TOKYO, April 14 (Xinhua) — Japan will launch a brand new and simplified system for granting extremely expert skilled visas to international staff on April 21, the Immigration Services Agency stated on Friday.
Aimed at attracting extra abroad skills to the nation, the brand new system will give preferential remedy to international candidates who meet sure situations, akin to having a grasp’s diploma and an annual revenue of not less than 20 million yen (150,000 U.S. {dollars}).
Local analysts have been criticizing Japan’s present points-based system as too complicated at a time as nations across the globe compete to woo expert staff.
Under the current system, factors are allotted based on classes akin to educational and employment backgrounds, in addition to annual revenue. Applicants with factors exceeding a sure degree are granted a five-year extremely expert skilled visa and might receive a visa with an indefinite interval of keep after three years.
The new system will allow candidates who’re conducting superior educational analysis, specialised or technical actions to acquire a five-year visa if they’ve a grasp’s diploma or greater and an annual revenue of not less than 20 million yen (150,000 U.S. {dollars}) or an employment report of 10 years or extra with an annual revenue of not less than 20 million yen (150,000 U.S. {dollars}).
For these making use of for superior enterprise and administration actions, five-year visas can be granted if they’ve an employment report of 5 years or extra and an annual revenue of not less than 40 million yen (300,000 U.S. {dollars}).
Applicants who meet the simplified necessities and are granted five-year visas will qualify for a everlasting visa after residing in Japan for one yr, in contrast with three years for present holders.
The new measure was launched after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed related ministries to contemplate reforms to draw extremely expert human assets to Japan, together with the institution of a brand new system that “ranks among the best in the world,” Kyodo News reported.