Specified Skilled Worker
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What it is
- Specified Skilled Worker (i) is the status of residence for foreigners doing work in a designated industrial field that requires considerable knowledge or experience.
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特定技能１号：特定産業分野に属する相当程度の知識又は経験を必要とする技能を要する業務に従事する外国人向けの在留資格
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 6 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Specified Skilled Worker (ii) is the status of residence for foreigners doing work in a designated industrial field that requires skilled (expert-level) ability.
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特定技能２号：特定産業分野に属する熟練した技能を要する業務に従事する外国人向けの在留資格
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 6 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The two statuses were created to take in workers with some expertise and immediate usability, only in fields that still cannot secure staff after productivity and domestic-hiring efforts; implementation began in April 2019.
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在留資格「特定技能１号」及び「特定技能２号」を創設（平成３１年４月から実施）
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 6 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2019-04-01 - Field-specific operating policies for both Specified Skilled Worker and the new Employment for Skill Development system were decided by Cabinet on 23 January 2026 and replaced the earlier field-specific policies.
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令和８年１月２３日に開催された「外国人の受入れ・秩序ある共生社会実現に関する関係閣僚会議」及び閣議において特定技能制度及び育成就労制度の分野別運用方針が決定されました
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特定技能制度に係る制度の運用に関する基本方針・分野別運用方針・運用要領 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-01-23 - The five-year cap on SSW1 is measured as total stay: the count includes time in SSW1 status without working, time abroad on a re-entry permit, and any time in the 'Designated Activities' status used to prepare for a switch to SSW1; only limited periods (unavoidable inability to re-enter, maternity or childcare leave, sick or injury leave) are left out, and only when approved on application.
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「特定技能１号」への移行を希望する場合の在留資格「特定活動」の在留期間についても含まれます
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通算在留期間（特定技能制度） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Time spent job-hunting after losing a job or on a temporary visit home still counts toward the five-year limit, according to the information accepting organisations must give workers who quit.
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転職活動等を行う期間や一時帰国の期間も５年に含まれること
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第7章第4節 受入れ困難時の届出 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - 'Satisfactorily completed Technical Intern Training (ii)' means finishing at least two years and ten months and either passing the grade-3 skill test (or the equivalent practical exam), or, without passing it, being recognised as satisfactorily completed through the host company's written evaluation.
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「技能実習２号を良好に修了している」とは、技能実習を２年１０か月以上修了し
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第4章第1節（3）技能水準 留意事項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Skill and Japanese levels required at the end of Employment for Skill Development are the same as those required for Specified Skilled Worker (i), so completers move on with matching standards.
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育成就労終了時及び特定技能１号に求められる技能水準及び日本語能力水準は同等である。
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 8 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The support plan consists of ten support items set by ministerial ordinance, including pre-departure guidance, airport transfers, housing, orientation, Japanese study, consultation, social exchange and job-change help.
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省令で定められた１０項目
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 12 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - As of end of June 2026 there were 11,456 registered support organisations, and as of December 2025 there were 62,996 accepting organisations.
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登録支援機関数（令和８年６月末現在：速報値） 11,456 特定技能所属機関数（令和７年１２月末現在：速報値） 62,996
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 23 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - At end of June 2026 there were 425,961 Specified Skilled Worker (i) residents and 18,295 Specified Skilled Worker (ii) residents, 444,256 in total (preliminary).
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特定技能在留外国人数 ４４４，２５６人
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slides 6, 23 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The Immigration Control Act lets the Minister of Justice temporarily stop issuing certificates for a field once the responsible ministry asks, based on the field policy, when enough workers have been secured.
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法務大臣は、前項の規定による求めがあつたときは、分野別運用方針に基づき、一時的に在留資格認定証明書の交付の停止の措置をとるものとする。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法 第7条の2第3項・第4項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - Bilateral memoranda of cooperation aimed at keeping out malicious brokers have been signed with 17 countries.
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署名状況（１７か国）
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 19 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The MHLW nursing-care specified skills test (skills) is a computer-based test of 45 questions in 60 minutes (40 written, 5 practical-style), sat in the local language and held in principle every month; candidates must be 17 or older.
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試験時間 60 分 問題数 45 問
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「介護特定技能評価試験(技能)」試験実施要領（厚生労働省） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The nursing-care skills test result notice is valid for ten years from the test date, and the pass line is not a fixed percentage: MHLW sets it after adjusting for question difficulty on advice of care experts; the test is held in MOC countries where the JFT-Basic environment is ready, and in Japan.
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結果通知書の有効期限は、受験日から 10 年後とする
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「介護特定技能評価試験(技能)」試験実施要領（厚生労働省） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A deposit means any money or property of the worker or relatives being held under any name, and a penalty contract means any contract fixing damages for breach or other unjust transfer of money, such as fees for resigning, consulting a labour office or going out without permission; the rule covers brokers at home and abroad and relatives or close contacts.
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「保証金の徴収」とは、名目のいかんを問わず、金銭その他の財産を管理されることをいい
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運用要領別冊 １号特定技能外国人支援に関する運用要領（法務省） 第2（1）【留意事項】 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - In the building cleaning field the Japanese evidence listed for SSW2 is JLPT N3 or above, accepted only where the result is judged to be at least CEFR B1 equivalent; the manual says B1 or above becomes the SSW2 requirement from 1 April 2027, with handling to be announced separately.
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ＣＥＦＲのＢ１相当以上を判定された場合に限る
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運用要領別冊 特定の分野に係る特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（ビルクリーニング分野） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA sets no cap on fees paid to overseas agencies; instead the worker must understand and agree to the amount and itemised breakdown paid to a foreign intermediary or for preparation abroad, and the employer is encouraged to bear all or part of sending costs such as pre-departure training and fares in line with the sending country’s rules.
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その額及び内訳を十分に理解して当該機関との間で合意している
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運用要領別冊 １号特定技能外国人支援に関する運用要領（法務省） 第2（1） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Aviation skills tests for both SSW1 and SSW2 are run under MLIT Civil Aviation Bureau implementation guidelines (ground handling: one guideline for both; aircraft maintenance: separate SSW1 and SSW2 guidelines), with test information published by the Japan Aeronautical Engineers' Association; the SSW2 tests need an extra form at application (a skills-progress sheet for ground handling, a pledge for aircraft maintenance).
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公益社団法人日本航空技術協会 ＨＰ：
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特定技能制度（航空分野）（国土交通省航空局） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Shipbuilding and marine industry SSW1 and SSW2 tests follow MLIT implementation guidelines (the SSW2 one last revised in August 2024), and the schedule and application information is posted by the Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK).
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試験実施情報については、一般財団法人日本海事協会のHPにて随時掲載しています
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特定技能制度（造船・舶用工業分野）（国土交通省海事局） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Forestry's Specified Skilled Worker skills test is the forestry skills measurement test (forestry specified skills evaluation test), run under the Forestry Agency's implementation guideline of October 2024; application method and schedule are on the page of the test operator, the Forestry Skills Improvement Center, and the page's all-fields Japanese test link points to the Japan Foundation basic-level test.
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林業技能測定試験(林業特定技能評価試験)
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林業分野における外国人材の受入れ（特定技能・育成就労）（林野庁） · Checked on 2026-10-22
Who qualifies
- In industrial products manufacturing only three work categories - machine and metal processing, electrical and electronic equipment assembly, and metal surface treatment - can move to Specified Skilled Worker (ii).
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工業製品製造業の特定技能２号は、機械金属加工、電気電子機器組立て及び金属表面処理の業務区分のみ対象
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 6 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Sick or injury leave is excluded from the five-year count only if it lasts more than one continuous month and is in principle one year or less (up to three years for work-related injuries), during which no Specified Skilled Worker (i) activity was possible.
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病気・怪我による休業期間が原則１年以下（労災による病気・怪我に起因する休業の場合はその事情に鑑み、休業期間が３年以下）であり
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通算在留期間（特定技能制度） · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Maternity and childcare leave are excluded from the five-year count; maternity leave is six weeks before birth (14 for multiples) and eight weeks after, and childcare leave runs until the child is one year old (extendable).
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労働基準法に基づく産前産後休業（産前６週間（多胎妊娠の場合は１４週間）・産後８週間）
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通算在留期間（特定技能制度） · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A worker who failed a Specified Skilled Worker (ii) evaluation exam can stay for a total of six years if they scored at least 80% of the pass mark on every required exam, promise to keep studying and to leave if they fail again, and the employer will keep them and support exam preparation.
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一定の要件を満たすものについては、５年を超えて在留することについて相当の理由があると認められる場合に該当し、通算在留期間が６年となります
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通算在留期間（特定技能制度） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2025-09-30 - A person who stayed abroad on a re-entry permit but could not return because of unavoidable circumstances can have that period excluded; the manual says to apply around three months before the five-year limit.
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再入国許可により出国（みなし再入国許可による出国を含む。）したものの、新型コロナウイルス感染症の感染拡大防止のための上陸を拒否する措置などのやむを得ない事情により再入国することができなかった期間
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第4章第1節（6）通算在留期間 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - For Specified Skilled Worker (i), the Japanese-language standard is a level that allows some everyday conversation without difficulty plus the Japanese needed for the specific job, proven by an exam or another evaluation method set for each field.
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ある程度の日常会話ができ、生活に支障がない程度の能力を有することを基本としつつ、特定産業分野ごとに業務上必要な日本語能力水準
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第4章第1節（4）日本語能力 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - An ISA notice says a JFT-Basic pass at A2.2 or A1 satisfies the Japanese requirement of applications for Specified Skilled Worker (i) or Employment for Skill Development in place of JLPT N4 or N5, and the test is normally held several times a month at 11 places in Japan.
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ＪＦＴ-Ｂａｓｉｃは、基本的に全国11か所で毎月複数回実施されています
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JLPT（N4・N5）受験申込みを検討中の方へ JFT-Basicの活用をお勧めします · Checked on 2026-10-23 - The skill level for Specified Skilled Worker (i) is checked by a field-specific skill exam, and Technical Intern Training (ii) completers are exempt from the exam.
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試験等で確認（技能実習２号を修了した外国人は試験等免除）
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 6 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For Specified Skilled Worker (ii), the applicant must prove the skilled ability required for the work by an exam or other evaluation method set in each field's operating policy.
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従事しようとする業務に必要な「熟練した技能」を有していることが試験その他の評価方法により証明されていることを求めるものです
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第4章第2節（3）技能水準 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Specified Skilled Worker (ii) cannot be reached automatically after (i); it requires passing the skill evaluation, but a person who passes can obtain (ii) without first holding (i).
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よって、「特定技能１号」を経れば自動的に「特定技能２号」に移行できるわけではありません。
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特定技能制度に関するよくある質問（Q&A） Q12 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Nursing care requires an additional nursing-care Japanese evaluation test even for most technical-intern completers; only those who completed nursing-care technical training are exempt.
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介護分野において証明を求めることとしている介護日本語評価試験の合格については、介護職種・介護作業の技能実習２号を良好に修了した者を除き、試験免除されないことに留意願います
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第4章第1節（4）日本語能力 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - No educational background is required for Specified Skilled Worker (i), according to the operating manual.
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学歴については、特に基準は設けられていません
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第4章第1節（1）年齢 留意事項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The passport must be issued by a government that cooperates in enforcing deportation orders; Iran is the only government currently excluded under the notice.
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イラン・イスラム共和国を除いた国の政府又は同条に定める地域の権限ある機関とする
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第4章第1節（5）退去強制令書 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A technical intern who finishes Technical Intern Training (ii) satisfactorily and whose skills relate to the new work is exempt from the skill and Japanese tests.
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当該修了している技能実習において修得した技能が、従事しようとする業務において要する技能と関連性が認められる場合にあっては、ハ及びニに該当することを要しない
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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（上陸基準省令） 第1号 ただし書 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-04-01 - A person still in the middle of a technical internship plan generally cannot change to Specified Skilled Worker; only completers (or those with unavoidable circumstances, after consulting the immigration bureau) can.
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技能実習中の者（計画の途中にあるものに限られ、当該計画を修了したものを除く。）は、原則として「特定技能」への在留資格変更は認められません
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第4章第3節（4）留意事項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Switching jobs is allowed within the same work category or between categories whose skill levels are confirmed as common by exams.
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「同一の業務区分内又は試験等によりその技能水準の共通性が確認されている業務区分間」としています
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特定技能制度に関するよくある質問（Q&A） Q13 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The employer and its officers must not have committed improper acts concerning immigration or labour laws within five years before signing the contract.
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特定技能雇用契約の締結の日前五年以内に出入国又は労働に関する法令に関し不正又は著しく不当な行為をしていないこと
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出入国管理及び難民認定法 第2条の5第4項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - Employers cannot charge foreign workers deposit, key-money, agency, renewal or early-cancellation fees for rented housing; the rent charged (management fees included) may not exceed the rent divided by the number of Specified Skilled Workers living there.
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敷金・礼金・保証金・仲介手数料・更新手数料・途中解約金等は含まないため、特定技能外国人に負担させることはできません
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第4章第1節（8）費用負担 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - There is no headcount cap per employer for Specified Skilled Worker (i), except in nursing care and construction.
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人数枠なし（介護分野、建設分野を除く）
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 9 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Dispatch employment is allowed only in agriculture and fishery, and employee-on-loan transfers only in aviation and railways.
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特定技能制度及び育成就労制度における労働者派遣は、農業分野及び漁業分野のみ認められる。
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 8 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Accepting organisations must join their field's council before filing residence applications.
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特定技能所属機関は在留諸申請の前に必ず構成員となる必要があります
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特定技能制度に関するよくある質問（Q&A） Q14 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Family members may accompany a Specified Skilled Worker (ii) as dependants, but not a Specified Skilled Worker (i).
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「特定技能２号」では、家族の帯同（在留資格「家族滞在」）が認められますが、「特定技能１号」では、家族の帯同は認められません。
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特定技能制度に関するよくある質問（Q&A） Q9 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - As an exception, a spouse or child already in Japan in dependant status (for example of a student who becomes an SSW1) or a child born in Japan to two SSW1 holders may be allowed to switch to 'Designated Activities'.
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既に「家族滞在」の在留資格で本邦に在留している配偶者や子どもについては、特に人道上の配慮が必要であるとして、在留資格「特定活動」への変更が認められる場合があります
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特定技能制度に関するよくある質問（Q&A） Q9 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Time as a Specified Skilled Worker (ii) counts toward the work-status years needed for permanent residence, but time as SSW1 or technical intern does not.
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「特定技能２号」の在留資格で日本にいる期間は就労資格として在留している期間に含まれるため、「永住者」の在留資格へ変更することが可能です
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特定技能制度に関するよくある質問（Q&A） Q10 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Specified Skilled Worker (ii) is not subject to the support obligation.
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※特定技能２号については、支援義務がない。
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 12 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - If an accepting organisation outsources the entire support plan to a registered support organisation, it is deemed to meet the support-system requirement; the registered organisation cannot subcontract the work again.
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登録支援機関は、委託を受けた支援業務の実施を更に委託することはできない。
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 12 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A Specified Skilled Worker (ii) must do work different from interns and SSW1 workers, such as instruction, management or independent expert work, and normally guide at least the number of people set for each field.
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通常従事する業務が、技能実習生又は１号特定技能外国人の業務と同一であってはならず、指導業務、管理業務、又は自らの判断で専門的・技術的業務を行うとともに
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第3章第2節 留意事項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The contract must set the foreign worker's scheduled working hours equal to those of regular employees of the employer.
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外国人の所定労働時間が、特定技能所属機関に雇用される通常の労働者の所定労働時間と同等であること。
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特定技能雇用契約及び一号特定技能外国人支援計画の基準等を定める省令 第1条第2号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - The employer must not treat the worker differently because of nationality in pay, training or use of welfare facilities.
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外国人であることを理由として、報酬の決定、教育訓練の実施、福利厚生施設の利用その他の待遇について、差別的な取扱いをしていないこと
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特定技能雇用契約及び一号特定技能外国人支援計画の基準等を定める省令 第1条第4号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - The 'Designated Activities' bridging status for moving to Specified Skilled Worker (i) is not available to people whose cumulative SSW1 stay already exceeds four years and six months.
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在留資格「特定技能１号」として在留していた通算在留期間が４年６月を超える方は対象となりません
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特定技能関係の特定活動（「特定技能１号」への移行を希望する場合） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Nursing care has one work category (personal care such as bathing, meal and toileting assistance). SSW1 applicants must pass the nursing-care specified skills evaluation test (skills) or an equivalent, show Japanese at level A2.2 or above of the Japanese-language reference framework, and pass the separate nursing-care Japanese evaluation test; employment must be direct.
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介護特定技能評価試験（技能）相当以上の水準と認められるもの
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙1 介護分野 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Nursing care is not open to Specified Skilled Worker (ii): skilled care workers are expected to qualify as certified care workers and stay in the separate Nursing-care status instead.
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特定技能２号での受入れは行いません
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運用要領別冊 特定の分野に係る特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（介護分野） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - In nursing care, SSW1 workers may be assigned to home-visit services only if they completed the beginner care-worker training and, as a rule, have at least one year of experience at a care facility; exceptions below one year require Japanese around JLPT N2 and a long accompanied-visit period.
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介護事業所等での実務経験が１年以上ある１号特定技能外国人
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運用要領別冊 特定の分野に係る特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（介護分野） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Building cleaning has one work category (interior cleaning of buildings other than homes). SSW1 needs the building-cleaning SSW1 evaluation test; SSW2 needs the SSW2 test or Grade-1 skills certification plus at least two years as a site-managing supervisor of several cleaners; the employing business office must hold a prefectural building-cleaning registration.
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ビルクリーニング分野特定技能１号評価試験
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運用要領別冊 特定の分野に係る特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（ビルクリーニング分野） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Linen supply (added January 2026) has one work category and only an SSW1 test; the accepting facility must be certified under an industry hygiene standard, and SSW2 is not available in this field.
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リネンサプライ分野においては、特定技能２号での受入れを行うことはできません
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運用要領別冊 特定の分野に係る特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（リネンサプライ分野） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Manufacturing SSW2 requires the manufacturing SSW2 evaluation test for the category (or the listed Grade-1 trade tests) together with Business Career Examination Grade 3 in production management, plus practical experience in a manufacturing workplace in Japan doing work that requires judging for oneself; Japanese must be B1 or above.
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自らの判断で業務を遂行できる能力を要する業務に従事した実務経験を要件とする
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙4 工業製品製造業分野 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Construction has three work categories (civil engineering, building, lifeline and equipment); SSW1 is proved by the construction SSW1 test for the category or Grade-3 trade tests, SSW2 by the SSW2 test or Grade-1 trade tests plus experience as a team leader directing other construction workers; the employer needs a Construction Business Act licence.
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建設業法（昭和 24 年法律第 100 号）第３条の許可を受けていること
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙5 建設分野 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Construction employers must register themselves and each SSW1 worker in the Construction Career Up System (CCUS), obtain MLIT certification of a construction SSW1 acceptance plan with planned pay, safety and skills training, join the designated contractors body, pay at least the pay of Japanese workers of equal skill with raises, and have no construction-law supervisory sanction in the five years before applying.
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特定技能所属機関は、当該機関及び受け入れる特定技能外国人を建設キャリアアップシステムに登録すること
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙5 建設分野 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Shipbuilding and marine industry has three work categories (shipbuilding, marine machinery, marine electrical and electronic equipment), each with its own SSW1 test or Grade-3 trade tests; SSW2 needs the matching SSW2 test or Grade-1 tests plus experience as a supervisor directing several workers.
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複数の作業員を指揮・命令・管理する監督者としての実務経験を要件とする
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙6 造船・舶用工業分野 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Automobile maintenance has two work categories (vehicle maintenance, body repair); SSW1 uses the category SSW1 test or the Grade-3 mechanic certification, SSW2 uses the SSW2 test or Grade-2 mechanic certification plus experience at a certified garage (holders of the Grade-2 or body and electronic-control mechanic certificates are exempt from the experience requirement); the employer itself must be a certified garage under the Road Transport Vehicle Act.
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特定技能所属機関は、認証工場であること
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙7 自動車整備分野 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Aviation has two work categories (airport ground handling, aircraft maintenance), each with its own aviation SSW1 evaluation test; the SSW2 skill level is the aviation SSW2 test for each category, and for aircraft maintenance the table also lists aviation mechanic licences (first- or second-class aircraft or line maintenance mechanic, aircraft workshop mechanic).
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航空分野特定技能１号評価試験（空港グラ
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙8 航空分野 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Accommodation has one work category (front desk, planning and publicity, guest service, restaurant service); SSW1 and SSW2 each need the accommodation evaluation test, SSW2 also needs experience supervising staff, and the employer must hold a hotel or inn licence under the Inns and Hotels Act and must not use workers at establishments covered by the entertainment-business law or for hostess-type service.
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旅館業法第３条第１項の旅館・ホテル営業の許可を受けていること
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙9 宿泊分野 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Road transport has three SSW1-only work categories (truck, taxi, bus driver); each needs the category SSW1 test plus a Japanese driving licence (first class for trucks, second class for taxi and bus), and taxi and bus drivers must also complete new-driver training; there is no SSW2.
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「自動車運送業分野特定技能 1 号評価試験（トラック）」及び「第一種運転免
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運用要領別冊 特定の分野に係る特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（自動車運送業分野） · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Road transport employers must run a road-transport or freight-forwarding business, hold a driver-workplace environment certification (or, for trucking, a safety-excellence rating), join the MLIT council, and, for taxi and bus, give the new-driver training themselves.
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特定技能所属機関は、道路運送法（昭和 26 年法律第 183 号）第２条第２項に
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙10 自動車運送業分野 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Railways has six SSW1-only work categories (track maintenance, electrical equipment maintenance, rolling-stock maintenance, rolling-stock manufacturing, station and transport staff, station and train cleaning), each with its own railway SSW1 test; Japanese is A2.2 except for station and transport staff, which needs B1.
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運輸係員（ポイント操作
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙11 鉄道分野 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Logistics warehouse (added January 2026, operation starting when ready) has one work category, in-warehouse receiving, storage and similar tasks; applicants need the warehouse SSW1 test and A2.2 Japanese, and the employer must be a registered warehouse operator, a contractor working in such an operator's warehouse, or a licensed freight carrier doing warehouse work, and must use a system covering receiving, inventory and shipping management.
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物流倉庫分野特定技能１号評価試験
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙12 物流倉庫分野 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Agriculture has two work categories (crop farming, livestock farming), each with an agriculture SSW1 test; SSW2 needs the matching SSW2 test and either foreman experience directing staff or other farm work experience; direct hire and worker dispatch are both allowed, and a direct-hire employer needs six months of experience employing workers (or equivalent).
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農業特定技能１号評価試験
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙13 農業分野 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Fishery has two work categories (fishing, aquaculture), each with its own SSW1 and SSW2 test; SSW2 needs experience as a deputy to the operation leader or as a supervisor on a registered fishing vessel or at an aquaculture site; direct hire and dispatch (including seafarer dispatch through approved intermediaries) are allowed.
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１号漁業特定技能評価試験（漁
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙14 漁業分野 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Food and beverage manufacturing (alcohol excluded) has two work categories, food and beverage manufacturing and seafood processing, each with its own SSW1 and SSW2 test; SSW2 needs experience managing the process while directing several employees, and employers must give the worker a written career-plan image before the contract.
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複数の従業員を指導しながら作業に従事し、工程を管理する者としての実務経験を要件とする
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙15 飲食料品製造業分野 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Food service has one work category (cooking, customer service and store management); SSW1 needs the food-service SSW1 test (or the medical/welfare facility meal-production specialist exam), SSW2 needs the SSW2 test and recent experience as a sub-manager directing part-timers at a licensed restaurant; employers may not use workers at businesses under the entertainment-business law (except licensed hotels and inns), at sex-related businesses, or for hostess-type service.
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特定技能所属機関は、特定技能外国人に対して、接待を行わせないこと
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙16 外食業分野 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Forestry has one work category (afforestation and timber production) and an SSW1 route through either the forestry specified skills evaluation test or the Grade-3 forestry skills test; there is no SSW2 in this field.
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② 技能検定（林業職種）３級
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙17 林業分野 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Wood industry has one work category (sawmilling, plywood and laminated timber processing) tested by the wood industry SSW1 evaluation test, with A2.2 Japanese; the field policy sets requirements for SSW1 only, with no Specified Skilled Worker (ii) route, and the worksite must carry on certain industries of the Japan Standard Industrial Classification.
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木材産業特定技能１号評価試験
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙18 木材産業分野 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Resource recycling (added January 2026, operation starting when ready) has one work category, intermediate treatment of waste, tested by the resource recycling SSW1 evaluation test with A2.2 Japanese; employers must fall under the listed waste-disposal business types and join the Minister of the Environment's council; no Specified Skilled Worker (ii) route exists.
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資源循環分野特定技能１号評価試験
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙19 資源循環分野 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A TITP No. 2 completer whose training occupation is not related to the intended SSW1 work (no counterpart in the mapping table) must pass the skills test of the new field, while the Japanese-language proof is still treated as satisfied by the completion itself.
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従事しようとする業務と技能実習２号の職種・作業に関連性が認められない場合は、技能の証明のために技能試験の合格が求められますが
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特定技能制度に関するＱ＆Ａ（出入国在留管理庁） Q50 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Because a TITP No. 3 completer has spent about five years in Japan (a No. 2 completer about three), the pay for a specified skilled worker coming from TITP must be set above the pay at TITP completion and be comparable with Japanese workers who have roughly five (or three) years of experience.
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技能実習２号修了者であればおおむね３年間、技能実習３号修了者であればおおむね５年間
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） 第5章第1節第1（3）【留意事項】 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - The accepting organisation must not have dismissed workers who did the same kind of work as the foreign worker in the year before signing the employment contract, nor afterwards; exempt cases are retirement at the mandatory age, dismissal for the worker’s own serious fault, a fixed-term contract not renewed for justified reasons, and voluntary resignation.
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特定技能雇用契約の締結の日前一年以内又はその締結の日以後に、当該特定技能雇用契約において外国人が従事することとされている業務と同種の業務に従事していた労働者
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特定技能雇用契約及び一号特定技能外国人支援計画の基準等を定める省令 第2条第1項第2号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The employer must not have caused a foreign worker to go missing through its own fault, such as unpaid wages or a failure to carry out the support plan, in the year before the contract or at any time after it; a single case is enough to fail the standard, and missing technical interns are counted too.
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外国人の行方不明者を発生させていないこと
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特定技能雇用契約及び一号特定技能外国人支援計画の基準等を定める省令 第2条第1項第3号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - If the foreign worker cannot afford the trip home after the employment contract ends, the employer must pay the travel cost and arrange a smooth departure; the manual adds that the employer may not build up a return-fare fund by deducting from wages.
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外国人が特定技能雇用契約の終了後の帰国に要する旅費を負担することができないときは
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特定技能雇用契約及び一号特定技能外国人支援計画の基準等を定める省令 第1条第2項第1号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - When a foreign worker wants to go home temporarily, the employment contract must provide the necessary paid leave, and the manual treats refusing or penalising such leave as a possible breach of the standard unless the business truly cannot spare the worker.
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外国人が一時帰国を希望した場合には、必要な有給休暇を取得させるものとしていること
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特定技能雇用契約及び一号特定技能外国人支援計画の基準等を定める省令 第1条第1項第5号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The organisation must obey labour, social insurance and tax laws, which in practice means paying labour insurance, health and pension insurance (or national health insurance and pension for sole proprietors) and national and local taxes; arrears can be cured by paying on ISA guidance, and arrears of resident tax withheld from the worker do not count as compliance.
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労働、社会保険及び租税に関する法令の規定を遵守していること
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特定技能雇用契約及び一号特定技能外国人支援計画の基準等を定める省令 第2条第1項第1号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Transport support covers picking the worker up at the airport or port on arrival and taking them to the workplace or home, and on departure going all the way to the security checkpoint and confirming the worker enters; the actual cost of this transport is an employer cost, and temporary home visits are not covered.
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保安検査場の前まで同行し、入
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運用要領別冊 １号特定技能外国人支援に関する運用要領（法務省） 第2（2） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - An organisation may run the support itself only if it has either handled mid- to long-term residents in work-type statuses properly in the past two years or has staff with two years of life-counselling experience, and names a support manager and a support officer per workplace who are neutral (not the worker’s supervisor) and have no disqualifying record; the officer must be able to use a language the worker understands.
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過去二年間に法別表第一の一の表、二の表及び五の表の上欄の在留資格
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特定技能雇用契約及び一号特定技能外国人支援計画の基準等を定める省令 第2条第2項第1号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The spouse and children of a Specified Skilled Worker (ii) can stay under the Dependant status, which is granted for a period of up to five years; the status list on the ISA page does not include Specified Skilled Worker (i), so family of Specified Skilled Worker (i) holders cannot use it.
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技能、特定技能２号、三の表の文化活動又はこの表の留学の在留資格をもって在留する者の扶養を受ける配偶者又は子として行う日常的な活動
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在留資格「家族滞在」（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Domestic skills and Japanese tests can be taken by foreigners who hold a residence status in Japan, including short-term visitors, but not by overstayers or by nationals of countries that do not cooperate in executing deportation orders; passing a test does not guarantee the status or a visa, and people may sit tests in a neighbouring country if their own country has none.
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国内試験を受験できるのは在留資格を有して本邦に在留中の外国人であり
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） 第4章第1節（3）・（4） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - In nursing care, graduates of certified care-worker training schools are exempt from the skills test, the Japanese test and the nursing-care Japanese test, as are EPA care-worker candidates who completed at least 3 years 10 months of the 4-year programme and scored at least half the pass mark on the latest national exam in every subject group.
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合格基準点の５割以上の得点であること及びすべての試験科目群で得
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運用要領別冊 特定の分野に係る特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（介護分野） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - An ISA notice says that applicants for Specified Skilled Worker (i) or Employment for Skill Development who were planning to sit JLPT N4 or N5 can meet the Japanese-language requirement with a JFT-Basic pass at A2.2 or A1 instead.
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「特定技能１号」又は「育成就労」の在留申請において、 JLPTのN4やN5を 受けようとしている方は、両制度の創設にあわせて開発されたＪＦＴ-Ｂａｓｉｃ（国際 交流基金日本語基礎テスト）のＡ2.2やＡ１の合格によっても要件を満たしますの で
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JLPT（N4・N5）の受験申込みを考えている方、受入れ機関の皆様へ（JFT-Basicの活用） · Checked on 2026-10-23
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- The total time spent in Specified Skilled Worker (i) status must in principle not reach five years, or six years where there is a reasonable ground to stay beyond five.
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が通算して五年（当該在留資格をもって五年を超えて在留することについて相当の理由がある場合にあっては、六年）に達していないこと
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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（上陸基準省令） 第1号 第1号ヘ · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-04-01 - The general Japanese level for Specified Skilled Worker (i) is A2.2 or above on the Japanese-language reference framework, confirmed by exam; completers of Technical Intern Training (ii) are exempt, and nursing care, bus/taxi driving and railway station staff have separate requirements.
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試験（A2.2相当以上）で確認（技能実習２号修了者は免除）
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 6 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The applicant must be at least 18 years old; those under 18 may apply for the certificate of eligibility but must be 18 on landing.
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外国人が１８歳未満であっても、在留資格認定証明書交付申請を行うことは可能ですが、日本に上陸する時点においては、１８歳以上でなければなりません
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第4章第1節（1）年齢 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The pay for a Specified Skilled Worker must be equal to or higher than what a Japanese person doing the same work would be paid.
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外国人に対する報酬の額が日本人が従事する場合の報酬の額と同等以上であること。
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特定技能雇用契約及び一号特定技能外国人支援計画の基準等を定める省令 第1条第3号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - Support staff must meet with the foreign worker and his or her supervisor at least once every three months.
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「定期的な面談」とは、３か月に１回以上の頻度で行うものをいいます。
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第5章第2節第2（6）面談 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The Cabinet set the overall acceptance forecast (planned intake figure) for Specified Skilled Worker (i) at 805,700 people for the period through the end of March 2029.
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現在の受入れ見込数は、令和８年１月23日に閣議決定（令和11年３月までの受入れ見込数）
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特定技能１号の分野ごとの受入れ見込数や在留者数等（令和８年７月末時点・速報値） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-01-23 - The per-field acceptance caps include 126,900 for nursing care, 199,500 for industrial products manufacturing, 133,500 for food and beverage manufacturing and 50,000 for food service.
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受入れ見込数 126,900 32,200 4,300 199,500 76,000 23,400 9,400 4,900 14,800 22,100 2,900 11,400
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特定技能１号の分野ごとの受入れ見込数や在留者数等（令和８年７月末時点・速報値） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-01-23 - A renewal application is treated as having no reasonable ground when the applicant's cumulative Specified Skilled Worker (i) stay has already reached five years (or six years where justified).
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同条第三項の相当の理由がないものとする
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出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第21条の2 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-10-01 - In nursing care the number of SSW1 workers at a workplace cannot exceed the number of full-time care staff who are Japanese or equivalent (care-worker EPA graduates, Nursing-care status holders, permanent residents and similar); technical interns, EPA candidates and students are not counted.
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１号特定技能外国人の人数枠は、事業所単位で、日本人等の常勤の介護職員の総数を超えないこととされています
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運用要領別冊 特定の分野に係る特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（介護分野） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For construction SSW2 the required leader experience is counted through the Construction Career Up System: working days as foreman plus team leader at the level-3 standard of the trade, or at least three years (645 working days) where no standard exists; a level-3 CCUS competence result notice can replace the evidence form.
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３年（勤務日数６４５日）以上であること
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運用要領別冊 特定の分野に係る特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（建設分野） · Checked on 2026-10-23 - In construction the total number of SSW1 workers cannot exceed the employer’s number of full-time regular staff, counting neither SSW1 workers nor technical interns; and the pay must be a monthly salary system so that it does not vary with the construction season.
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１号特定技能外国人の総数が常勤の職員（１号特定技能外国人及び技能実習生
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運用要領別冊 特定の分野に係る特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（建設分野） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - In road transport the Japanese standard is A2.2 for truck drivers but B1 for taxi and bus drivers (JLPT N3 counts only if judged as CEFR B1 or above); A2.2 is accepted for taxi and bus only if the work is not chartered bus driving, a learning plan towards B1 is made and a Japanese supporter rides along (single crewing is allowed on island or peninsula bus routes with municipal consent).
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「日本語教育の参照枠」Ｂ１相当以上（「日本語教育の参照枠」Ａ2.2 相当で
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運用要領別冊 特定の分野に係る特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（自動車運送業分野） · Checked on 2026-10-23 - The foreign worker’s scheduled hours must equal those of the organisation’s regular full-time employees, where full time means in principle five or more working days a week, at least 217 days a year and at least 30 hours a week; part-timers and casual workers are not the comparison group.
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原則、労働日数が週５日以上かつ年間２１７日以上であって、かつ、週労働時間が３０時間以上であることをいいます
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） 第5章第1節第1（2） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Pre-contract guidance, given in person or by video call in a language the worker understands (mail or e-mail alone is not enough), needs about three hours in practice, and a session under one hour is not considered properly done even when a technical intern stays with the same employer.
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事前ガイダンスで情報提供する事項を十分に理解するために
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運用要領別冊 １号特定技能外国人支援に関する運用要領（法務省） 第2（1） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The life orientation after arrival or after a status change should take at least eight hours so the worker really understands daily life, procedures, consultation contacts, medical care, disaster and crime prevention and legal protection; a shorter session is acceptable only for people whose living environment has not changed.
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少なくとも８時間以上行うことが必要と考えられます
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運用要領別冊 １号特定技能外国人支援に関する運用要領（法務省） 第2（4） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Permanent residence in general needs ten years of continuous stay including at least five years in a work or resident status, but technical intern and SSW1 time do not count as work status and SSW1 lasts five years at most, so PR from SSW1 is hard; time in SSW2 does count, so PR becomes possible from SSW2.
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引き続き１０年以上本邦に在留していること。ただし、この期間のうち、就労資格（在留資格「技能実習」及び「特定技能１号」を除く。）又は居住資格をもって引き続き５年以上在留していることを要する
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特定技能制度に関するＱ＆Ａ（出入国在留管理庁） Q10 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The second-class driving licence needed for taxi and bus work requires the applicant to be 21 or older with three or more years of qualifying licence holding (overseas driving history counts), and converting a foreign licence needs proof of at least three months’ stay in the issuing country after obtaining it.
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外国免許を受けた後、当該外国免許の取得年月日から起算して、当該外国等に滞在していた期間が通算して３か月以上であることを証明する書類
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運用要領別冊 特定の分野に係る特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（自動車運送業分野） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - At the end of July 2026 only food service was close to its SSW1 cap (98.6% of 50,000); the next highest fill rates were food and beverage manufacturing at 76.3%, construction 68.9%, nursing care 64.2%, agriculture 61.3%, aviation 57.6% and automobile maintenance 56.7%, with the overall total at 53.6% of 805,700.
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61.3% 33.7% 76.3% 98.6% 2.1% 2.2% - 53.6%
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特定技能１号の受入れ見込数及び在留者数について（令和８年７月末時点・速報値） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-07-31
Periods
- Under the Immigration Control Act enforcement regulation, a Specified Skilled Worker (i) is granted a period of stay designated individually by the Minister of Justice within a maximum of three years.
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法別表第一の二の表の特定技能の項の下欄第一号に掲げる活動を行う者にあつては、三年を超えない範囲内で法務大臣が個々の外国人について指定する期間
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出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別表第二 特定技能の項 第一号 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-10-01 - A Specified Skilled Worker (ii) is granted a stay period of three years, two years, one year or six months, and renewals are unlimited in number.
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法別表第一の二の表の特定技能の項の下欄第二号に掲げる活動を行う者にあつては、三年、二年、一年又は六月
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出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別表第二 特定技能の項 第二号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - There is no cap on the cumulative stay in Specified Skilled Worker (ii), whereas for (i) the cumulative stay must in principle be within five years.
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在留資格「特定技能２号」については、通算在留期間に上限はありませんが、在留資格「特定技能１号」については、通算在留期間が原則５年以内でなければなりません。
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通算在留期間（特定技能制度） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A registered support organisation's registration is valid for five years and must be renewed.
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前項の登録は、五年ごとにその更新を受けなければ、その期間の経過によつて、その効力を失う。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法 第19条の23第2項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - A worker who cannot gather documents in time can get a 6-month 'Designated Activities' status that allows work at the future employer; it can be renewed once only for unavoidable reasons and counts toward the five-year limit.
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付与する在留期間を「６月」（従前は「４月」）とし、 在留期間の更新については、 やむを得ない事情があると認められる場合に、１回限り認められます。
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特定技能関係の特定活動（「特定技能１号」への移行を希望する場合） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2024-01-09 - Workers who lost their job for unavoidable reasons can get a one-year 'Designated Activities' (work-support) status until they pass the tests, renewable up to twice in certain cases.
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※本特定活動の在留期間は１年であり、一定の場合に限り、２回まで更新が可能です。
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やむを得ない事情により活動継続が困難な場合（「特定活動」（就労継続支援）） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For Specified Skilled Worker (i), ISA gives no fixed list of stay lengths: the Minister of Justice designates a period for each person individually, up to three years (Specified Skilled Worker (ii), by contrast, has the fixed set of three years, two years, one year or six months).
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法務大臣が個々に指定する期間（３年を超えない範囲）
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在留資格「特定技能」（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Because Specified Skilled Worker (i) stay is in principle limited to five years in total, the period actually granted depends on the applicant's cumulative stay, so the period requested may not be granted.
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申請人の通算在留期間によっては、希望する在留期間が付与されない場合があります
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在留資格「特定技能」（出入国在留管理庁） (注2) · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Monitoring items for the memoranda: Nepal and Myanmar renewed for five years from 1 April 2024, while Indonesia’s memorandum was renewed for only six months from 25 June 2026, so its next expiry or renewal falls around late December 2026.
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ＭＯＣの継続期間を２０２６年６月２５日から６か月間更新済み
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特定技能に関する二国間の協力覚書（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-06-25 - Road transport applicants who still need a Japanese licence or taxi/bus new-driver training can enter and stay under Designated Activities, for up to 6 months for trucks and 1 year for taxis and buses, and this period is not counted in the cumulative stay of Specified Skilled Worker (i).
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月、タクシー運送業及びバス運送業については１年とする
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙10 自動車運送業分野 · Checked on 2026-10-23
Deadlines
- A worker who stays without doing the Specified Skilled Worker activity for three months or more without good reason can have the status revoked.
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正当な理由なく特定技能外国人としての活動を行わずに３か月以上在留している場合、在留資格の取消しの対象となること
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第7章第4節 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The worker must also report the end of an employment contract to ISA within 14 days.
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特定技能外国人本人も、雇用契約終了について、１４日以内に出入国在留管理庁に届け出る必要があること
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第7章第4節 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Employers file the annual notification on acceptance, activities and support by 31 May each year, covering the period from 1 April of the previous year to 31 March of the filing year.
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毎年五月三十一日までに、その年の前年の四月一日からその年の三月三十一日までの期間内における同項各号に規定する事項を記載した書面を、地方出入国在留管理局に提出して行わなければならない
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出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第19条の18第3項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - Renewal applications are to be filed from the first day of the month six months before expiry through the end of the month four months before expiry.
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更新申請は、登録の有効期間の満了日の６か月前の月の初日から４か月前の月末までに地方出入国在留管理局に行ってください
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第9章第1節第2（1） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Once the cumulative SSW1 stay reaches five years, further stay is in principle refused whatever time remains on the employment contract or the residence card, so the date the five-year count ends overrides both.
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残余の特定技能雇用契約期間や在留期限にかかわらず、「特定技能１号」での通算在留期間
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） 第4章第1節（6） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - An extension of stay can be filed up to the expiry date, and from three months before expiry when the current stay is six months or longer; earlier filing is accepted only in truly exceptional circumstances after consulting the immigration office.
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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（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The accepting organisation must file a notification within 14 days of the date when a trigger occurs, namely a material change to the employment contract, its termination, signing of a new contract, a material change to the support plan, conclusion, change or end of a support-entrustment contract, or a situation making acceptance difficult or a standard no longer met.
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該当することとなつた日から十四日以内に
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出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第19条の17第2項・第6項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The worker personally must also notify ISA within 14 days when the employment contract ends and when a new contract is signed after changing jobs, through the electronic notification system, in person or by registered-type post, and no supporting documents are needed for the online route.
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上記の事由が生じた日から１４日以内
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所属（契約）機関に関する届出（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-22
Fees
- Registering as a support organisation costs 28,400 yen and renewal costs 11,100 yen.
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新規登録 ２万８，４００円 登録更新 １万１，１００円
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第9章第1節（2）申請手数料 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Applying for a certificate of eligibility is free of charge.
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請は無料です。
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特定技能制度に関するよくある質問（Q&A） Q23 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Before 1 October 2026 the fee was 6,000 yen by revenue stamp for counter applications and 5,500 yen for online applications; applications received by 30 September 2026 still pay the old amount.
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窓口申請の場合は許可（在留カード交付）時に６，０００円（収入印紙）、オンライン申請の場合は５，５００円（収入印紙）
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特定技能制度に関するよくある質問（Q&A） Q23 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-09-30 - From 1 October 2026 the fee for a status change or extension granting a stay of up to three months is 10,000 yen at the counter and 10,000 yen online.
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At the counter 10,000 Yen 3 months or less Online 10,000 Yen
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令和８年１０月１日付け在留許可手数料の額の改定等について（英語ポスター） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - From 1 October 2026 the fee for a status change or extension granting a stay of more than three but not more than six months is 18,000 yen at the counter and 15,000 yen online.
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Over 3 months but not At the counter 18,000 Yen more than 6 months
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令和８年１０月１日付け在留許可手数料の額の改定等について（英語ポスター） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-10-01 - From 1 October 2026 the fee for a status change or extension granting a stay of more than six months but less than one year is 25,000 yen at the counter and 21,000 yen online.
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Over 6 months but less At the counter 25,000 Yen
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令和８年１０月１日付け在留許可手数料の額の改定等について（英語ポスター） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-10-01 - From 1 October 2026 the fee for a status change or extension granting a one-year stay is 33,000 yen at the counter and 27,000 yen online.
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At the counter 33,000 Yen 1 year
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令和８年１０月１日付け在留許可手数料の額の改定等について（英語ポスター） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-10-01 - From 1 October 2026 the fee for a status change or extension granting a stay of more than one year but less than three years is 48,000 yen at the counter and 42,000 yen online.
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Over 1 year but less than At the counter 48,000 Yen 3 years Online 42,000 Yen
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令和８年１０月１日付け在留許可手数料の額の改定等について（英語ポスター） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - From 1 October 2026 the fee for a status change or extension granting a stay of three years or more but less than five years is 64,000 yen at the counter and 56,000 yen online.
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3 years or more but less At the counter 64,000 Yen than 5 years Online 56,000 Yen
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令和８年１０月１日付け在留許可手数料の額の改定等について（英語ポスター） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - The fee can be reduced to as little as 10,000 yen for a person granted more than three months who is both in hardship close to that of people needing public assistance and in need of humanitarian consideration.
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その方に実際に納付していただく在留許可手数料を１万円まで減額することができることとしています
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令和８年１０月１日付け在留許可手数料の額の改定等に関するQ&A · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-10-01 - A re-entry permit costs 4,000 yen for a single trip and 7,000 yen for multiple trips at the counter (3,500 and 6,500 yen when applied online); these amounts date from 1 April 2025 and the page shows no change on 1 October 2026.
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許可されるときは４，０００円（一回限り）、又は７，０００円（数次）が必要です
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再入国許可申請（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2025-04-01 - The permanent-residence permission fee rises from 10,000 yen to 200,000 yen from 1 October 2026, applies to applications received from that date, and online payers also pay a separate transaction fee on top of the stated amount.
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永住許可 窓口 200,000 円
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在留許可手数料の改定ポスター（日本語版）（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-10-01 - The reduced-fee scheme from 1 October 2026 lowers the actual payment to 10,000 yen for a status change or extension granting more than three months, and to 20,000 yen for permanent residence, for people living at about welfare-recipient level who also merit humanitarian consideration; permanent-residence reduction is limited to spouses and children of Japanese, permanent residents and special permanent residents.
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永住許可を受ける方が減額の対象である場合には、その方に実際に納付していただく在留許可手数料を２万円まで減額することができる
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令和８年１０月１日付け在留許可手数料の額の改定等に関するＱ＆Ａ · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - The period-based fee table from 1 October 2026 applies to status changes and extensions in general, with no status-specific rate, so a dependant of a Specified Skilled Worker (ii) pays the same fee for the length of stay granted; applications received up to 30 September 2026 keep the old fee even if approved later.
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在留資格の変更の許可、在留期間の更新の許可及び永住許可に係る手数料
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令和８年１０月１日付け在留許可手数料の額の改定等について · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-10-01 - No official price list exists for registered support organisations: the entrustment fee varies with the number of workers, offices and locations, so the employer should get several quotes, the organisation must show the fee and its breakdown in the contract, and none of it may be charged to the worker.
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委託契約締結に当たっては、複数の登録支援機関から見積りをとるなど支援内容等を十分に確認した上で
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運用要領別冊 １号特定技能外国人支援に関する運用要領（法務省） 第1 · Checked on 2026-10-22
How it works
- To have leave periods or a failed Specified Skilled Worker (ii) exam excluded or extended, the worker must file the relevant application with supporting documents from three months before the five-year period ends until it ends.
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５年の通算在留期間が満了する３か月前から当該期間が満了するまでに
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通算在留期間（特定技能制度） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A new entrant needs a medical check by a doctor within three months before applying; someone already in Japan switching status can use a check from a Japanese medical institution within one year before the application.
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新たに日本に入国する場合（在留資格認定証明書交付申請を行う場合）には、申請の日から遡って３か月以内に
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第4章第1節（2）健康状態 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Interns who want to switch are asked to file the change-of-status application at least two months before the planned start of work, because interns cannot work after their plan ends even while the application is pending.
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就労開始予定日の２か月以上前に在留資格変更許可申請
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技能実習生が「特定技能」に在留資格変更許可申請を行った後、稼働ができなくなるケースが発生しています！ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A Specified Skilled Worker who changes the accepting organisation or the designated field must obtain permission to change status of residence under the Immigration Control Act.
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特定技能の在留資格を有する者については、法務大臣が指定する本邦の公私の機関又は特定産業分野の変更を含み
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出入国管理及び難民認定法 第20条第1項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - While a change-of-status application is pending, working at the new employer is not permitted.
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在留資格変更許可申請中は、変更予定の就労先での就労活動は認められません。
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第3章第1節 留意事項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - When first accepting a Specified Skilled Worker, the employer submits a 'cooperation confirmation' to the municipality of the work site and housing after signing the contract and before applying for a certificate or change of status.
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当該外国人が活動する事業所の所在地及び住居地が属する市区町村に対し、「協力確認書」
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 14 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - An accepting organisation must support a Specified Skilled Worker (i) according to a support plan, which can be fully or partly outsourced.
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特定技能所属機関は、契約により他の者に一号特定技能外国人支援の全部又は一部の実施を委託することができる。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法 第19条の22第1項・第2項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - A certificate of eligibility is valid for three months from issue.
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在留資格認定証明書の有効期間は、交付日から３か月以内であることから
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第4章第1節（1）年齢 留意事項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Standard processing times are one to three months for a certificate of eligibility, one to two months for a change of status and two weeks to one month for an extension.
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各申請の標準処理期間については、在留資格認定証明書交付申請は１か月から３か月、在留資格変更許可申請は１か月から２か月、在留期間更新許可申請は２週間から１か月です
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特定技能制度に関するよくある質問（Q&A） Q24 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Postal applications are not accepted: change and extension applications must normally be filed in person at the immigration office or online.
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郵送での申請は受け付けていません。
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特定技能制度に関するよくある質問（Q&A） Q22 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A certificate-of-eligibility application is filed by a staff member of the employer as agent, whereas change-of-status and extension applications are filed in person by the worker or an authorised agent (or online).
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在留資格変更許可申請及び在留期間更新許可申請については、本人又は申請取次者等が、地方出入国在留管理局に出頭して行わなければなりません
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第2章第3節 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A job offer may be made before the exams are passed and the exams may be taken after signing the contract, but permission is granted only once all required exams are passed.
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各試験の合格前に内定を出すことは禁止されていません。
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（令和8年10月、2026-10-19改正） 第2章第3節 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A TITP No. 2 completer who did not pass the Grade-3 trade test or the equivalent technical-intern specialist-level practical test can still count as satisfactory if the former host company certifies in writing attendance, skill acquisition and conduct (Form 1-2 evaluation record); an unreachable former host needs a statement of reasons and alternative evidence assessed case by case.
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技能検定３級及びこれに相当する技能実習評価試験（専門級）の実技試験に合格していないものの
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） 第4章第1節（3） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - If the SSW1 employer is the same company that hosted the technical intern, and it received no improvement order under the Technical Intern Training Act in the past year, the Grade-3 certificate and evaluation record can be left out of the application.
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過去１年以内に技能実習法の「改善命令」を受けていない場合
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） 第4章第1節（3）【留意事項】 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - The medical check uses the health check form (Form 1-3 with the examinee’s declaration annex): a new entrant needs a doctor’s diagnosis within three months of applying, a person in Japan switching status may use a diagnosis from a Japanese medical institution within one year, and an abnormal chest X-ray requires a sputum test to rule out active tuberculosis.
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「胸部エックス線検査」に異常所見がある場合には、喀痰検査を実施
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） 第4章第1節（2） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Pay must be made by transfer to a bank account the worker designates, or by another method that lets the amount actually received be verified; any other method needs objective proof of payment submitted to ISA, in practice with the annual notification.
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外国人の報酬を、当該外国人の指定する銀行その他の金融機関に対する当該外国人の預金口座若しくは貯金口座への振込み
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特定技能雇用契約及び一号特定技能外国人支援計画の基準等を定める省令 第2条第1項第12号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The organisation must keep records of the foreign worker’s activities, including a roster, the work place and duties, employment status, insurance coverage, costs of acceptance and support, leave and any administrative guidance, at the workplace, and the support records must be kept for at least one year after the employment contract ends.
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一年以上備えて置く
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特定技能雇用契約及び一号特定技能外国人支援計画の基準等を定める省令 第2条 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Entrusting the whole support plan to a registered support organisation is optional but then the employer is treated as meeting the support-implementation standard, a single employer cannot split full entrustment among several organisations, and the organisation entrusted cannot sub-contract the support; interpreters may only assist.
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特定技能所属機関は当該支援計画の全部の実施を複数の登録支援機関に委託することはできません
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） 第6章第4節 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Moving to a new accepting organisation, or to a different field, requires permission to change status of residence, not just a notification; working for the new employer is not allowed until the new residence card is received, while a change of work category inside the same field and employer is handled by a contract-change notification with the new skills test certificate.
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従前の特定産業分野の範囲内で業務区分に変更が生じた場合は、特定技能雇用契約に係る届
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） 第5章第1節第1（1）／第3章 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - When a worker changes jobs and moves to Specified Skilled Worker (i) status with a different accepting organisation, the new organisation must carry out the pre-contract guidance again.
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転職等に伴い特定技能１号（異なる特定技能所属機関等）
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運用要領別冊 １号特定技能外国人支援に関する運用要領（法務省） 第2（1）【留意事項】 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - When a worker’s employer cannot continue to accept them (dismissal notice for business reasons, company dissolution, standard breach, missing worker, a month without starting or doing work, or leaving Japan without re-entry permit), the employer must report within 14 days and, if the worker wants to continue, help with job search through public employment offices or private agencies, telling them that a change of status is needed.
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当該事由が生じた日から１４日以内に、出入国在留管理庁電子届出システムを利用して届出
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） 第7章第4節 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For a dependant application the family must show the relationship (family register, marriage or birth certificate or equivalent) and the supporter’s occupation and income through an employment certificate with resident-tax and tax-payment certificates, or savings proof if not employed; ISA publishes no fixed income threshold for the dependant’s maintenance.
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扶養者の職業及び収入を証する文書
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在留資格「家族滞在」（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Candidates book the nursing-care skills test on the dedicated website designated by MHLW, see the result on screen at the end of the test and can download a result notice with photo, score and pass status within about five business days.
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受験申込みは、専用ウェブサイトからの受験予約により行う必要がある
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「介護特定技能評価試験(技能)」試験実施要領（厚生労働省） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Some partner countries require their own document with the Japanese application: Cambodia a registration certificate (from 5 August 2019), Thailand an employment contract certified by the Thai embassy's labour attache office for Thai nationals in Japan who completed TITP No. 2 or 3 and apply to switch to SSW1 (from 27 July 2020), and Vietnam an approved recommendation list (from 15 February 2021).
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提出書類： 登録証明書（ひな形）(PDF)
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特定技能に関する二国間の協力覚書（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-23 - In Vietnam the employer must sign a labour-supply contract with an accredited sending organisation and obtain approval of the recommendation list (form 1 from DOLAB for new entrants, form 2 from the Vietnamese embassy in Japan for status changes); since 27 June 2024 people already in Japan need the list only if they are TITP No. 2 or 3 completers or students with at least two years of study.
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ベトナムの制度上、受入機関は、ベトナムから新たに特定技能外国人を受け入れるに当たり、認定送出機関との間で「労働者提供契約」を締結することが求められる
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特定技能に関する二国間の協力覚書（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2024-06-27 - The Philippine side requires the employer to register with the Migrant Workers Office in Tokyo or Osaka and the Department of Migrant Workers, and the worker to obtain an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) to leave the Philippines; the former POEA has merged into the DMW, and ISA lists no fee amounts for these steps.
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フィリピン人の方は、ＤＭＷから海外雇用許可証（ＯＥＣ）を取得し、フィリピンを出国時にＯＥＣを提示する必要がある
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特定技能に関する二国間の協力覚書（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Indonesia: employers are urged to register on the national job-matching system IPKOL, a worker with a certificate must register on SISKOP2MI before applying for the visa and receives an E-PMI migrant worker card after pre-departure orientation, registration is free, and using a licensed P3MI agency is optional.
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インドネシア側によれば、ＳＩＳＫＯＰ２ＭＩへの登録やＩＤ番号の取得等に費用は発生しないとのことです
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特定技能に関する二国間の協力覚書（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Other partner-country steps listed by ISA include Nepal’s overseas labour permit and Myanmar’s Overseas Worker Identification Card for workers, a bilateral recruitment contract with GOLWS for Mongolia, employer demand-letter attestation and an emigration clearance card for Bangladesh, embassy approval and protector-of-emigrants registration for Pakistan, mandatory accredited agencies for Laos, and optional accredited agencies for Kyrgyzstan, Thailand and Bangladesh.
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ラオスの法令上、同国の認定送出機関を通じて受け入れる必要があるとのことです
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特定技能に関する二国間の協力覚書（出入国在留管理庁） 各国における手続 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - In nursing care every certificate-of-eligibility or status application since 15 June 2024 must include a certificate of membership of the nursing-care specified skilled worker council, even when the employer is accepting a first SSW1 worker; if the SSW1 worker's workplace changes later, a notification of change to the employment contract is required with the workplace summary form attached.
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協議会の構成員であることの証明書の提出が必要です
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運用要領別冊 特定の分野に係る特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（介護分野） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2024-06-15
Penalties
- Neither the worker nor his or her family may be made to pay a deposit or sign a contract with a penalty for breach of the employment contract.
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保証金の徴収その他名目のいかんを問わず、金銭その他の財産を管理されず、かつ、特定技能雇用契約の不履行について違約金を定める契約その他の不当に金銭その他の財産の移転を予定する契約が締結されておらず
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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（上陸基準省令） 第1号 二 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-04-01 - Failing to file or filing false notifications is subject to penalties for accepting organisations; ISA can also order improvements.
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受入れ機関による届出の不履行や虚偽の届出については罰則の対象とされている。
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 16 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The Commissioner of ISA can order an accepting organisation to take corrective measures within a set time when the required standards are not being kept.
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第十九条の十九各号に掲げる事項が確保されていないと認めるときは、特定技能所属機関に対し、期限を定めて、その改善に必要な措置をとるべきことを命ずることができる
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出入国管理及び難民認定法 第19条の21 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-10-01 - The organisation must bear all mandatory support costs itself and must not pass them on to the foreign worker directly or indirectly, including the fee for an entrusted support organisation, interpreter costs and airport transport; only actual costs such as housing rent may be charged to the worker within what is necessary.
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直接又は間接に当該外国人に負担させないこととしていること
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特定技能雇用契約及び一号特定技能外国人支援計画の基準等を定める省令 第2条第1項第8号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Signing an employment contract and accepting a worker while aware that the worker or relatives have been charged a deposit, had their assets managed or been put under a penalty-for-breach contract counts as an improper act, which bars the organisation from accepting workers for five years; the employer must check this carefully at contract signing.
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欠格事由に該当し５年間受入れができないこととなりますので、雇用契約締結時に十分に確認を行
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） 第5章第2節第1（10） · Checked on 2026-10-23 - If a registered support organisation that is carrying out entrusted support has its registration cancelled, the foreign worker may lose the eligibility of the status, and the cancelled organisation cannot be registered again for five years from the cancellation date.
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登録が取り消されると、取消しの日から５年間は新たに登録支援機関の登録が受
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） 第9章第3節第1 · Checked on 2026-10-22
Lists and tables
- Specified Skilled Worker (i) currently covers 19 designated fields: nursing care, building cleaning, linen supply, industrial products manufacturing, construction, shipbuilding and marine industry, automobile maintenance, aviation, accommodation, road transport, railways, logistics warehouses, agriculture, fishery, food and beverage manufacturing, food service, forestry, wood industry and resource recycling.
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【特定技能の受入れ対象分野（特定技能１号：１９分野 特定技能２号：１１分野（注１））】
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 6 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Specified Skilled Worker (ii) is limited to 11 fields: building cleaning, industrial products manufacturing, construction, shipbuilding and marine industry, automobile maintenance, aviation, accommodation, agriculture, fishery, food and beverage manufacturing and food service; nursing care is excluded (it has its own 'Nursing care' status).
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第二号、第四号から第九号まで又は第十三号から第十六号までに掲げるものに限る
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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特定技能の項の下欄に規定する産業上の分野等を定める省令 本文 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-04-01 - For Specified Skilled Worker (i), the Japanese-language test is either the Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese (JFT-Basic) or the JLPT at N4 or above.
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日本語能力試験（Ｎ４以上）
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 11 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - By nationality, Vietnam (176,915), Indonesia (108,367), Myanmar (53,441), the Philippines (38,630), China (23,524), Nepal (15,646), Cambodia (9,816) and Thailand (7,116) lead among residents at end of June 2026.
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在留数 176,915 108,367 53,441 38,630 23,524 15,646 9,816 7,116 10,801
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 23 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Industrial products manufacturing has 17 SSW1 work categories, each with its own manufacturing SSW1 evaluation test (machine and metal processing, electrical and electronic equipment assembly, metal surface treatment, paper and corrugated box, concrete products, RPF, ceramics, printing and bookbinding, textiles, sewing, wire and cable, prefab housing parts, furniture, refractories, ready-mixed concrete, rubber, bags); employers must belong to the sector body for accepting foreign workers.
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特定技能所属機関は、特定技能外国人受入事業実施法人に所属すること
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分野別運用方針（令和8年1月23日閣議決定）別紙4 工業製品製造業分野 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - The eight fields without SSW2 are nursing care, road transport, railways, forestry, wood industry, linen supply, logistics warehouse and resource recycling; the other eleven accept SSW2 (industrial products manufacturing only in its machinery-metal, electrical-electronic assembly and metal surface treatment categories), and a worker can reach SSW2 directly by passing the SSW2 tests without first holding SSW1.
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介護分野、自動車運送業分野、鉄道分野、林業分野、木材産業分野、リネンサプライ分野、物流倉庫分野及び資源循環分野を除く11の特定産業分野
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特定技能制度に関するＱ＆Ａ（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - As of 1 June 2026 ISA maps the TITP No. 2 transfer occupations to SSW1 fields and work categories in a five-page table: agriculture and forestry 3 occupations, fishery 2, construction 22, food 11, textile and clothing 14, machinery and metal 17, others 22 (91 occupations in total), plus two in-house-test occupations.
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１ 農業・林業関係（３職種７作業）
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技能実習２号移行対象職種と特定技能１号における分野（業務区分）との関係について（令和８年６月１日時点） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-06-01 - In the TITP-to-SSW1 table one training occupation often maps to several SSW1 categories (for example machining maps to machine and metal processing, electrical and electronic assembly, prefabricated housing and ship machinery), and food-related training maps to food and beverage manufacturing and seafood processing, while institutional meal production maps to food service.
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※ 経過措置により両区分への移行
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技能実習２号移行対象職種と特定技能１号における分野（業務区分）との関係について（令和８年６月１日時点） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-06-01 - ISA publishes a document checklist for each SSW application (certificate of eligibility, change of status, extension), made of Table 1 for the applicant, Table 2 for the accepting organisation and Table 3 for field-specific documents (18 field sheets for SSW1, 11 for SSW2); an extension needs only Table 1 and Table 3.
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在留期間更新許可申請では 第２表は不要です
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在留資格「特定技能」（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The accepting-organisation documents are split into Table 2-1 (organisations that may omit parts: listed companies, mutual insurers, innovation firms, firms with high withholding tax, or three years of acceptance record without insolvency), Table 2-2 for corporations and Table 2-3 for sole proprietors, and an organisation that has already accepted an SSW worker in the same fiscal year need not resubmit them.
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同一年度内に特定技能外国人を既に受け入れている所属機関については、第２表の１～３に掲載されている書類は提出不要です
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在留資格「特定技能」（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Core reference forms in an SSW1 application include the employment contract (Form 1-5), the conditions statement (1-6), the pay explanation (1-4), the medical check form (1-3), the employment-process statement (1-16), the organisation summary (1-11-1), the support plan (1-17) and, for entrusted support, the support-entrustment explanation (1-25); the contract and conditions forms must be drafted in a language the worker fully understands and signed with that understanding.
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特定技能雇用契約書の写し（参考様式第１－５号）
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） 第5章 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Compliance proof for the accepting organisation covers labour insurance (premium-paid certificate), 24 months of health and pension insurance receipts or a payment-status reply, and national and local tax payment certificates (corporate: withholding tax, corporate tax, consumption tax, corporate inhabitant tax); sole proprietors submit the personal-business equivalents.
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健康保険・厚生年金保険料領収証書の写し（在留諸申請の日の属する月の前々月までの２４か月分全て）
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特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） 第5章第2節第1（1） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The ministerial ordinance lists ten mandatory support items: pre-contract guidance, transport on entry and exit, housing guarantor and daily-life contract help (bank account, mobile phone), post-arrival orientation, accompaniment to public procedures, Japanese-learning opportunities, consultation and complaints handling, exchange with Japanese people, job-change help if dismissed through no fault of the worker, and regular interviews with reporting of law violations.
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本邦での生活に必要な日本語を学習する機会を提供すること
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特定技能雇用契約及び一号特定技能外国人支援計画の基準等を定める省令 第3条第1項第1号イ〜ヌ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - ISA lists memoranda of cooperation on SSW with 17 countries: the Philippines, Cambodia, Nepal, Myanmar, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Thailand, India, Malaysia, Laos, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan; people from other countries can still be accepted.
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タジキスタンとの特定技能に関する協力覚書
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特定技能に関する二国間の協力覚書（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-22
Recent changes
- Road transport, railways, forestry and wood industry were added as fields in March 2024, and linen supply, logistics warehouse and resource recycling were added in January 2026.
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リネンサプライ、物流倉庫、資源循環は令和８年１月に受入れ対象分野として追加
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 6 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-01-23 - The logistics warehouse and resource recycling fields have been added but will start operating only once preparations are ready, and neither had any residents at the end of June 2026.
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（注３）準備が整い次第、運用開始を予定。
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制度説明資料「外国人労働者に関する制度概要」（出入国在留管理庁） slide 6 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - On 5 October 2026 ISA urged people to use JFT-Basic because the December 2026 JLPT filled up for every level N1 to N5 before the application window closed.
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令和８年１２月試験は応募受付期間終了前に、N1～N5の全レベルが締切となりました
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JLPT（N4・N5）受験申込みを検討中の方へ JFT-Basicの活用をお勧めします · Checked on 2026-10-22 - From 1 April 2027, certificate-of-eligibility applications for Specified Skilled Worker (ii) will require Japanese at B1 or above; the timing for change-of-status and renewal applications is still under study.
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２号特定技能外国人については、日本語能力水準「Ｂ１相当以上」が求められることとなりました
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日本語能力水準「Ｂ１相当以上」の確認開始時期について · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2027-04-01 - From 1 April 2027, certificate applications for bus and taxi driving and railway station staff in Specified Skilled Worker (i) require Japanese at B1 or above instead of JLPT N3; timing for in-country applications is undecided.
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自動車運送業分野（バス運送業区分・タクシー運送業区分）及び鉄道分野（運輸係員区分）の日本語能力水準については、「日本語能力試験（Ｎ３以上）」から「Ｂ１相当以上」へ変更されました
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日本語能力水準「Ｂ１相当以上」の確認開始時期について · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2027-04-01 - From 1 April 2027, people who completed technical intern training before 1 November 2017 or the old 'Designated Activities (technical training)' status that existed before 1 July 2010 will have to pass both the skill and Japanese tests to move to Specified Skilled Worker (i), with no exemption.
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外国人が技能実習を良好に修了している場合であっても、技能試験及び日本語試験の両方に合格していることが必要
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技能実習法施行以前の「技能実習」等を修了した者が「特定技能１号」に移行しようとする場合の取扱いについて · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2027-04-01 - The amended Immigration Control Act and Technical Intern Training Act (Act No. 60 of 2024), which sets up the Employment for Skill Development system, takes effect on 1 April 2027.
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令和９年４月１日に出入国管理及び難民認定法及び外国人の技能実習の適正な実施及び技能実習生の保護に関する法律の一部を改正する法律（令和６年法律第６０号）が施行されます
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技能実習法施行以前の「技能実習」等を修了した者が「特定技能１号」に移行しようとする場合の取扱いについて · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2027-04-01 - From 1 April 2027, a support officer and a support staff member (may be the same person) must be appointed from full-time staff at each workplace (for registered organisations, each office) and only they may do support work.
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支援責任者及び支援担当者（以下「支援責任者等」という。）を、支援を行う事業所（登録支援機関の場合は支援業務を行う事務所）ごとにそれぞれ常勤の役員又は職員の中から１名以上選任することとする
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１号特定技能外国人への支援体制に係る要件の改正について（令和９年４月１日施行） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2027-04-01 - From 1 April 2027, a registered support organisation needs more support staff than its number of contracted accepting organisations divided by 10 and more than its number of supported SSW1 workers divided by 50.
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支援担当者の数が、登録支援機関が支援業務の委託を受けている特定技能所属機関の数を１０で割った数を超えており、１号特定技能外国人支援を行っている１号特定技能外国人の数を５０で割った数を超えていることとする
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１号特定技能外国人への支援体制に係る要件の改正について（令和９年４月１日施行） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2027-04-01 - From 1 April 2027 the person responsible for the support plan must complete the training course every three years, but the obligation is suspended for the time being by a transitional measure (support staff are only encouraged to take it).
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この養成講習の修了義務は、経過措置により、当分の間、適用されないこととされています。
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特定技能制度における養成講習について · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2027-04-01 - From 1 October 2026, status-change and extension fees depend on the length of the stay granted, ranging from 10,000 yen for up to three months to 75,000 yen for five years or more at the counter.
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Fees for residence procedures for foreign nationals will be revised from October 1, 2026.
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令和８年１０月１日付け在留許可手数料の額の改定等について（英語ポスター） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-10-01 - From 20 August 2026, applications for Specified Skilled Worker (ii) must include a pledge on the work content (an ISA reference form) showing how the work differs from that of interns and SSW1 workers and who is being guided.
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２号特定技能外国人が従事する業務内容と技能実習生又は１号特定技能外国人が従事する業務内容の違いや、２号特定技能外国人から指導を受ける対象者等を確認するため
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２号特定技能外国人の業務内容について（令和８年８月５日） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-08-20 - On 13 April 2026, at the request of the Minister of Agriculture, ISA temporarily stopped issuing certificates of eligibility for the food service field; applications received from that day are not issued.
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本日以降に受理した同分野に係る在留資格認定証明書交付申請は、不交付とします。
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特定技能「外食業分野」における在留資格認定証明書交付の一時停止措置について · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-04-13 - As of 19 October 2026, food service certificates are being issued in order of receipt and only for applications received up to 6 February 2026, while change-of-status applications are prioritised.
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毎月の在留者数を踏まえて、在留資格認定証明書交付申請の交付が可能な場合 に、受付日順で順次交付しています。
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特定技能１号（外食業分野）の在留諸申請の審査状況（2026年10月19日掲載） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-10-19 - Support organisations registered before 1 April 2027 whose registration expires by 31 July 2027 can renew under the old requirements only if they apply before 1 April 2027; later renewals must meet the new rules.
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令和９年７月３１日までに登録の期間が満了する場合は、施行日前に登録の更新の申請をしたときに限り、施行日前の要件に基づいて登録の更新を受けることができます
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１号特定技能外国人への支援体制に係る要件の改正について（令和９年４月１日施行） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2027-04-01 - A common exam policy for Specified Skilled Worker and Employment for Skill Development was decided on 11 March 2025 and replaced the earlier SSW-only exam policy.
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令和７年３月１１日に「特定技能制度及び育成就労制度に係る試験の方針」が決定されました
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試験関係（特定技能制度） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2025-03-11 - An operating booklet for the logistics warehouse field was established on 18 September 2026 and one for linen supply on 1 June 2026, giving field-specific rules for those new fields.
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特定の分野に係る要領別冊（物流倉庫分野）」が制定されました
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特定技能制度（出入国在留管理庁）更新情報 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-09-18 - The exemption from skills and Japanese tests for related TITP No. 2 completers continues after 1 April 2027 "for the time being", and for unrelated completers the Japanese test stays waived while the skills test is still required.
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令和９年４月１日以降も当面の間、当該特定技能１号に係る要件として必要な水準の技能及び日本語能力を有していることの証明は要しません
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運用要領別冊 特定の分野に係る特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領（ビルクリーニング分野） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2027-04-01 - For people who completed TITP before 1 November 2017 or the old Designated Activities training that existed before 1 July 2010, the rule changes for anyone granted landing or status permission on or after 1 April 2027: before, related work needed no tests and unrelated work needed only the skills test; afterwards both the skills test and the Japanese test must be passed.
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外国人が技能実習を良好に修了している場合であっても、技能試験及び日本語試験の両方に合格していることが必要
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技能実習法施行以前の「技能実習」等を修了した者が「特定技能１号」に移行しようとする場合の取扱いについて · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2027-04-01 - ISA has not yet announced when the B1 Japanese requirement for SSW2 will also apply to applications for change of status and for extension (still under consideration); for certificate-of-eligibility applications the B1 level is required from 1 April 2027.
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現在検討中のため、おってお知らせいたします
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日本語能力水準「Ｂ１相当以上」の確認開始時期について（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2027-04-01 - In the 19 October 2026 revision of the operating manual, the SSW2 note on instructed persons was reworded: persons working at a different site are still excluded in principle but are treated flexibly where reasonable, persons instructed by other SSW2 holders count when reasonable, a temporary shortfall is tolerated when the people to instruct are still being recruited, and the old explicit exclusion of non-full-time staff no longer appears; the pledge Form 1-32 was amended too.
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指導対象者については、原則として
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「特定技能外国人受入れに関する運用要領」の一部改正について（令和８年１０月１９日） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-10-19 - Since 2025 the ISA operating manual was revised on 1 April 2025, 1 June 2025, 30 September 2025, 24 March 2026, 1 April 2026, 20 August 2026 and 19 October 2026, each with an old-and-new comparison table published on the ISA page.
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※2026.10.19更新（新旧対照表）
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特定技能運用要領（出入国在留管理庁） · Checked on 2026-10-23 - ISA's 2026 update list shows operating booklets (field-specific manuals) revised for industrial products manufacturing (25 June), aviation (17 July), building cleaning, railways and food and beverage manufacturing (28 August), road transport (9 October) and fishery (15 October).
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2026.6.25 「 特定の分野に係る要領別冊（工業製品製造業分野） 」が改正されました
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特定技能制度（出入国在留管理庁）更新情報 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - The Cabinet decision of 11 March 2025 changed three existing fields: nursing care now allows specified skilled workers in home-visit services, industrial products manufacturing makes membership of a private body for orderly acceptance a condition, and food service allows full food-and-drink service in licensed hotels and inns covered by the entertainment-business law.
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現行は認められていない特定技能外国人の訪問系サービスへの従事を認める
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特定技能制度に係る既存の分野別運用方針の改正について（令和７年３月１１日閣議決定） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2025-03-11 - The building-cleaning SSW1 evaluation test moved to computer-based testing from 10 March 2025.
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令和7年3月10日以降、ビルクリーニング分野特定技能１号評価試験がCBT方式に変更になります
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ビルクリーニング分野における特定技能制度（厚生労働省） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2025-03-10 - ISA's 2026 update list shows the field-specific criteria notices ('standards set in view of circumstances specific to the field') revised for railways (1 April), road transport (10 April), food and beverage manufacturing (15 April), accommodation (22 April), forestry (23 April), industrial products manufacturing (8 May), automobile maintenance (22 May), construction (23 June) and shipbuilding (2 July).
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2026.4.1 「 特定技能制度の鉄道分野に特有の事情に鑑みて定める基準 」が改正されました
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特定技能制度（出入国在留管理庁）更新情報 · Checked on 2026-10-23