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Designated Activities — EPA certified care worker

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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

EPA-route care workers who obtained the certified care worker qualification by passing the national examination, working as a certified care worker under a contract with a public or private organisation in Japan.

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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?

A contract with a public or private organisation in Japan is required; continuing with the same employer is handled by renewal, while a change of workplace requires a change-of-status application.

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

The decisive characteristic is holding the Japanese national qualification obtained under the EPA framework (certified care worker qualification by passing the national examination).

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  • Salary or other thresholds are not stated in the sources read.

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

Allows work as a certified care worker for the contracting organisation; changing workplace requires a change-of-status application. A spouse or child living with and supported by the qualified EPA certified care worker may stay; only qualified EPA nurses/care workers (not candidates) can act as supporters.

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

Renewed through an extension application when continuing to work as a certified care worker at the same organisation; a workplace change during the period requires a change-of-status application. The official source does not state the length of the permission or any longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • Length of the permission and any longer-term residence direction are not stated in the sources read.

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

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