Status of Residence provided for in the Immigration Control Act amounts to 27.
(1)

1 　Diplomat	2 　Official	3 　Professor
4　Ａｒｔｉｓｔ	5　Ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ　Ａｃｔｉｖｉｔｉｅｓ	6　Ｊｏｕｒｎａｌｉｓｔ

(2)

７　Ｉｎｖｅｓｔｏｒ／Ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ　Ｍａｎａｇｅｒ	8　Ｌｅｇａｌ／Ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｉｎｇ　Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ	9　Ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ　Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ
10　Ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｅｒ	11　Ｉｎｓｔｒｕｃｔｏｒ	12　Ｅｎｇｉｎｅｅｒ
13　Ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｉｓｔ　ｉｎ　Ｈｕｍａｎｉｔｉｅｓ／ 　　　　Ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ　Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ	14　Ｉｎｔｒａ−ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ　Ｔｒａｎｓｆｅｒｅｅ	15　Ｅｎｔｅｒｔａｉｎｅｒ
16　Ｓｋｉｌｌｅｄ　Ｌａｂｏｒ

(3)

17　Ｃｕｌｔｕｒａｌ　Ａｃｔｉｖｉｔｉｅｓ

18　Ｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ　Ｖｉｓｉｔｏｒ

(4)

19　Ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ　Ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔ	20　Ｐｒｅ−ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ　Ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔ
21 Trainee	22 Dependent

(5)

23 Designated Activities

(6)

24　Ｐｅｒｍａｎｅｎｔ　Ｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ	25　Ｓｐｏｕｓｅ　ｏｒ　Ｃｈｉｌｄ　ｏｆ　Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ　Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ
26　Ｓｐｏｕｓｅ　ｏｒ　Ｃｈｉｌｄ　ｏｆ　Ｐｅｒｍａｎｅｎｔ　Ｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ	27 　Ｌｏｎｇ　Ｔｅｒｍ　Ｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ

In order to work in Japan

Among 27 status of residence shown above, you can work in Japan if you acquire the status of residence from No.1 to No.16, from No.24 to No.27. (regarding No.19,20,21,22,23, you need special permission to engage in an activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted.)

Sakata Immigration Solicitor Office

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