
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ＢＪＴビジネス日本語能力テストにおいて 480 点以上を得点した者がポイント付与の対象となります
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問15・問16 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Bonus-eligible designated universities include foreign universities ranked within the top 300 in two or more of QS, THE and ARWU rankings (or any Japanese university ranked in them), Super Global University top and global-leading types, and Innovative Asia partner schools.
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以下の大学ランキングにおいて２つ以上で３００位以内の外国の大学又はいずれかにランクづけされている本邦の大学
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問18 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The designated training that earns 5 bonus points is a JICA course of one year or longer carried out in Japan under the Foreign Ministry's Innovative Asia programme.
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研修期間が１年以上のものが該当します
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問19 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Income bands are half-open intervals: 10 million yen or more scores 40, and 9 million yen or more but under 10 million scores 35, and so on down the ladder, so an annual pay of 9,999,999 yen scores 35, not 40.
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ロ 契約機関及び外国所属機関から受ける報酬の年額の合計が九百万円以上千万円未満であること。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第2号の表 年収ロ · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - The ordinance measures the points and special criteria at the moment the applicant receives the landing, change, extension, acquisition, special-permission-to-stay or provisional-stay-status permission, so age and the income band are judged as of that permission; paragraph 2 then treats a person who met the standard on the filing date as still meeting it.
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（以下「第一号許可等」という。）を受ける時点において
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項柱書 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - The pay counted is the expected annual pay from the Highly Skilled Professional activity for which the application is made, not the pay earned in past stays, so a new hire is scored on the contract or expected annual amount.
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（直前までの期間を含む）過去の在留における年収では
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ③年収の注記 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Career points count only practical experience in the work the applicant is going to do in Japan, and ISA's evidence guide asks for a document made by the former organisation that states the period worked and the duties.
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業務に従事した期間及び業務の内容を明らかにする資料（所属し
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ②職歴 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA's basic-example evidence guide is organised by the numbered scoring items of the points table (items 1 to 21), and each item is marked A, B or C to show whether it is open to category (a), (b) or (c); an applicant should read only the rows for his or her own category.
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Ａ：高度専門職１号イ Ｂ：高度専門職１号ロ Ｃ：高度専門職１号ハ
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） 表題・凡例 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA defines the financial duties behind the 10-point financial-sector bonus as work in type II financial instruments business, investment advisory and agency business, or investment management business under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, collectively called investment management business and so on.
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第二種金融商品取引業、投資助言・代理業又は投資運用
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問3（投資運用業等） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA's application page ties category (a) to filings made on the form for Professor (form I) or Researcher (form N); an activity in any other status uses that status's own guidance page.
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a.「教授」の在留資格の活動を行う場合
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在留資格「高度専門職」（高度人材ポイント制） 提出書類（高度専門職１号イ） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For category (b), ISA's page lists filings on the forms for Intra-company Transferee (L), Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services (N) and Legal/Accounting Services or Medical Services (U).
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a.「企業内転勤」の在留資格の活動を行う場合
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在留資格「高度専門職」（高度人材ポイント制） 提出書類（高度専門職１号ロ） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For category (c), ISA's page lists filings on the forms for Business Manager (form M) and Legal/Accounting Services (form U).
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a.「経営・管理」の在留資格の活動を行う場合
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在留資格「高度専門職」（高度人材ポイント制） 提出書類（高度専門職１号ハ） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA's examples are teaching at an educational institution or research at a private-company laboratory for category (a), product development and similar technical work for (b), and running a company or a law or audit firm for (c), and in each case the holder may also found and run a related business.
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民間企業の研究所で研究をする活動などが認められます
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問20・問22・問25 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Category (c) is decided by what the person actually does, such as taking key management decisions, executing business, auditing, or managing a department-level or larger unit, and neither the size of the company nor holding an officer title is a direct requirement.
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会社の規模や役員であるかどうかは直接の要件ではありません
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問26 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Partly confirmed: No ISA text says whether research done before graduation or during doctoral or postdoctoral study counts as career years for category (a) points; the only counted-in rule found concerns the Researcher landing standard, which counts graduate-school and university research.
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三年以上の研究の経験（大学院において研究した期間を含む。）
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出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 研究の項（経験の算定） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Partly confirmed: For category (c) the career rows count experience of "running or managing a business", which on its wording can include self-employment, while for (a) and (b) ISA publishes nothing on whether unpaid, volunteer or self-employed work counts.
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イ 事業の経営又は管理について十年以上の実務経験があること
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 別表（ハの職歴 イ） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Partly confirmed: For counting career years the calculator needs one date, and the ordinance supplies it: the standard is judged at the time of permission, but a person who meets it at the time of the application is deemed to meet it at permission, so counting to the application date is the safe reading.
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当該申請に係る第一号許可等を受ける時点においてそれぞれ特別高度人材である者又は当該各号に該当する者とみなす
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第一条第二項（申請時点） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Partly confirmed: The grant criterion is worded as having worked three or more times on research that received a subsidy, competitive funding or other money from a foreign government; the ordinance and ISA define neither "competitive funding" nor which countries or agencies count, and ISA's guide adds that the work must have been done before entering Japan.
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外国政府から補助金、競争的資金その他の金銭の給付を受けた研究に三回以上従事したことがあること
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 別表第一号 研究実績 イ(2) · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Partly confirmed: The patent criterion is one or more granted inventions with the applicant as inventor; neither the ordinance nor the ISA guide says whether a foreign patent counts, whether registration is required beyond being "granted", or whether co-inventors share the credit, though the guide asks for a certificate that names the applicant.
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発明者として特許を受けた発明が一件以上あること
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 別表第一号 研究実績 イ(1) · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Partly confirmed: The paper criterion needs three or more papers in journals registered in an academic paper database used by Japanese national organs, and the ordinance defines such a database generally as a systematically searchable collection of paper information; ISA checks them in Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed and publishes no date window or impact threshold.
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学術論文データベース（学術上の論文に関する情報の集合物であって、それらの情報を電子計算機を用いて検索することができるように体系的に構成したものをいう。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 別表第一号 研究実績 イ(3) · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Partly confirmed: The ordinance defines a corresponding author as the author able to respond responsibly to inquiries about the paper, while ISA's points table and its English table also accept the first author whose contribution is high, and its evidence guide again says corresponding author only, so the first-author question is unresolved.
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当該外国人が責任を持って論文に関する問合せに対応可能な著者（以下「責任著者」という。）
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 別表第一号 研究実績 イ(3)（責任著者） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Partly confirmed: The ordinance measures age at the time of permission and gives no rule on how age is counted around a birthday, nor whether the application or the permission date is the reference date for age points, so a calculator should compute age on the date it assumes permission and flag the birthday edge case.
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当該時点における当該外国人の年齢が三十歳未満のとき
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 別表第一号 年齢・年収（当該時点） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Pay from a foreign organisation counts toward income only when the applicant is being transferred from that foreign organisation to the contracting organisation in Japan; for a person hired directly by a Japanese organisation no foreign pay is added.
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外国所属機関（外国の公私の機関の職員が当該機関から転勤して契約機関に受け入れられる場合における当該外国の公私の機関をいう。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 別表第一号 年収（外国所属機関） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Partly confirmed: ISA counts as remuneration the base pay and diligence or adjustment allowances and bonuses but not expense-reimbursing allowances or overtime, and it says nothing specific about stock-based pay, director fees or benefits in kind, so those items are decided only under the general "payment in return for services" definition.
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「報酬」とは、「一定の役務の給付の対価として与えられる反対給付」をいい
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問7・問8 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the household income used in the parent and domestic-worker rules, ISA excludes gains from personal investing such as share dealing, because only pay from the organisation and the spouse's pay from work count.
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個人的な株式運用で得た利益などは「報酬」に該当しないため含まれません
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問34 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Partly confirmed: For the 3-year and 1-year routes, the guideline counts continuous residence only as a person who is recognised and staying as a highly skilled professional with at least 70 or 80 points respectively, while the guideline does not say what a change of employer or a stay abroad does to the continuity.
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「高度人材外国人」とは、ポイント計算の結果７０点以上の点数を有すると認められて在留している者が該当し
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永住許可に関するガイドライン（令和８年２月２４日改訂） ２（６）(７)（注３） · Checked on 2026-10-22
Who qualifies
- For a Certificate of Eligibility for No. 1, three conditions must all be met: the activity fits category (a), (b) or (c); the standards of the landing-criteria ordinance for No. 1 are met; and the points total is at least 70.
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申請人が、入管法第７条第１項第２号の基準を定める省令の「高度専門職１号」の基準にすべて適合すること。
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在留資格「高度専門職」（高度人材ポイント制） 在留資格認定証明書交付申請（高度専門職１号）／要件 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Besides the points ordinance, the landing-criteria ordinance requires that the intended activity fall under an existing work status such as Professor to Journalist, or under Business Manager to Skilled Labor while meeting that status's own standard, and not be inappropriate for Japanese industry and public life.
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第一条第一項に掲げる基準に適合することのほか、次の各号のいずれにも該当すること。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 表 法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄第一号に掲げる活動 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The extra points for degrees in multiple fields have no restriction on the combination of degrees as long as the diplomas or transcripts show the majors differ.
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学位の組み合わせを問わず、学位記、学位証明書（これらにより確認できない場合は成績証明書）により、専攻が異なることが確認できる場合は、加算が認められます
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問5 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The 3-year route needs at least 70 points at the time of the permanent residence application plus either 3 or more years of continuous residence as a 70-point professional, or 3 years of residence where the person would have had 70 points three years before the application.
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永住許可申請日から３年前の時点を基準としてポイント計算を行った場合に７０点以上の点数を有していたこと
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問3③ⓐ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The 1-year route needs at least 80 points at the time of the permanent residence application plus either 1 or more years of continuous residence as an 80-point professional, or 1 year of residence where the person would have had 80 points one year before the application.
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８０点以上の点数を有する高度外国人材として１年以上継続して本邦に在留していること
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問3③ⓑ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The one-year route to permanent residence applies only to the highly skilled professional; the spouse and dependent children are not covered by this shortened residence period.
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最短１年の在留期間で永住許可を認めることとしたのは、高度外国人材についてのみ
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問41 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Cases where the research achievement claim is a Minister-recognised "other" achievement (item (4) for category (a), item (ni) for category (b)) are evaluated after consulting other agencies and are excluded from the priority processing target.
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優先処理の対象外となります
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問3④（注） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The spouse of a highly skilled professional can work in activities of statuses such as Researcher, Instructor, Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services or Entertainer without meeting the usual education or career requirements, if living with the professional and paid at least as much as a Japanese person.
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高度外国人材本人と同居し、かつ、日本人と同等額以上の報酬を受けることが必要です
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問3⑤ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A parent of the professional or of the spouse may stay to raise a child under 7 or to assist a pregnant spouse or the pregnant professional, if living together and the household income (professional plus spouse) is at least 8,000,000 yen, among other conditions.
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高度外国人材の世帯年収（高度外国人材本人と高度外国人材の配偶者が受ける報酬の年額を合算したものをいいます）が８００万円以上であること
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問3⑥ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A domestic worker may be brought in or hired if the household income is at least 10,000,000 yen, among other conditions; a worker employed for at least one year abroad may accompany the professional, and otherwise the professional needs a child under 13 or a similar reason.
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高度外国人材の世帯年収が１,０００万円以上であること、本国で雇用していた家事使用人を帯同する場合は１年以上継続して雇用していること
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問3⑦ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - At renewal, however, a total below 70 points means the extension cannot be granted; the renewal also requires continuing the designated activity and a good record of stay.
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在留期間更新許可申請の際にポイントの合計点が７０点に満たない場合は、在留期間の更新の許可を受けることはできません。
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在留資格「高度専門職」（高度人材ポイント制） 在留期間更新許可申請（高度専門職１号） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - To move to No. 2 the person needs three or more years in No. 1 (or in highly skilled Designated Activities) while carrying out that activity, still 70 points or more, good conduct, a stay that is in Japan's interest, and an activity that is not judged inappropriate in view of its effect on Japanese industry and national life.
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「高度専門職１号」又は高度外国人材としての「特定活動」の在留資格をもって本邦に３年以上在留して当該在留資格に該当する活動を行っていたこと。
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在留資格「高度専門職」（高度人材ポイント制） 在留資格変更許可申請（高度専門職２号） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Under the ordinance, moving to No. 2 requires three or more years of residence in No. 1 while performing its activity, or one year or more for a Special Highly Skilled Professional.
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をもって本邦に三年（特別高度人材にあっては、一年）以上在留して同号に掲げる活動を行っていたこと
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第2条第1項第2号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person who is not currently in the highly skilled status but has 80 points now and would also have had 80 points one year before the application can apply by the 80-point route with a different document checklist; the ISA Q&A adds that one year of continuous residence in Japan is also needed.
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永住許可申請の１年前の時点でポイント計算を行った場合に、８０点以上を有している方
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永住許可申請４－（１）－イ（80点以上・高度専門職以外の在留資格） 永住許可申請４－（１）－イ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Only the highest degree tier counts for academic points (doctorate, then master's or professional degree, then university graduate), and the 5 extra points for degrees in several fields are added on top rather than replacing the tier.
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ハ 大学を卒業し又はこれと同等以上の教育を受けたこと（イ又はロに該当する場合を除く。）。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第1号（イ）の表 学歴 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - The innovation-support bonuses are alternatives: an SME employer with a designated certification or support measure gets 20 points, and any other employer with such a certification or support gets 10 points, never both.
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法務大臣が告示をもって定めるものを受けていること（イに該当する場合を除く。）
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第1号（イ）の表 特別加算イ・ロ · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - The foreign qualification or award bonus of 5 points cannot cover something already scored under research achievements, and in category (b) it also cannot cover something scored under the qualification rows.
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（この表の研究実績の項に該当するものを除く。）があること
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第1号（イ）・第2号の表 特別加算ニ · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - The 5-point designated training bonus cannot be claimed together with the Japanese-degree bonus when the training was run through Japanese university or graduate-school classes.
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（本邦の大学又は大学院の授業を利用して行われる研修にあっては、ホに該当する場合を除く。）
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項各号の表 特別加算ヌ · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - The routes to the designated-university bonus (world ranking, Super Global University, Innovative Asia partner school) cannot be added together, but any of them can be combined with the Japanese-degree bonus.
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なお、Ⅰ、Ⅱ又はⅢについて重複して加算することは認められませんが
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問18 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person who meets the standard when filing a landing, change, extension, acquisition or special-permission-to-stay application is treated as still meeting it when the permission is later granted, so turning 30 or a later pay change after filing does not cost points on that application.
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の規定による申請の時点において特別高度人材である者又は前項各号のいずれかに該当する者は
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第2項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - A transitional rule treats foreigners who stayed under the former Designated Activities category for highly skilled professionals as having stayed in the matching Highly Skilled Professional No. 1 category, and counts that earlier stay toward the three years needed for No. 2.
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当該在留資格をもって本邦に在留して当該各号に掲げる活動を行っていた期間を算入するものとする
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 附則 第二条・第三条（経過措置） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A category (b) employee who is promoted to director may stay in the same status because duties requiring specialised knowledge still fall under category (b); changing to category (c) is allowed but not required.
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高度専門・技術活動から、高度経営・管理活動への在留資格変更許可を受けることはできますが、受ける必要はありません
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問24 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The landing-criteria ordinance requires that the points standard be met and also that the activity fall under the Professor-to-Journalist statuses, or under a Business Manager to Skilled Labor status whose own landing standard is met, so the points do not replace the underlying status's standard.
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この表の当該活動の項の下欄に掲げる基準に適合すること
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出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 高度専門職の項（第１号） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For category (b) via the Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services status, work needing science or humanities knowledge requires a related degree, a related specialised course or 10 years of experience (waived for passing a designated IT exam or holding a designated IT qualification), work based on foreign culture requires 3 years of related experience, and the pay must be at least equal to a Japanese worker's.
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申請人が情報処理に関する技術又は知識を要する業務に従事しようとする場合で、法務大臣が告示をもって定める情報処理技術に関する試験に合格し又は法務大臣が告示をもって定める情報処理技術に関する資格を有しているときは、この限りでない
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出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 技術・人文知識・国際業務の項（第１号） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For category (a) via the Researcher status, the landing standard needs a master's degree or three years of research (counting graduate school) after a university degree, or ten years of research (counting university), unless the contract is with a listed public body, and pay equal to a Japanese worker's.
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従事しようとする研究分野において十年以上の研究の経験（大学において研究した期間を含む。）を有すること
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出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 研究の項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For category (b) via Intra-company Transferee the applicant needs one continuous year of such work abroad and Japanese-equivalent pay, via Legal/Accounting Services the applicant must be a listed licensed professional, and via Medical Services Japanese-equivalent pay applies.
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申請に係る転勤の直前に外国にある本店、支店その他の事業所
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出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 企業内転勤・法律・会計業務・医療の項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For category (c) via the Business Manager status the applicant needs a Japanese business office, at least one full-time staff member resident in Japan (a Japanese national, special permanent resident or holder of a residence-based status), property of at least 30,000,000 yen, a person with advanced Japanese ability, and a relevant degree or three years of management experience, with Japanese-equivalent pay for a manager.
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申請に係る事業の用に供される財産の総額（資本金の額及び出資の総額を含む。）が三千万円以上であること
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出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 経営・管理の項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA says that after the revised Business Manager standard took effect, a Highly Skilled Professional No. 1(c) holder who does not meet it cannot get permanent residence or change to No. 2.
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施行日後、改正後の許可基準に適合していない場合は
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在留資格「経営・管理」に係る上陸基準省令等の改正について 申請に関する取扱い ３（永住許可申請等） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2025-10-16 - For a parent to enter, the highly skilled professional must live with the parent, the professional's expected household income at entry must be at least 8,000,000 yen, the parent must come to raise a child under 7 (adopted children included) or to help a pregnant spouse or the pregnant professional, and the parents of the other side of the family must not already hold the same parent status; the household income counts only the professional's and spouse's pay.
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申請人の入国の時点において、高度専門職外国人の世帯年収（予定）が８００万円以上であること
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在留資格「特定活動」（高度専門職外国人又はその配偶者の親・特別高度人材外国人又はその配偶者の親） 要件（在留資格認定証明書交付申請） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - At a change of status or renewal, a parent still needs the 8,000,000-yen household income at the time of filing and must plan to keep caring for the child or assisting the pregnancy for at least three more months.
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同居する高度専門職外国人若しくはその配偶者の７歳未満の子を３か月以上継続して養育する予定であること
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在留資格「特定活動」（高度専門職外国人又はその配偶者の親・特別高度人材外国人又はその配偶者の親） 要件（在留資格変更・更新） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A parent's stay is not automatically cancelled when the grandchild turns 7 or when the parent stops living with the professional, but renewal is refused in both cases, and the parent's own income and any other household member's income are not counted in the household income test.
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7 歳未満の子を養育することを目的に認められるものです
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問38・問40・問36 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA's benefits page describes three household-worker types for Highly Skilled Professional No. 1: a worker brought from abroad after at least a year of employment, a worker hired because the employer has a child under 13 or a spouse unable to do housework, and a worker hired by an investment-management professional; each needs household income of 10,000,000 yen or more and pay of at least 200,000 yen a month, with one worker allowed (two for the financial type at 30,000,000 yen).
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帯同できる家事使用人は１名まで
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どのような優遇措置が受けられる？（高度人材ポイント制） ６ 家事使用人（主な要件） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A worker brought with the professional must have been employed by that professional for at least a year before landing, be 18 or older, speak the employer's language in daily conversation and earn at least 200,000 yen a month, and the employer may employ no other household worker.
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上陸申請を行う直前まで継続して１年以上当該雇用主である高度専門職外国人に個人的使用人として雇用されていること
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在留資格「特定活動」（高度専門職外国人の家事使用人・特別高度人材外国人の家事使用人） 要件（入国帯同型） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A worker brought from abroad must plan to leave with the employer and cannot change employer after landing, while a family-circumstances worker may change employer but loses renewal once the employer's child reaches 13 or the spouse can again do housework.
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本邦入国後の雇用主変更は認められないのに対し
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在留資格「特定活動」（高度専門職外国人の家事使用人・特別高度人材外国人の家事使用人） 入国帯同型と家庭事情型の違い · Checked on 2026-10-22 - If the employer's household income falls below 10,000,000 yen the household worker's stay does not end at once, but a renewal is refused if the income is still below that level at the time of the worker's renewal; the same logic applies to the 30,000,000-yen test for a second worker.
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ただし、家事使用人の在留期間更新時に、雇用主の世帯年収が 1,000 万円に満たない場合は、在留期間の更新は認められません
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問35 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - When a family-circumstances worker's employer's child turns 13 the worker may still renew with the same employer, but if the employer changes, the new employer must have a child under 13 or a spouse unable to do housework at the time of the renewal filing.
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同一の雇用主に雇用されている場合は、本邦での活動内容に変更が生じたことにはならないため、在留期間を更新することは可能です
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問37 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - If the employing professional fails the 70-point renewal and moves to another work status, the household worker in principle cannot stay, except when the employer's new status is Business Manager or Legal/Accounting Services and the notice's conditions are met.
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原則として認められません。高度外国人材の家事使用人は、高度外国人材に対する優遇措置として認められるものですので
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問39 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A working spouse must live with the highly skilled professional, earn at least what a Japanese worker would, and engage in a listed activity (research, education, specialised/technical or international work, or non-theatrical entertainment), with no education or career requirement.
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高度専門職外国人である配偶者と同居するものであること
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在留資格「特定活動」（高度専門職外国人の就労する配偶者・特別高度人材外国人の就労する配偶者） 要件（就労する配偶者） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The working-spouse activity has no weekly hour limit, unlike the 28-hour general permission a dependent spouse receives, but the spouse may work only while living with the professional, and after separation any work done is activity outside status.
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この就労活動は、資格外活動許可とは異なり、週２８時間以内などの時間制限はありませんので、フルタイムでの就労が可能です
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問32・問33 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A Highly Skilled Professional No. 2 holder keeps the permanent-residence relaxation, the working spouse, the parent and the household-worker measures.
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ⓒ 上記③、⑤、⑥、⑦の優遇措置が受けられます
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問3 ⓒ（高度専門職２号） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The fast-track routes only shorten the residence history: the applicant must still be of good conduct, able to live independently, have no fine or prison sentence, have met public duties such as tax, pension and health-insurance payments and notifications, and hold the longest period of stay for the current status.
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罰金刑や拘禁刑などを受けていないこと。公的義務（納税、公的年金及び公的医療保険の保険料の納付並びに出入国管理及び難民認定法に定める届出等の義務）を適正に履行していること。
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永住許可に関するガイドライン（令和８年２月２４日改訂） １ 法律上の要件（高度専門職にも適用） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The February 2026 guideline says that even if tax or insurance premiums are fully paid by the time of the application, a payment made after the original due date is in principle assessed negatively, which applies to fast-track applicants as well.
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公的義務の履行について、申請時点において納税（納付）済みであったとしても、当初の納税（納付）期間内に履行されていない場合は、原則として消極的に評価されます
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永住許可に関するガイドライン（令和８年２月２４日改訂） １（３）イ（公的義務の評価） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Partly confirmed: The permanent residence guideline of 1 October 2026 weighs against an applicant who, without a reasonable reason, was away for six months or more on one trip or for a total of two and a half years or more in the past ten years; the text sits in the 10-year residence criterion and does not say whether it also applies to the one-year and three-year highly skilled routes.
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合理的な理由なく、一回の出国で半年以上不在とした期間がある場合又は通算して２年６月以上不在とした場合は原則として消極評価をします
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永住許可に関するガイドライン（令和８年１０月１日改定） 第２ ５（６）（出国期間） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2027-04-01 - The revised guideline treats B1-level Japanese ability as a factor for permanent residence but excludes applicants who use the 70-point, 80-point or Special Highly Skilled Professional routes, and their families, from that factor.
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ただし、申請者が下記第３の６から８における高度人材外国人である場合や当該高度人材外国人の家族
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永住許可に関するガイドライン（令和８年１０月１日改定） 第２ ５（８）日本語能力 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2027-04-01 - To change to No. 2 a Special Highly Skilled Professional needs only one year (instead of three) of residence while carrying out the No. 1 activity and must still qualify as a Special Highly Skilled Professional at that time; a person who no longer qualifies must meet the 70-point test instead, and the text does not spell out which period then applies.
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三年（特別高度人材にあっては、一年）以上在留して同号に掲げる活動を行っていたこと
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第二条（２号への変更） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The working spouse of a Special Highly Skilled Professional may do a wider range of work, including teaching at a university, artistic, religious or news-reporting activity and certain skilled trades such as wine tasting, with no education or career requirement, as long as they live together and pay equals a Japanese worker's.
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本邦の大学若しくはこれに準ずる機関又は高等専門学校において研究、研究の指導又は教育をする活動
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在留資格「特定活動」（高度専門職外国人の就労する配偶者・特別高度人材外国人の就労する配偶者） 要件（特別高度人材外国人の就労する配偶者） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A household worker of a Special Highly Skilled Professional is allowed only if the employer has no other worker when household income is under 30,000,000 yen, or at most one other when it is 30,000,000 yen or more; the requirements to leave Japan together with the employer and for the employer to have a child under 13 do not apply.
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(1) ３，０００万円未満の場合、申請人以外に家事使用人を雇用していないこと。
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在留資格「特定活動」（高度専門職外国人の家事使用人・特別高度人材外国人の家事使用人） 要件（特別高度人材型） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The parent-entry page states that the term highly skilled professional includes Special Highly Skilled Professionals, so their parents are admitted on the same conditions, including the 8,000,000-yen household income, with no higher threshold published for the special track.
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には、特別高度人材の基準を定める省令（令和５年法務省令第２５号）の基準に該当し、入管法別表第１の２の表の高度専門職の在留資格をもって在留する外国人（特別高度人材外国人）も含みます
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在留資格「特定活動」（高度専門職外国人又はその配偶者の親・特別高度人材外国人又はその配偶者の親） 注（特別高度人材外国人を含む） · Checked on 2026-10-22
Numbers and tests
- To obtain Highly Skilled Professional No. 1 the applicant must either qualify as a Special Highly Skilled Professional or reach at least 70 points in total on the table for the relevant activity category.
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同表の下欄に掲げる点数を合計したものが七十点以上であること
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For category (b) the applicant needs at least 70 points and, in addition, an annual remuneration from the contracting organisation (and any foreign organisation) of at least 3,000,000 yen.
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契約機関及び外国所属機関から受ける報酬の年額の合計が三百万円以上であること
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第2号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For category (c) the applicant needs at least 70 points and, in addition, an annual remuneration from the activity organisation (and any foreign organisation) of at least 3,000,000 yen.
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活動機関及び外国所属機関から受ける報酬の年額の合計が三百万円以上であること
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第3号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA stresses that in categories (b) and (c) a person whose annual income is below 3,000,000 yen is not recognised as a highly skilled professional even if the other items push the total above 70 points.
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年収が「３００万円」に達しない場合、仮に他の項目によりポイントの合計が７０点を超えていたとしても、高度外国人材と認定されません
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問12 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For categories (a) and (b), the lowest income band that earns points rises with age: under 30 from 4,000,000 yen, 30 to under 35 from 5,000,000 yen, 35 to under 40 from 6,000,000 yen, and 40 or older from 8,000,000 yen.
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三十歳未満のときは同項のイからトまで、三十歳以上三十五歳未満のときは同項のイからヘまで
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第1号・第2号（年収・年齢区分） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - In every category, an employee of a small or medium-sized enterprise whose research and development cost ratio to revenue exceeds 3 percent in the business year before the application earns 5 bonus points.
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ハ 申請等の日の属する事業年度の前事業年度において契約機関（中小企業者に限る。）に係る試験研究費等比率が百分の三を超えること。
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項（特別加算・試験研究費等比率） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A category (c) professional who runs a business such as trading at a Japanese organisation and invests at least 100,000,000 yen of his or her own money in it earns 5 bonus points.
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当該事業に自ら一億円以上を投資していること
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第3号（特別加算・投資） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For categories (a) and (b), J-Skip needs either a master's degree or higher with annual income of 20,000,000 yen or more, or 10 or more years of practical experience with annual income of 20,000,000 yen or more.
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修士号以上取得かつ年収２,０００万円以上の方
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特別高度人材制度（J-Skip） 要件 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For category (c), J-Skip needs 5 or more years of business management experience and an annual income of 40,000,000 yen or more.
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事業の経営又は管理に係る実務経験５年以上かつ、年収４,０００万円以上の方
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特別高度人材制度（J-Skip） 要件 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Adding the largest value of each row in the ordinance's three point tables gives a theoretical ceiling of 130 base points plus 90 bonus points for (a), 135 plus 100 for (b) and 115 plus 105 for (c); rows the tables make mutually exclusive are counted once, but a real applicant rarely reaches these ceilings, so a calculator should treat them only as upper bounds.
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合計したものが七十点以上であること
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項各号の表（合計） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - For categories (a) and (b), the age at the time of permission decides which income bands can score: under 30 the seven bands running from 10,000,000 yen or more down to the 4,000,000-yen band; ages 30 to under 35 the six bands down to 5,000,000 yen; ages 35 to under 40 the five bands down to 6,000,000 yen; and age 40 or older only the three bands down to 8,000,000 yen.
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三十歳未満のときは同項のイからトまで、三十歳以上三十五歳未満のときは同項のイからヘまで、三十五歳以上四十歳未満のときは同項のイからホまで、四十歳以上のときは同項のイからハまでに掲げる基準
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第1号・第2号（年収の項の括弧書き） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - The age-by-income grid for (a) and (b): 10,000,000 yen or more scores 40 and 9,000,000 yen scores 35 at every age; 8,000,000 yen scores 30 at every age; 7,000,000 yen scores 25 and 6,000,000 yen scores 20 only under 40; 5,000,000 yen scores 15 only under 35; 4,000,000 yen scores 10 only under 30; a band that counts always scores the same at every age.
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１，０００万 ４０ ４０ ４０ ４０
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ポイント計算表（高度人材ポイント制・出入国在留管理庁） ②年収配点表 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person aged 40 or older earns income points only from 8,000,000 yen (30, 35 or 40 points); pay below 8,000,000 yen, for example 7,000,000 yen, scores nothing at that age, even though 7,000,000 yen would score 25 points for someone under 40.
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７００万 ２５ ２５ ２５ －
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ポイント計算表（高度人材ポイント制・出入国在留管理庁） ②年収配点表 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Category (c) income points use a single ladder for every age (10,000,000 to under 15,000,000 yen scores 10; 15,000,000 to under 20,000,000 scores 20; 20,000,000 to under 25,000,000 scores 30; 25,000,000 to under 30,000,000 scores 40; 30,000,000 or more scores 50), pay under 10,000,000 yen scores zero, and the 3,000,000-yen minimum is tested separately and not by age.
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ホ 活動機関及び外国所属機関から受ける報酬の年額の合計が千万円以上千五百万円未満であること。
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第3号の表 年収 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - The Special Highly Skilled Professional ordinance sets, for categories (a) and (b), annual pay of at least 20,000,000 yen at the time of permission plus either a doctorate, master's or professional degree (foreign equivalents included) or ten years of practical experience in the research, teaching or work to be done.
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博士若しくは修士の学位又は専門職学位（学位規則（昭和二十八年文部省令第九号）第五条の二に規定する専門職学位をいい、外国において授与されたこれに相当する学位を含む。）を有していること
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特別高度人材の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第一条（特別高度人材の基準） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2023-04-21 - For category (c) the Special Highly Skilled Professional ordinance requires total pay from the activity organisation and any foreign organisation of at least 40,000,000 yen at the time of permission and five years of practical experience in running or managing a business.
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四千万円以上であり、かつ、事業の経営又は管理について五年以上の実務経験があること
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特別高度人材の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第一条第二号（経営・管理） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2023-04-21
Periods
- Highly skilled professionals are uniformly granted the legal maximum period of stay of five years, and it can be renewed.
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高度外国人材については、法律上の最長の在留期間である「5 年」が一律に決定されます
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問3② · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The ordinary guideline requires about 10 years of residence in Japan for permanent residence, but for highly skilled professionals the residence-history requirement is shortened to 3 years for those with 70 points or more and to 1 year for those with 80 points or more; the other permanent residence requirements still apply.
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永住許可を受けるためには、原則として我が国において１０年以上の在留歴を必要とする取扱いをしているところ
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問3③ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Special Highly Skilled Professionals can move to No. 2 after one year in No. 1 and the residence period required for permanent residence is one year.
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永住許可までに要する在留期間は「１年」となります。
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特別高度人材制度（J-Skip） 出入国在留管理上の優遇措置の内容 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA's standard processing period for a permanent residence application is four to six months, and this page gives no separate, shorter period for highly skilled professionals.
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標準処理期間 ４か月～６か月
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永住許可申請（手続案内） 標準処理期間 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For permits granted in August 2026 the average processing time for Highly Skilled Professional No. 1(a) was 24.3 days for a certificate of eligibility, 43.2 for an extension and 45.6 for a change of status, with 43.0, 46.4 and 51.7 days for 1(b) and 37.8, 67.8 and 66.9 days for 1(c).
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１号イ 24.3 43.2 31.0 45.6 35.5
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在留審査処理期間（令和8年8月許可分） 令和8年8月許可分（高度専門職） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA's published standard processing period for a Certificate of Eligibility is one to three months, and the shorter priority target ISA sets for highly skilled professionals is an aim, not a guaranteed time.
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標準処理期間 １か月～３か月
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請（手続案内） 標準処理期間 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A Certificate of Eligibility is valid for three months from issue, and the landing application must be made within that time or the certificate loses effect, independently of how long the visa is valid.
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有効期間は３か月とされています。したがって、在留資格認定証明書が交付された日から３か月以内に上陸申請をしないとその効力を
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A 在留資格認定証明書の有効期間 · Checked on 2026-10-22
Deadlines
- ISA aims to process entry applications (Certificate of Eligibility) within 10 days of acceptance and stay applications (renewal or change of status) within 5 days, excluding cases with missing documents or doubts.
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については申請受理から１０日以内、在留手続（在留期間更新申請・在留資格変更申請）については申請受理から５日以内に処理するよう努めます
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問3④ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A renewal of a period of stay of six months or more may be filed from three months before the expiry date until the expiry date, and ISA may accept filing more than three months ahead when truly unavoidable special circumstances are recognised.
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在留期間の満了する日以前（６か月以上の在留期間を有する者にあっては在留期間の満了する３か月前から。）
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在留期間更新許可申請（手続案内） 申請時期 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A notification about the contracting or activity organisation must be filed within 14 days of the event such as quitting or joining a company, and a renewal granted at the same time as a job change does not remove the duty to notify.
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所属機関に関する届出は、「会社を辞めた」、「新しい会社に入社した」等の届出事由の発生日から１４日以内に提出してください
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所属機関等に関する届出（Q&A） Ｑ４・Ｑ９（14日以内） · Checked on 2026-10-22
Fees
- The permanent residence application fee paid at the counter by revenue stamp is 200,000 yen from 1 October 2026; applications accepted up to 30 September 2026 still pay the former 10,000 yen, and a reduced 20,000 yen applies only in limited hardship cases.
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許可されるときは２００，０００円が必要です。
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永住許可申請（手続案内） 手数料 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - Counter fees for change of status or renewal from 1 October 2026 depend on the permitted period: 10,000 yen for up to 3 months, 18,000 yen for over 3 up to 6 months, 25,000 yen for over 6 months up to under 1 year, and 33,000 yen for 1 year; a reduced 10,000 yen applies only in limited hardship cases.
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窓⼝ 33,000 円 1年 在留期間 オンライン 27,000 円 ※ 更新許可 窓⼝ 48,000 円
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2026年10月1日から外国人の在留手続に関する手数料が改定されます（リーフレット） 在留許可手数料の額の改定について（窓口） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - Counter fees from 1 October 2026 for longer periods are 48,000 yen for over 1 year to under 3 years, 64,000 yen for 3 to under 5 years, and 75,000 yen for 5 years or more, so a 5-year highly skilled stay costs 75,000 yen at the counter.
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窓⼝ 64,000 円 3年以上5年未満 オンライン 56,000 円 ※ 窓⼝ 75,000 円 5年以上
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2026年10月1日から外国人の在留手続に関する手数料が改定されます（リーフレット） 在留許可手数料の額の改定について（窓口） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - For online applications received from 1 October 2026 the fee is 27,000 yen for a 1-year permission, 42,000 yen for over 1 to under 3 years, 56,000 yen for 3 to under 5 years and 65,000 yen for 5 years or more, plus a separate payment-processing charge of 330 yen for permissions under 3 years or 550 yen for 3 years or more.
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1年 27,000円 27,330円 1年超3年未満 42,000円 42,330円 3年以上5年未満 56,000円 550円 56,550円 5年以上 65,000円 65,550円
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オンライン申請における手数料額及び手数料納付方法について(２０２６年１０月１日以降の申請分のみに適用) オンライン申請の手数料額 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - A highly skilled professional pays the same permanent residence fee as every other applicant, 200,000 yen from 1 October 2026; the page offers a reduced 20,000-yen fee only to people who meet separate requirements, and it makes no exception for highly skilled status.
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許可されるときは２００，０００円が必要です
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永住許可申請（手続案内） 手数料 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - ISA's fee-reduction notice says the reduced permanent residence fee is open only to spouses, children and similar relatives of Japanese nationals, permanent residents or special permanent residents, so a principal highly skilled professional cannot use it.
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なお、永住許可を受ける者で減額の対象となるのは、日本人、永住者又は特別永住者の配偶者又は子等に限ります
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令和８年１０月１日以降における在留許可手数料の減額措置又は免除措置について 概要 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - Applying for a Certificate of Eligibility, including for the Highly Skilled Professional status, costs nothing, and the application may also be filed online.
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手数料はかかりません。
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請（手続案内） 手数料 · Checked on 2026-10-22
How it works
- Points are set separately for each of the three activity categories, and the applicant is scored under the category that matches the activity he or she wants to carry out in Japan.
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申請人ご本人の希望する活動に対応する類型について、ポイント計算による評価を実施します。
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ポイント評価の仕組みは？（高度人材ポイント制） １ ３類型の活動 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the application types listed in the ordinance (such as landing, change of status and extension), a person who meets the standard when applying is treated as meeting it when the permission is actually granted, so later changes during processing do not matter.
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当該申請に係る第一号許可等を受ける時点においてそれぞれ特別高度人材である者又は当該各号に該当する者とみなす
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第2項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - To verify papers claimed as research achievements, ISA checks them in Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed.
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米国国立医学図書館（NLM）の「パブメド（PubMed）」を用いて論文の確認をします
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問21 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For entry from abroad, the applicant self-scores using the published table and, if the total reaches the pass mark of 70 points, submits the point calculation sheet with supporting evidence; the Certificate of Eligibility then carries the status No. 1 (i), (ro) or (ha).
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公開されているポイント表に基づいて、申請人の方が自らポイント計算を行い、合格点（７０点以上）に達する場合は、ポイント計算書に疎明資料を添えて提出していただきます
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問42 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA says it is enough to submit documents that confirm the total is at least 70 points; evidence for every applicable item is not required.
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ポイントの合計が７０点以上あることを確認できる資料を提出すれば足ります。該当する項目全ての疎明資料を提出する必要はありません。
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） （注） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - All certificates issued in Japan that are submitted with a Highly Skilled Professional application must have been issued within three months before submission.
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日本で発行される証明書は全て、発行日から３か月以内のものを提出してください。
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在留資格「高度専門職」（高度人材ポイント制） 提出書類（共通注記） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A foreign resident with a non-HSP status can apply for a change of status to No. 1 (i), (ro) or (ha), which is granted if the activity qualifies, the points reach 70 and the past stay record has no problem.
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ポイント計算の結果が合格点（７０点）に達するかどうか、これまでの在留状況に問題がないか等
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問47 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A No. 1 holder does not have to keep 70 points at all times, so a drop in age points or income does not end the status immediately, but at the renewal application the total must again be at least 70.
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常にポイントの合計点が７０点以上を維持することまでは要しません
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在留資格「高度専門職」（高度人材ポイント制） 在留期間更新許可申請（高度専門職１号） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A No. 1 holder who changes activity, including changing the employing organisation, must apply for a change of status.
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活動内容を変更する場合（所属機関の変更を含む。）についても、在留資格変更許可申請が必要です。
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在留資格「高度専門職」（高度人材ポイント制） 在留資格変更許可申請（高度専門職１号） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person who has been active for three years or more in the highly skilled Designated Activities status can apply directly for No. 2 without first switching to No. 1.
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「特定活動」の在留資格で３年以上活動している人は、直接、「高度専門職２号」への在留資格変更申請をすることができます
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問48 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The 80-point permanent residence route for people already in the highly skilled status is for those who have stayed continuously as 80-point professionals for at least one year.
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８０点以上のポイントを有する「高度人材外国人」として１年以上継続して在留している方の提出書類案内です。
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永住許可申請４－（１）－ア（80点以上の高度専門職として1年以上在留） 永住許可申請４－（１）－ア · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For a permanent-residence application under the 80-point route, tax and income documents are needed for the latest one year only.
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直近（過去１年分）の申請人及び申請人を扶養する方の所得及び納税状況を証明する資料
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永住許可申請４－（１）－ア（80点以上の高度専門職として1年以上在留） 永住許可申請４－（１）－ア ６ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For a permanent-residence application under the 70-point route, tax and income documents are needed for the latest three years.
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直近（過去３年分）の申請人及び申請人を扶養する方の所得及び納税状況を証明する資料
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永住許可申請４－（２）－ア（70点以上の高度専門職として3年以上在留） 永住許可申請４－（２）－ア ６ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Online applications from 1 October 2026 cannot be paid with revenue stamps; the fee is paid by convenience-store or bank settlement, and credit cards and QR payments are not accepted.
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ただし、クレジットカード決済やQRコード決済には対応しておりません。
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オンライン申請における手数料額及び手数料納付方法について(２０２６年１０月１日以降の申請分のみに適用) 注意・手数料納付方法 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - For the income item the guide asks for a document proving the annual remuneration expected from the contracting organisation (and any foreign organisation) for the activity applied for, not the income of earlier stays.
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年収（契約機関及び外国所属機関から受ける報酬の年額）を証す
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ③年収 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The guide closes by warning that during examination the agency may ask for documents beyond those listed in the basic examples, so the list is a starting point rather than a guarantee of sufficiency.
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このほか、申請いただいた後に、当庁における審査の過程において、上記以外の資料を求める場合もありますので
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑱の次の注記 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For academic-background points the basic evidence is the graduation certificate and the certificate of degree conferral for the degree claimed; a transcript may additionally be requested when the extra points for degrees in multiple fields are claimed.
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該当する学歴の卒業証明書及び学位取得の証明書
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ①学歴 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - When claiming the extra points for doctoral, master's or professional degrees in several fields, ISA says the degree or diploma should show that the majors differ, and if it does not, a transcript is submitted; ISA places no limit on which degrees are combined.
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学位の組み合わせを問わず、学位記、学位証明書（これらにより確認できない場合は成績証明書）により、専攻が異なることが確認できる場合は、加算が認められます
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問5 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For annual-income points the evidence is a document showing the yearly remuneration from the contracting (or activity) organisation and any foreign organisation; the guide names no specific form such as a contract or a withholding slip, and stresses that it is the expected income from the activity applied for, not past earnings.
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年収（契約機関及び外国所属機関から受ける報酬の年額）を証す
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ③年収 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the patent research-achievement item, the evidence is a document showing that the applicant holds a patent as inventor, for example a copy of the patent certificate with the applicant's name on it.
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そのことを証する文書（例えば、申請人の
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ④研究実績（特許） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the foreign-grant item (three or more studies funded by a foreign government), the guide words the criterion as work done before entering Japan and asks for a document such as a copy of the grant decision notice showing the applicant's name.
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入国前に外国政府
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑤研究実績（外国政府の補助金等） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the three-papers item the guide asks for a free-form document listing each paper's title, authors, journal, volume and issue, pages and year of publication, and it limits the papers to those where the applicant is the corresponding author.
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論文のタイトル、著者氏名、掲載雑誌名、
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑥研究実績（論文） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the "other equivalent research achievement" item the guide asks only for "a document proving it", with no list of acceptable awards or achievements, because the Minister of Justice decides case by case after hearing the relevant ministries.
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その他法務大臣が
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑦研究実績（その他） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the qualification points in category (b), the evidence is a document proving the Japanese national qualification (exclusive-practice or title-protected) or the passed IT exam or held IT qualification, for example a copy of the pass certificate.
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従事しようとする業務に関連する日本の国家資格
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑧資格（業務独占・名称独占／IT告示） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the innovation-support employer bonus the evidence is a document showing that the organisation receives a measure listed in the Minister's notice, for example a copy of the subsidy decision notice.
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そのことを証する文書（例えば、補助金交
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑨イノベーション促進支援措置 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - To prove that the organisation is an SME under the Basic Act on SMEs, the guide asks for material showing its main business (such as a brochure) plus either a document proving capital (registry certificate, financial statements or articles of incorporation) or a document proving the number of employees (employment or labour insurance, wage ledger).
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主たる事業を確認できる会社のパンフ
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑩中小企業者 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the local-government support bonus the evidence is a document showing that the organisation receives a support measure the Minister has recognised, for example a copy of the subsidy decision notice.
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そのことを証する文書（例えば、補助金交
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑪地方公共団体の支援措置 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - To prove that R&D spending exceeds 3 percent of revenue, a company submits financial statements showing both figures, or public documents showing sales together with marked account books and a breakdown of R&D costs, or a certificate from a tax accountant, certified public accountant or SME management consultant; a sole proprietor uses business income and the previous calendar year instead.
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試験研究費等が３％超であることを証する
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑫試験研究費等比率 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the foreign qualification or award bonus the evidence is a document proving that the qualification or award is held, and a company or product award counts only if the applicant took an active part in winning it.
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企業表彰、製品表彰については、受賞
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑬外国の資格・表彰等 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the bonus for a degree from a Japanese university or graduate school, the evidence is the graduation certificate and the degree-conferral certificate.
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該当する学歴の卒業証明書及び学位取得の証明書
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑭日本の大学卒業 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the Japanese-language bonuses, a graduation certificate (for a foreign degree majoring in Japanese) or a pass certificate copy is needed for the JLPT N1 level, and a pass certificate copy for the JLPT N2 level.
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卒業証明書又は合格証明書等の写し
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑮⑯日本語能力 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the growth-field advanced project bonus the evidence is a document such as a copy of the subsidy notice for the project together with an explanatory document showing that the applicant works on that project.
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そのことを証する文書（例えば、当該事業
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑯成長分野の先端プロジェクト · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the designated-university bonus the applicant submits material proving the university is on the designated lists (for example the relevant part of the ISA web page) together with the graduation and degree certificates.
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卒業した大学が、左記のいずれかに該当す
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑰指定大学 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the designated-training bonus the evidence is the JICA training completion certificate; once it is submitted, ISA in principle does not ask for education or career documents, except that career points still need the career evidence of item 2.
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ＪＩＣＡが発行する研修修了証明書
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑱JICA研修 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the bonus for personally investing 100,000,000 yen or more in the business run in Japan, the evidence is a document showing the amount of capital or contribution, for example a shareholder register.
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資本金又は出資額を証する資料（例えば、
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑲1億円投資 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the position points in category (c), the evidence is a document showing that the applicant is a representative director, director, representative executive officer, executive officer or business-executing member of the activity organisation, with representative authority noted where it applies.
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活動機関の代表取締役・取締役、代表執行役・執行役又は業務
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ⑳地位 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the financial-sector bonus, the evidence is a copy of the registration notice for type II financial instruments business, investment advisory and agency business or investment management business, plus a reference-form explanation that the applicant works in one of those businesses.
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申請人が上記のいずれかの業務に従
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ㉑投資運用業等 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The ISA application page requires that documents written in a foreign language be submitted with a Japanese translation attached.
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提出書類が外国語で作成されている場合には、訳文（日本語）を添付してください
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在留資格「高度専門職」（高度人材ポイント制） 提出書類（共通注記） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Partly confirmed: The three-month freshness rule on the ISA page is worded only for certificates issued in Japan; the page sets no equivalent validity period for documents issued abroad, so a foreign diploma or employer letter has no stated expiry date.
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日本で発行される証明書は全て、発行日から３か月以内のものを提出してください
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在留資格「高度専門職」（高度人材ポイント制） 提出書類（共通注記） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA does not return submitted documents in principle, so an applicant who cannot easily obtain a document again should ask at filing for the original to be returned.
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原則として、提出された資料は返却できませんので
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在留資格「高度専門職」（高度人材ポイント制） 提出書類（共通注記） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A local government that wants its support scheme recognised for the bonus applies itself to the Minister of Justice through ISA's Policy Division by phone and e-mail, so the list can grow, but the applicant company cannot apply for the recognition.
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法務大臣の認定を受けるための申請は、当該補助金等を所管する地方公共団体において行っていただきます
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地方公共団体における高度人材外国人の受入れを促進するための支援措置について 制度の概要・認定申請について · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the 80-point permanent residence route, a person who has been recognised as an 80-point professional for a year submits the points sheet calculated at the time of the application together with a copy of the points-result notice received when the status was granted; the notice replaces the evidence documents for that earlier time.
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高度専門職ポイント計算結果通知書の写し（別記第２７号の２様式）
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永住許可申請４－（１）－ア（80点以上の高度専門職として1年以上在留） ８ 高度専門職ポイント計算表等 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person with 80 points who is not in the Highly Skilled Professional status must file two points sheets, one calculated at the application date and one at a date one year earlier, and the earlier one is calculated on the current points table unless the applicant proves with older table evidence that 80 points were held then.
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永住許可申請の１年前の時点でのポイントについては、現在のポイント計算表に基づき計算してください
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永住許可申請４－（１）－イ（80点以上・高度専門職以外で1年前も80点以上） ４ 高度専門職ポイント計算表等 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person with 70 points who is not in the Highly Skilled Professional status must file a sheet at the application date and another at a date three years earlier, with the earlier sheet calculated on the current table unless the older table proves 70 points were held then.
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永住許可申請の３年前の時点でのポイントについては、現在のポイント計算表に基づき計算してください
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永住許可申請４－（２）－イ（70点以上・高度専門職以外で3年前も70点以上） ４ 高度専門職ポイント計算表等 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the 70-point route used by a professional who has held 70 points for three years, the points documents are only the sheet calculated at the application date and the evidence that the total is at least 70, with no sheet for an earlier date.
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永住許可申請の時点で計算した、いずれかの分野のもの １通
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永住許可申請４－（２）－ア（70点以上の高度専門職として3年以上在留） ８ 高度専門職ポイント計算表等 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Besides tax and insurance documents, a highly skilled professional applying for permanent residence submits proof of assets such as a bank-book copy or a property registry certificate, a letter of guarantee with the guarantor's identity document, and a written acknowledgement form, which has been mandatory since 1 October 2021.
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２０２１年１０月１日から、永住許可申請には了解書の提出が必要となりました
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永住許可申請４－（１）－ア（80点以上の高度専門職として1年以上在留） １２〜１４ 身元保証・了解書、１０ 資産 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA's page of procedures available online names certificates of eligibility, change of status, extension, acquisition, re-entry, permission for activity outside status and certificates of authorized employment as residence-examination procedures that can be filed online; permanent residence permission is not among the procedures it names.
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請、在留資格変更許可申請、在留期間更新許可申請、在留資格取得許可申請、再入国許可申請、資格外活動許可申請、就労資格証明書交付申請のオンライン申請の御案内です
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出入国在留管理庁オンライン申請（オンライン申請等が可能な手続） オンライン申請等が可能な手続 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For a Special Highly Skilled Professional application the evidence is a graduation certificate and degree certificate for education, a document made by the former organisation stating the period and duties for career, and a document proving annual pay for income, where income means the expected pay from the Japanese activity, not past earnings.
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該当する学歴の卒業証明書および学位取得の証明書
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特別高度人材制度（J-Skip） 申請書類等について（疎明資料） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A new Special Highly Skilled Professional applies through the ordinary No. 1 certificate of eligibility with documents proving the criteria, and once recognised receives a Special Highly Skilled Professional certificate attached to the passport.
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「高度専門職１号」（イ・ロ・ハのいずれか）に係る在留資格認定証明書交付申請（※）を行ってください
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特別高度人材制度（J-Skip） 申請手続の流れ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A Highly Skilled Professional No. 1(c) holder who leaves the designated organisation must file a departure notification, and a job change that changes the organisation also needs a change-of-status application (ISA's general notification Q&A adds that no separate notification is needed if a change-of-status permission is received at the same time), while founding a subsidiary beside the main activity needs no notification.
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転職して所属機関が変わる場合は在留資格変更許可申請を行う必要があります
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所属機関等に関する届出（Q&A） Ｑ２７（高度専門職１号ハ） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA explains that the applicant self-scores and submits the sheet with evidence, and that it is ISA's examination that confirms the work qualifies and that the total reaches 70 points, so a calculator result is only a self-check and never a decision.
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審査の結果、就労資格による入国が可能であり、かつ、ポイントが合格点以上であることが確認された場合は
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問42 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA warns that anyone other than a lawyer or an administrative scrivener who prepares application documents for pay as a business may be breaking the Administrative Scrivener Act, so a rules tool should tell users to consult a lawyer or administrative scrivener rather than offer paid document preparation.
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弁護士及び行政書士以外の方が、官公署に提出する申請書等の書類の作成を報酬を得て業として行うことは、行政書士法違反に当たるおそれがあります
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在留資格「経営・管理」に係る上陸基準省令等の改正について 申請に関する取扱い（行政書士法） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Besides the applicant and an employee of the receiving organisation, an application may be filed by a lawyer or administrative scrivener who has notified the regional immigration bureau, and by certain public-interest corporations and legal representatives.
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地方出入国在留管理局長に届け出た弁護士又は行政書士
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請（手続案内） 申請提出者 · Checked on 2026-10-22
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- Academic background points for category (a): doctorate 30, master's or professional degree 20, university graduate or equivalent 10, and an extra 5 for holding doctorates, master's or professional degrees in multiple fields.
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ニ 複数の分野において博士若しくは修士の学位又は専門職学位を有していること。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第1号（学歴） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Academic background points for category (b): doctorate 30, a professional degree in business management (MBA/MOT) 25, master's or other professional degree 20, university graduate or equivalent 10, plus 5 for degrees in multiple fields.
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ロ 経営管理に関する専門職学位を有していること（イに該当する場合を除く。）。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第2号（学歴） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Academic background points for category (c): a professional degree in business management 25, doctorate/master's/other professional degree 20, university graduate or equivalent 10, plus 5 for degrees in multiple fields.
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イ 経営管理に関する専門職学位を有していること。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第3号（学歴） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Career points for category (a): 7 or more years of practical experience in the research, guidance or teaching to be done gives 15, 5 to under 7 years gives 10, and 3 to under 5 years gives 5.
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イ 従事する研究、研究の指導又は教育について七年以上の実務経験があること。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第1号（職歴） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Career points for category (b): 10 or more years of experience in the work to be done gives 20, 7 to under 10 years gives 15, 5 to under 7 years gives 10, and 3 to under 5 years gives 5.
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イ 従事する業務について十年以上の実務経験があること。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第2号（職歴） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Career points for category (c): 10 or more years of experience in running or managing a business gives 25, 7 to under 10 years gives 20, 5 to under 7 years gives 15, and 3 to under 5 years gives 10.
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イ 事業の経営又は管理について十年以上の実務経験があること。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第3号（職歴） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Annual income points for categories (a) and (b), by lower bound of the band: 10,000,000 yen gives 40, 9,000,000 yen 35, 8,000,000 yen 30, 7,000,000 yen 25, 6,000,000 yen 20, 5,000,000 yen 15 and 4,000,000 yen 10, counting pay from the contracting organisation plus any foreign sending organisation.
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ロ 契約機関及び外国所属機関から受ける報酬の年額の合計が九百万円以上千万円未満であること。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第1号・第2号（年収） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Annual income points for category (c), by lower bound of the band: 30,000,000 yen gives 50, 25,000,000 yen 40, 20,000,000 yen 30, 15,000,000 yen 20 and 10,000,000 yen 10.
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ロ 活動機関及び外国所属機関から受ける報酬の年額の合計が二千五百万円以上三千万円未満であること。
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第3号（年収） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Age points for categories (a) and (b): under 30 gives 15, 30 to under 35 gives 10, and 35 to under 40 gives 5; no age points are given from age 40.
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ロ 年齢が三十歳以上三十五歳未満であること。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第1号・第2号（年齢） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Research achievement points for category (a): meeting two or more of the four listed achievements gives 25 points, and meeting any one gives 20.
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ロ イの（１）から（４）までのいずれかに該当すること（イに該当する場合を除く。）。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第1号（研究実績） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Partly confirmed: Qualifying research achievements are: a patent as inventor (1 or more), three or more studies funded by a foreign government grant, three or more papers as corresponding author in journals indexed in a database used by Japanese national bodies, or equivalent achievements recognised by the Minister of Justice; the ISA points table additionally mentions a first author who contributed substantially.
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論文（当該外国人が責任を持って論文に関する問合せに対応可能な著者（以下「責任著者」という。）であるものに限る。）が三本以上あること
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第1号（研究実績） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Research achievement points for category (b): meeting at least one of the listed achievements (patent, foreign grant-funded research, three papers, or an equivalent recognised by the Minister) gives 15 points.
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次のイからニまでのうち一以上に該当すること。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第2号（研究実績） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Qualification points for category (b): holding two or more qualifications, counting work-related Japanese national qualifications and designated IT exams or certificates together, gives 10 points, while one gives 5.
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ロ 次の（１）から（３）までのうち二以上に該当すること（イに該当する場合を除く。）。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第2号（資格） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Position points for category (c): a representative director, representative executive officer or a business-executing member with power of representation earns 10 points, and an ordinary director, executive officer or business-executing member earns 5.
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イ 活動機関の代表取締役、代表執行役又は業務を執行する社員（代表権を有する者に限る。）として当該機関の事業の経営又は管理に従事すること。
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第3号（地位） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Bonus points for the host organisation: 20 points if it is an SME that holds a designated innovation-promoting certification or support measure, 10 points if it is another organisation with such a certification or support.
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契約機関が中小企業者であって、かつ、イノベーションの創出の促進に資するものとして法務大臣が告示をもって定める法律の規定に基づく認定等を受けていること
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項（特別加算・イノベーション支援） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Japanese language and education bonuses: a degree from a Japanese university or graduate school gives 10 points; JLPT N1 or a Japanese-language major abroad gives 15; JLPT N2 gives 10 but cannot be combined with the other two.
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ト 日常的な場面で使われる日本語を理解することができるほか、論理的にやや複雑な日本語を含む幅広い場面で使われる日本語をある程度理解することができる能力を有していることを試験により証明されていること（ホ又はヘに該当する場合を除く。）。
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項（特別加算・学位・日本語） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Further bonuses are 10 points for graduating from a university designated by public notice, 10 points for working on a Minister-approved advanced project in a growth field, and 5 points for completing a designated government-commissioned training course.
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リ 関係行政機関の長の意見を聴いた上で法務大臣が告示をもって定める大学を卒業し、又はその大学の大学院の課程を修了して学位を授与されたこと。
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項（特別加算・大学・研修・成長分野） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Holding a foreign qualification, award or similar proof of advanced expertise that the Minister of Justice recognises as contributing to innovation earns 5 bonus points; items already counted under research achievements are excluded.
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従事する業務に関連する外国の資格、表彰その他の高度な専門知識、能力又は経験を有していることを証明するものであって
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項（特別加算・外国資格） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - If the host organisation receives local-government subsidies or similar support for accepting highly skilled foreign workers, to strengthen industrial competitiveness, 10 bonus points are earned.
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産業の国際競争力の強化及び国際的な経済活動の拠点の形成を図るための地方公共団体からの必要な経費に関する補助金の交付
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項（特別加算・自治体支援） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - In categories (b) and (c), working in a financial-sector role designated by the Minister of Justice, such as investment management, earns 10 bonus points.
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金融の機能の強化に資するものとして関係行政機関の長の意見を聴いた上で法務大臣が告示をもって定める業務に従事すること
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第2号・第3号（特別加算・金融業務） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A No. 1 holder may carry out activities falling under several work statuses at the same time without a separate permission to engage in activity outside status or a change of status.
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資格外活動許可や在留資格変更許可を受けなくても、複数の在留資格に該当する複合的な活動を行うことができます
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問3① · Checked on 2026-10-22 - No. 2 allows almost all work-status activities in addition to the No. 1 activities, grants an indefinite period of stay, and keeps the permanent residence, spouse, parent and domestic worker benefits.
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「高度専門職１号」の活動と併せてほぼ全ての就労資格の活動を行うことができます。
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問3（高度専門職2号） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Since July 2021, investment management business workers in category (b) or (c) earn 10 bonus points, and may hire one domestic worker at 10-30 million yen household income or two at 30 million yen or more.
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新たに高度人材ポイント制における特別加算（１０点）の対象とする
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世界に開かれた国際金融センターの実現に向けた高度人材ポイント制における優遇措置の拡充について （２）措置内容①② · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A Certificate of Eligibility application consists of the status-specific forms and Enforcement Regulations documents, the point calculation sheet, and evidence for the point items claimed, such as degree certificates, income documents, research evidence and national-qualification certificates; documents confirming a total of 70 points are enough.
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学位取得を証する文書、年収を明らかにする文書、研究実績を明らかにする文書
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問44 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The category (a) table scores six item groups: academic background, career, annual income, age, research achievements and bonus items; it has no qualification row, no position row and no minimum-income condition.
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イ 次の（１）から（４）までのうち二以上に該当すること。
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第1号（イ）の表 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - The category (b) table scores seven item groups: academic background, career, annual income, age, research achievements, qualifications and bonus items; it has no position row, and the 3 million yen minimum pay is a separate condition on top of the 70 points.
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ハ ロの（１）から（３）までのいずれかに該当すること（イ又はロに該当する場合を除く。）。
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第2号の表 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - The category (c) table has no age rows, no research-achievement rows and no qualification rows; it scores only academic background, career, annual income, position and bonus items, so age never changes a category (c) score.
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イ 活動機関の代表取締役、代表執行役又は業務を執行する社員（代表権を有する者に限る。）として当該機関の事業の経営又は管理に従事すること。
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第3号の表 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - Bonus items open to category (a): innovation-support employer 20 (SME) or 10, R&D-ratio SME 5, foreign qualification or award 5, Japanese university degree 10, JLPT N1 15 or N2 10, growth-field project 10, designated university 10, designated training 5, local-government subsidy 10; no finance-role, 100-million-yen-investment or position bonus exists for (a).
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ル 契約機関が、産業の国際競争力の強化及び国際的な経済活動の拠点の形成を図るための地方公共団体からの必要な経費に関する補助金の交付
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第1号（イ）の表 特別加算イ〜ル · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - Bonus items open to category (b) are the same as (a) plus a 10-point bonus for a Minister-designated financial-sector role; the local-government subsidy bonus is 10; there is no 100-million-yen-investment or position bonus for (b).
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ル 金融の機能の強化に資するものとして関係行政機関の長の意見を聴いた上で法務大臣が告示をもって定める業務に従事すること。
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第2号の表 特別加算イ〜ヲ · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - Bonus items open to category (c) are the same as (b) plus a 5-point bonus for personally investing 100 million yen or more in the business run in Japan; the finance-role bonus is 10 and the local-government subsidy bonus is 10, while the research-ratio SME bonus still applies at 5.
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ル 本邦の公私の機関において貿易その他の事業の経営を行う場合にあっては、当該事業に自ら一億円以上を投資していること。
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第3号の表 特別加算イ〜ワ · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - Category (b) qualification points come in three exclusive tiers: 10 points for two or more qualifying national qualifications or two or more designated IT exams or certificates; 10 points for a mix totalling two or more of those kinds; and 5 points for any one.
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ロ 次の（１）から（３）までのうち二以上に該当すること（イに該当する場合を除く。）。
Quote matched the source on 2026-10-23
出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第2号の表 資格 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - The IT notice that drives the category (b) qualification points and the IT exemption of the Engineer/Specialist status lists, for Japan, the Registered Information Security Specialist exam and eleven national information-processing engineer exams from IT Strategist down to Fundamental Information Technology Engineer and Information Security Management, plus 25 older MITI or METI exams.
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情報処理の促進に関する法律に基づき経済産業大臣が実施する情報処理技術者試験のうち次に掲げるもの
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出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令の技術・人文知識・国際業務の在留資格に係る基準の特例を定める件 第一号（我が国における試験） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The same IT notice also accepts exams run abroad: Chinese exams (seven current and seven earlier ones), Philippine, Vietnamese, Myanmar, Thai, Mongolian and Bangladeshi fundamental and applied information technology engineer exams, three Taiwanese exams run by III and the Malaysian METEOR fundamental exam.
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中国工業和信息化部教育与考試中心が実施する試験のうち次に掲げるもの
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出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令の技術・人文知識・国際業務の在留資格に係る基準の特例を定める件 第二号〜第十号（外国における試験） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The IT notice's qualification part names two qualifications, the Certified IT Project Manager (CITPM) of the Singapore Computer Society and, for Korea, the Engineer Information Processing and Industrial Engineer Information Processing certificates recognised by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea.
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韓国における韓国産業人力公団が認定する資格のうち次に掲げるもの
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出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令の技術・人文知識・国際業務の在留資格に係る基準の特例を定める件 第十一号・第十二号（資格） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA's list of advanced growth-field projects (as of March 2026) names the programmes by ministry, from the Cabinet Office (such as SIP and the Moonshot programme) through MEXT (such as WPI and J-PEAKS), MHLW, MAFF, METI and the Environment Ministry; working on one earns the 10-point bonus.
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将来において成長発展が期待される分野の先端的な事業
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将来において成長発展が期待される分野の先端的な事業（令和８年３月現在） 全体（令和８年３月現在） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The ISA list of local-government support measures recognised for the 10-point bonus (as of August 2026) covers programmes in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Fukuoka (Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City), Kyoto, Miyagi (Sendai City) and Aichi, so an employer outside these areas cannot earn the bonus.
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法務大臣が認める地方公共団体からの必要な経費に関する補助金の交付
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法務大臣が認める地方公共団体からの必要な経費に関する補助金の交付その他これに準ずる支援措置一覧（令和８年８月現在） 全体（令和８年８月現在） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The ISA list of foreign qualifications and awards worth 5 bonus points (revised December 2023) has 14 entries: the US CPA, foreign lawyers of listed countries and states, US and UK actuary qualifications, and eleven design and fashion awards such as iF, Red Dot, Good Design and the LVMH Prize.
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高度人材ポイント制の加点対象となる外国の資格、表彰等一覧
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高度人材ポイント制の加点対象となる外国の資格、表彰等一覧（令和５年12月改訂） 全体（令和５年12月改訂） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Foreign lawyers count for the 5-point foreign qualification bonus only for the jurisdictions on ISA's list, which includes the Republic of Korea (Byonhosa), China, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom, India and many US states, and ISA points to the Ministry of Justice guide on foreign-law solicitors for the latest valid list.
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大韓民国（Byonhosa/변호사）
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高度人材ポイント制の加点対象となる外国の資格、表彰等一覧（令和５年12月改訂） 項番2 外国弁護士 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA's ranking-based university list (as of January 2026) is bilingual and carries the note that it was built from the January 2026 rankings, so applicants must re-check the latest three world rankings themselves; the inclusion rule (top 300 in two or more of QS, THE and ARWU for foreign universities, any ranking for Japanese ones) comes from the ISA Q&A and the Minister's notice, not from the list.
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令和８年１月時点のランキングに基づき作成されているため、申請の際は、必ず最新の３つの世界大学ランキングも合わせて御確認ください
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加点対象となる大学一覧（世界大学ランキング／令和８年１月時点） 全体（令和８年１月時点） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Seven South Korean universities appear on the January 2026 ranking-based list: Hanyang, KAIST, Korea University, POSTECH, Seoul National University, Sungkyunkwan and Yonsei (Seoul Campus), so their graduates can claim the 10-point designated-university bonus unless the latest rankings drop them.
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Seoul National University ソウル大学校
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加点対象となる大学一覧（世界大学ランキング／令和８年１月時点） 韓国の大学 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The Innovative Asia partner-school list, the second route to the 10-point university bonus, names institutions in India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar and Laos, and includes no South Korean school.
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外務省が実施するイノベーティブ・アジア事業において
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外務省が実施するイノベーティブ・アジア事業において「パートナー校」として指定を受けている大学 全体 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA's points page lists the bonus references it maintains: the innovation-support list (the Minister's notice annex 1 and 2, as of March 2026), foreign qualifications, Japanese ability, growth-field projects (March 2026), local-government support, the designated-university lists, and a financial-talent reference form.
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イノベーション促進支援措置一覧(PDF) （法務省告示別表第１及び別表第２をご覧ください。）（令和８年３月時点）
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ポイント評価の仕組みは？（高度人材ポイント制） ポイント計算におけるボーナスポイントに関する資料 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The ISA points page links the list of innovation-support measures as annexes 1 and 2 of the Minister of Justice's special-bonus notice, shown as of March 2026, and lists that notice as amended on 31 March 2026.
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特別加算（法務省告示） （令和８年3月31日改正）
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ポイント評価の仕組みは？（高度人材ポイント制） 関係法令・関係資料／ポイント計算におけるボーナスポイントに関する資料 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The Special Highly Skilled Professional measures add use of priority lanes at large airports to the usual items of combined activities, a five-year stay, relaxed permanent residence, a working spouse, parents, household workers and priority processing.
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大規模空港等に設置されているプライオリティレーンの使用
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特別高度人材制度（J-Skip） 出入国在留管理上の優遇措置の内容 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA publishes the points-calculation reference sheet in Excel for self-scoring, in Japanese and English, and a detailed points table PDF with notes in both languages; the Excel sheet carries the evidence column used for filing.
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ポイント計算表の 詳細はこちら(PDF) (English) をご参照ください
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ポイント評価の仕組みは？（高度人材ポイント制） ２ ポイント計算表 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For edge cases ISA's page sends applicants to the Foreign Residents Support Information Center by phone on weekdays between 8:30 and 17:15, with operators answering in Japanese or English.
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※ オペレーターは日本語又は英語での対応となります
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高度人材ポイント制による出入国在留管理上の優遇制度 問い合わせ先 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Partly confirmed: The innovation-support notice (Notice No. 578 of 2014, last amended by Notice No. 28 of 31 March 2026) lists in annex 1 laws whose certifications count, such as the SME management enhancement act and the national university corporation act, and in annex 2 support measures run by the Cabinet Office, MIC, MEXT, MHLW, MAFF, METI and the Environment Ministry.
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中小企業等経営強化法（平成十一年法律第十八号）第八条第一項、第九条第一項又は第十四条第一項
Recent changes
- The Ministry of Justice public notice that sets the bonus-point rules was last amended on 31 March 2026, according to the ISA points-system page.
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特別加算（法務省告示） （令和８年3月31日改正）
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ポイント評価の仕組みは？（高度人材ポイント制） 関係法令・関係資料 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-03-31 - The older Highly Skilled Professional landing notice and residence guideline, which applied to the Designated Activities status of earlier holders, are shown as abolished in March 2026.
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高度人材上陸告示 （令和８年３月廃止）
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ポイント評価の仕組みは？（高度人材ポイント制） 関係法令・関係資料 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The list of universities eligible for bonus points was built from the January 2026 world rankings, and applicants are told to also check the latest three rankings when applying.
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申請の際は、必ず最新の３つの世界大学ランキング（※）も併せて御確認下さい。
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ポイント評価の仕組みは？（高度人材ポイント制） ポイント計算におけるボーナスポイントに関する資料 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The Special Highly Skilled Professional scheme (J-Skip) started in April 2023 as a track separate from the points system, granting the status on education or career plus an income threshold.
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２０２３年４月から特別高度人材制度（J-Skip）が導入され
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特別高度人材制度（J-Skip） 制度の概要 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2023-04-01 - The latest amendment in the e-Gov text of the points ordinance takes effect on 10 June 2024, which is the version currently in force.
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の施行の日（令和六年六月十日）から施行する。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 附則（令和6年） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - Category (a) has no minimum annual income: the December 2013 revision scrapped the minimum for advanced academic research and set one age-independent floor of 3,000,000 yen for (b) and (c), citing that people at universities and other educational institutions and at small and medium firms are generally paid less than those at large companies.
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①高度学術研究活動について最低年収基準を撤廃する。
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高度人材ポイント制の見直しについて（平成25年12月） 認定要件① 最低年収基準の見直し · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2013-12-01 - The IT notice (Ministry of Justice Notice No. 437 of 2013) shows its latest amendment as 20 July 2020 (Notice No. 118), so its exam and qualification list has not changed since then according to the ISA copy.
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最近改正 令和二年七月二十日法務省告示第百十八号
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出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令の技術・人文知識・国際業務の在留資格に係る基準の特例を定める件 最近改正 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2020-07-20 - The Super Global University project ended after fiscal 2023, but universities that had received its subsidy under the Top or Global types still count for the university bonus; the March 2019 ISA expansion document also sets out adding Japanese universities ranked in any one of the three world rankings.
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本事業は、2023年度をもって終了しているところ
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高度人材ポイント制の特別加算対象大学の拡大（平成31年3月） 注（※３） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The ISA hub page shows the special-bonus Ministry of Justice notice as last amended on 31 March 2026, and the same hub says the older Highly Skilled Professional landing notice and residence guideline were abolished in March 2026.
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特別加算（法務省告示） （令和８年3月31日改正）
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高度人材ポイント制による出入国在留管理上の優遇制度 関係法令・関係資料 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-03-31 - ISA says the points-based preferential system for highly skilled foreign professionals has operated since 7 May 2012, which is the start of the system that was later folded into the Highly Skilled Professional status.
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平成２４年５月７日より導入しています
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高度人材ポイント制とは？ １ 制度の概要・目的 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2012-05-07 - The ordinance that sets the points tables took effect on 1 April 2015, the date the Highly Skilled Professional status replaced the earlier Designated Activities category for highly skilled foreign professionals.
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この省令は、平成二十七年四月一日から施行する。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 附則 第一条 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2015-04-01 - Partly confirmed: No transition clause in the ordinance lets an older points table apply to a later renewal: the current table is applied as of the time of permission, and ISA has not published a rule that an earlier score or earlier table still counts, so a renewal is scored on the table in force then.
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第一号許可等」という。）を受ける時点において
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第一条第一項（許可を受ける時点） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The December 2013 revision changed the scoring: it dropped the minimum income for category (a), set one 3,000,000-yen floor for (b) and (c), counted pay from a foreign sending organisation, raised research points to 20 or 25, raised the Japanese-language bonus to 15, the Japanese degree bonus to 10, and added bonuses for an MBA or MOT, foreign qualifications and SMEs.
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①研究実績が1つの場合は，現行の15点を20点とする。
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高度人材ポイント制の見直しについて（平成25年12月・法務省入国管理局） 見直し内容（認定要件） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The same December 2013 revision relaxed the family measures: it cut the annual income needed for bringing a parent from 10,000,000 to 8,000,000 yen, allowed a parent to come for a pregnancy as well as for a child, raised the child age limit from under 3 to under 7, allowed adopted children and adoptive parents, cut the domestic-worker income threshold from 15,000,000 to 10,000,000 yen and let the spouse's income be added.
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親の帯同のための年収要件を，現行の1,000万円から800万円に引
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高度人材ポイント制の見直しについて（平成25年12月・法務省入国管理局） 見直し内容（優遇措置） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The April 2017 revision introduced what ISA called the Japanese-version green card: permanent residence after 3 years for people recognised at 70 points or more, cut from 5, and after 1 year for people at 80 points or more.
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＝「日本版高度外国人材グリーンカード」の創設
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高度人材ポイント制の見直し（永住許可申請に要する在留期間の短縮及びポイント加算措置の追加）について（平成29年4月） 永住許可申請に要する在留期間の見直し · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The same April 2017 revision added seven bonus items: 10 points for a growth-field project, 5 for investing 100,000,000 yen, 10 for a top university, 5 for the ODA training, 10 for a bachelor's degree in category (a), 5 for several master's or doctoral degrees, and 10 for JLPT N2 level.
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（１）成長分野（IT等）において所管省庁が関与する先端プロジェクトに従事する人材に対する加算 １０点
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高度人材ポイント制の見直し（永住許可申請に要する在留期間の短縮及びポイント加算措置の追加）について（平成29年4月） 新たに追加した各種加算措置 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The ISA points page lists the published revision documents as December 2013, April 2017, March 2019 and July 2021, and shows the special-bonus notice as amended on 31 March 2026; these are only the dated items that page itself points to, not a complete change history of the system.
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高度人材ポイント制の見直しについて （平成25年12月）
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ポイント評価の仕組みは？（高度人材ポイント制） N/A（改訂履歴の一覧） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA states that the Special Highly Skilled Professional system (J-Skip) was introduced on 21 April 2023, and the separate ministerial ordinance that defines its criteria took effect the same day.
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２０２３年４月２１日より導入した「特別高度人材制度（J-Skip）」
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高度人材ポイント制とは？ ※（J-Skip導入日） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2023-04-21 - An amendment that took effect on 31 March 2023 contains a transitional clause stating that the local-government support bonus items of the three tables do not apply to applications still handled under the pre-existing rules of the former special-zone ministerial order.
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この省令は、令和五年三月三十一日から施行する。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 附則（令和５年３月３１日施行） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2023-03-31 - The latest amendment to the points ordinance now in force took effect on 10 June 2024; it is a consequential ordinance accompanying the enforcement of an amendment to the Immigration Control Act.
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出入国管理及び難民認定法及び日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法の一部を改正する法律の施行に伴う法務省関係省令の整備等に関する省令
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 附則（令和６年６月１０日施行） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - Partly confirmed: The 2012 landing notice for Designated Activities highly skilled professionals was last amended in July 2016 and required 70 points on its own calculation; the ISA copy of it contains no transitional handling for holders of the old status.
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最近の改正 平成二十八年七月七日法務省告示第三百七十七号
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出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の規定に基づき高度人材外国人等に係る同法別表第一の五の表の下欄に掲げる活動を定める件（高度人材上陸告示・令和８年３月廃止） 表紙（最近の改正） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The 2012 residence guideline for highly skilled Designated Activities holders says that a person seeking renewal receives permission for a new period of stay of five years.
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新たな在留期間を五年とする許可を受けるものとする
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高度人材告示第二条の表の下欄に掲げる活動を指定されて在留する者等の在留手続の取扱いに関する指針（高度人材在留指針・令和８年３月廃止） 第三 一（在留期間の更新） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA says existing Business Manager holders cannot be refused renewal solely for failing the new standard until 16 October 2028, and its guidance says Highly Skilled Professional No. 1(c) based on business-management activity is handled the same way on renewal.
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施行後３年が経過するまで（令和１０年１０月１６日まで）の間は、新たな基準を満たさない場合でも、そのことのみをもって在留期間更新許可申請が不許可になることはありません
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在留資格「経営・管理」に係る上陸基準省令等の改正について 問１・問３（経過措置） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2025-10-16 - The permanent residence guideline revised on 1 October 2026 lists the 3-year route at 70 points, the 1-year route at 80 points and a 1-year route for Special Highly Skilled Professionals, and applies to applications filed from 1 April 2027, apart from two income and public-burden provisions that also reach pending applications filed up to six months before the revision date.
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本ガイドラインの改定は令和９年４月１日以降の申請から適用します
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永住許可に関するガイドライン（令和８年１０月１日改定） 第３ ６〜８（高度人材）／第６（適用時期） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2027-04-01 - MOFA's embassy notice explains that J-Skip lets top-level professionals qualify by education or career and income outside the points system with No. 2 after one year, while J-Find gives graduates of world top universities within five years up to two years of job hunting or startup preparation, with the two systems created together in 2023.
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その後1年間の在留をもって「高度専門職（2号）」への移行を可能とする「特別高度人材制度」を創設することとしました
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在留資格「高度専門職」及び「特定活動」に係わる法務省告示の改正等「特別高度人材制度」及び「未来創造人材制度」の創設（在コスタリカ日本国大使館掲載） 全体（制度の創設） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2023-04-21 - The English points calculation table in ISA's English leaflet is marked as revised in April 2026, and it states the minimum 3-million-yen income, the age-by-income grid and the corresponding-or-first-author wording, so it is the latest English source for the points rule.
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Revised in April, 2026
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Leaflet for English: Points Calculation Table (Revised in April, 2026) 表紙 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA's points-system Q&A is dated April 2026 in Japanese and in English, and ISA publishes no schedule for the next edition, so a rules viewer should show the April 2026 date and re-check the ISA page on the biweekly watch.
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令和８年４月時点
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 表紙 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A further amendment to the points ordinance, Ministry of Justice Ordinance No. 45 of 2025, takes effect on 1 April 2027 with the amending act on the Immigration Control Act and the Technical Intern Training Act; the only change in its text is to the definition of the application date used by the SME research-ratio bonus, and no point values change.
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法第二十二条の六第一項若しくは第六十一条の二の五第一項の規定による許可若しくは第五十条第一項の規定による許可（職権によりするものに限る。）の日（以下「申請等の日」という。）
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 令和9年4月1日施行予定版データ） 第一条第一項第一号（特別加算ハ）・附則 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2027-04-01
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- Not confirmed: The career clause counts 'years of practical experience' in the intended work and the ordinance applies its criteria as of the permission, but no ISA text says how overlapping jobs, simultaneous employers or part-time work are added up, or to which date the experience years are counted.
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ニ 従事する業務について三年以上五年未満の実務経験があること。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 第1条第1項第2号の表 職歴 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2024-06-10 - Not confirmed: ISA's Q&A gives no general rule for choosing between category (a) and (b) when duties mix; it only gives examples (research at a company laboratory under (a), a product-development engineer under (b)) and says related business founding alongside either activity is allowed.
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民間企業の研究所で研究をする活動などが認められます
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高度人材ポイント制 Ｑ＆Ａ（令和８年４月時点） 問20・問22（混在業務） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Not confirmed: The career rows of the points table apply only to practical experience in the work the applicant intends to do in Japan; the table and its notes contain no rule on overlapping or simultaneous jobs, so a calculator should not add up parallel employment periods on its own authority.
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Limited to practical experience pertaining to the work
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Points Calculation Table (English, ISA) (Note 1) · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Not confirmed: Neither the points table nor ISA's Q&A says how part-time work, career gaps or periods without employment are counted toward the career years; they are likewise unpublished.
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Limited to practical experience pertaining to the work
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Points Calculation Table (English, ISA) (Note 1) · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Not confirmed: The table counts only experience "pertaining to the work which the applicant intends to engage in", and ISA does not define how close a related but not identical field must be, so a calculator should treat only the same type of work as certain.
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Limited to practical experience pertaining to the work
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Points Calculation Table (English, ISA) (Note 1) · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Not confirmed: The income thresholds are written in yen only, and neither the ordinance, the points table nor the Q&A says which exchange rate or date converts foreign pay into yen, so that conversion is not defined by ISA.
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契約機関及び外国所属機関から受ける報酬の年額の合計が千万円以上であること
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出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索 現行版データ） 別表（年収の円建て） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Not confirmed: ISA does not state what happens to the working spouse's status if the professional fails renewal, leaves the status or changes employer; the only written link is that the spouse's permission requires living with the professional and ends with separation.
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高度専門職外国人又は特別高度人材外国人の就労する配偶者として許可を受けるためには、高度専門職外国人又は特別高度人材外国人と同居し
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在留資格「特定活動」（高度専門職外国人の就労する配偶者・特別高度人材外国人の就労する配偶者） 要件（同居の継続） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Not confirmed: The ISA guide publishes no formula for annualising part-year pay or a mid-year hire in the income item.
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年収（契約機関及び外国所属機関から受ける報酬の年額）を証す
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ポイント計算表の各項目に関する疎明資料（基本例） ③年収 · Checked on 2026-10-22