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

This route is for medical work that by law must be performed by physicians, dentists or other legally qualified persons, such as physicians, dentists and nurses.

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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?

Pharmacists, dental hygienists, radiological technologists, physical and occupational therapists, orthoptists, clinical engineers and prosthetists must be invited by a medical institution or pharmacy in Japan. Applicants submit materials outlining the institution where they will work (for hospitals or clinics requiring establishment permission, showing the permission date). The official source does not state a separate invitation or job-offer rule for physicians, dentists and nurses.

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  • For physicians, dentists and nurses the sources do not state a separate invitation/job-offer rule beyond the institution outline.
  • https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/1/lawdata/402M50000010016
    三　申請人が薬剤師、歯科衛生士、診療放射線技師、理学療法士、作業療法士、視能訓練士、臨床工学技士又は義肢装具士としての業務に従事しようとする場合は、本邦の医療機関又は薬局に招へいされること。
  • https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/medicalservices.html
    勤務する機関の概要（病院、診療所等設立に許可を受けることを要する機関の場合は、当該許可を受けた年月日を明示したもの）を明らかにする資料　１通

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

The holder must work as a Japanese-licensed physician, dentist, pharmacist, public health nurse, midwife, nurse, assistant nurse, dental hygienist, radiological technologist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, orthoptist, clinical engineer or prosthetist, for pay at least equal to that of a Japanese national; assistant nurses may only work as training within 4 years of obtaining the Japanese licence. Physicians and dentists submit proof of their Japanese qualification.

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  • https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/1/lawdata/402M50000010016
    一　申請人が医師、歯科医師、薬剤師、保健師、助産師、看護師、准看護師、歯科衛生士、診療放射線技師、理学療法士、作業療法士、視能訓練士、臨床工学技士又は義肢装具士としての業務に日本人が従事する場合に受ける報酬と同等額以上の報酬を受けて従事すること。
  • https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/1/lawdata/402M50000010016
    二　申請人が准看護師としての業務に従事しようとする場合は、本邦において准看護師の免許を受けた後四年以内の期間中に研修として業務を行うこと。
  • https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/medicalservices.html
    申請人が医師又は歯科医師の日本の資格を有することを証明する文書（免状又は証明書等の写し）　１通

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

The status permits medical work reserved by law to physicians, dentists or other legally qualified persons. A dependent spouse or child supported by the holder can reside under the "Dependent" status. The official source does not state whether the holder is tied to a specific employer.

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  • Captured sources do not state whether the holder is tied to a specific employer or how a change of employer is handled.
  • https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/medicalservices.html
    医師、歯科医師その他法律上資格を有する者が行うこととされている医療に係る業務に従事する活動。
  • 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?

Period of stay is 5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months; holders continuing the same activity apply for an extension of the period of stay.

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Limits of the record
  • No permanent-residence or other longer-term pathway is stated in the captured sources for this status.

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

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