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Artist

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Artists carrying out income-generating artistic activities in music, fine arts, literature and other arts (excluding activities covered by the Entertainer status); examples are composers, painters and writers.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

An employer is not the only basis: the activity may be carried out under a contract with a public or private organisation or an individual (documents certifying the content, period, position and remuneration), or without such a contract (the applicant's own statement of the activity, its period and expected income).

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  • https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/artist.html
    (1)公私の機関又は個人との契約に基づいて活動を行う場合 活動の内容、期間、地位及び報酬を証明する文書 1通 (2)公私の機関又は個人との契約に基づかないで活動を行う場合 申請人が作成する具体的な活動の内容、期間及び行おうとする活動から生じる収入の見込額を記載した文書

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The distinctive element is a record of artistic achievement: a detailed CV of artistic activities plus one of: a recommendation letter from a related organisation, press coverage of past activities, prizes or selections, or a catalogue of past works.

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Limits of the record
  • No salary, qualification or experience threshold is stated on the page; absence of such thresholds is not confirmed.
  • https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/artist.html
    芸術活動上の業績を明らかにする資料 (1)芸術上の活動歴を詳細に記載した履歴書 1通 (2)次のいずれかで、芸術活動上の業績を明らかにすることができるもの 関係団体からの推薦状 1通 過去の活動に関する報道 適宜 入賞、入選等の実績 適宜 過去の作品等の目録 適宜 上記aからdに準ずるもの

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

Permits income-generating artistic activities in music, fine arts, literature and other arts (Entertainer-type activities excluded). A spouse or child supported by the Artist can stay under the Dependent status for daily activities. The official source does not state whether the holder is tied to a specific contracting party.

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Limits of the record
  • Whether the holder is tied to a specific contracting party is not stated.
  • https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/artist.html
    収入を伴う音楽、美術、文学その他の芸術上の活動(在留資格「興行」に係るものを除く。)
  • https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/dependent.html
    入管法別表第一の一の表の教授、芸術、宗教、報道、二の表の高度専門職、経営・管理、法律・会計業務、医療、研究、教育、技術・人文知識・国際業務、企業内転勤、介護、興行、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。

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Granted for 5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months; renewed through an extension-of-period-of-stay application when continuing the same activity. The official source does not state any longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • No longer-term residence direction is stated on the source page.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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