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

Certified care workers (kaigo fukushishi) providing nursing care or care instruction under a contract with a public or private organisation in Japan; since 1 April Reiwa 2 the status is available regardless of the route by which the certified care worker qualification was obtained.

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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?

The pathway requires a contract with a public or private organisation in Japan. The document does not state whether a job offer, employer, sponsor, or transfer relationship is required beyond that contract.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not explicitly state whether a job offer, employer, sponsor, or transfer relationship is required; it only mentions a contract with a public or private organization in Japan.
  • The document does not describe what is important about the employer relationship beyond the existence of a contract.

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

The pathway requires the applicant to be qualified as a certified care worker.

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

Permits nursing care or care-instruction work by a certified care worker under a contract with a public or private organisation in Japan. 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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Limits of the record
  • 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/nursingcare.html
    本邦の公私の機関との契約に基づいて介護福祉士の資格を有する者が介護又は介護の指導を行う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. The official source does not state any longer-term residence direction.

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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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