| Status of Residence | Activities | Materials |
| Official | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Official" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act | Verbal note or other documents issued by a foreign government or international organization certifying the foreign national's status and mission |
| Professor | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Professor" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act | (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position;
(ii) certificate proving document concerning annual income;
(iii) documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums. |
| Artist | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Artist" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act | (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position;
(ii) certificate proving document concerning annual income;
(iii) documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums |
| Religious Activities | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Religious Activities" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act | (i) Document proving the continuance of the dispatch period by the dispatching organization;
(ii) certificate proving document concerning annual income;
(iii) documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums. |
| Journalist | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Journalist" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act | (i) Document proving the continuance of the dispatch period or of the contract period by the foreign news media;
(ii) certificate proving document concerning annual income;
(iii) documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums. |
| Highly Skilled Professional | Activities listed in item (i) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act | (i) Materials listed in the right-hand column of the "Professor" to "Journalist" or "Business Manager" to "Skilled Labor" sections of this Table corresponding to the activities which the foreign national seeks to conduct in Japan;
(ii) Materials listed in the following sub-items (a) to (c) in accordance with the categories of the activities listed in sub-items (a) to (c) which the foreign national seeks to conduct in Japan:
a. activities listed in item (i), sub-item (a) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: materials demonstrating that the foreign national falls under item (i) of the Ministerial Order on Special Highly Skilled Professionals or materials demonstrating that the foreign national falls under Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Ministerial Order on Highly Skilled Professionals;
b. activities listed in item (i), sub-item (b) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: materials demonstrating that the foreign national falls under item (i) of the Ministerial Order on Special Highly Skilled Professionals or materials demonstrating that the foreign national falls under Article 1, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Ministerial Order on Highly Skilled Professionals;
c. activities listed in item (i), sub-item (c) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: materials demonstrating that the foreign national falls under item (ii) of the Ministerial Order on Special Highly Skilled Professionals or materials demonstrating that the foreign national falls under Article 1, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Ministerial Order on Highly Skilled Professionals. |
| Business Manager | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Business Manager" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act | (i) Profit and loss statement of the business being operated or managed.
(ii) Materials listed in the following sub-items (a) and (b):
a. materials clarifying the total number of full-time staff members excluding the foreign national, and documents related to the payment of wages to those staff members and copies of their certificates of residence, residence cards or special permanent resident certificates;
b. materials clarifying the total amount of the property used for the business pertaining to the application (including the amount of the stated capital and the total amount of the contribution).
(iii) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position.
(iv) Materials clarifying the Japanese language ability of a person who operates the business pertaining to the application or who is engaged in that business, and clarifying that the person resides in Japan.
(v) Certificate proving Document concerning annual income.
(vi) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums. |
| Legal/Accounting Services | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Legal/Accounting Services" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act | (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position;
(ii) Certificate proving Document concerning annual income;
(iii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums |
| Medical Services | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Medical Services" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act | (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position;
(ii) Certificate proving Document concerning annual income;
(iii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums |
| Researcher | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Researcher" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act | (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position;
(ii) Certificate proving Document concerning annual income;
(iii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums |
| Instructor | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Instructor" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act | (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position;
(ii) Certificate proving Document concerning annual income;
(iii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums |
| Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act | (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position;
(ii) Certificate proving Document concerning annual income;
(iii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums. |
| Intra-Company Transferee | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Intra-Company Transferee" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act | (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position;
(ii) Certificate proving Document concerning annual income;
(iii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums. |
| Nursing Care | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Nursing Care" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act | (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position;
(ii) Certificate proving Document concerning annual income;
(iii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums. |
| Entertainer | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Entertainer" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act | (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities;
(ii) Copy of the contract pertaining to the performances;
(iii) Certificate proving Document concerning annual income;
(iv) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums. |
| Skilled Labor | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Skilled Labor" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act | (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position;
(ii) Certificate proving Document concerning annual income;
(iii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums. |
| Specified Skilled Worker | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Specified Skilled Worker" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act | (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position;
(ii) Certificate proving Document concerning annual income;
(iii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and amount the status of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums;
(iiiiv) Document proving the situation of support for the applicant foreign national in cases of a person who engages in the activities listed in item (i) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Specified Skilled Worker" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act;
(iv) Documents proving the situation of social insurance coverage and the payment status of national health insurance and national pension insurance premiums. |
| Technical Intern Training | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Technical Intern Training" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act | Certificate proving (i) Document concerning annual income;
(ii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the foreign national's annual income status of enrollment in social insurance and the amountstatus of tax paidpayment of social insurance premiums. |
| Cultural Activities | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Cultural Activities" specified in the Appended Table I (3) of the Act | (i) Document proving the content and period of the activities and the overview of the organization where the foreign national seeks to engage in the activities;
(ii) Document proving the foreign national's ability to pay all the expenses during their stay in Japan (including a document concerning annual income);
(iii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the status of enrollment in social insurance and the status of payment of social insurance premiums;
(iv) In the case where a person other than the foreign national pays the expenses, the following materials pertaining to that person:
a. document concerning annual income;
b. documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the status of enrollment in social insurance and the status of payment of social insurance premiums. |
| Student | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Student" specified in the Appended Table I (4) of the Act | (i) Certificate of enrollment and academic transcript issued by the organization where the applicant foreign national receives education (if the applicant foreign national is engaging in activities of receiving education at a university or an institution equivalent thereto, a technical college, an advanced course of an advanced vocational school or an advanced course (limited to cases of receiving exclusively Japanese language education), a senior high school or a senior high school course of a special needs school, a higher course or general course of an advanced vocational school, or a miscellaneous school or an equivalent educational institution in terms of facilities and organization, academic transcript stating the attendance status; if the applicant foreign national is engaging in activities of receiving education at a junior high school (including the second half of the course at a compulsory education school and the first half of the course at a school for secondary education; hereinafter the same applies in this section) or a junior high school course of a special needs school, or an elementary school (including the first half of the course at a compulsory education school; hereinafter the same applies in this section) or an elementary school course of a special needs school, a document proving the attendance status);
(ii) Document proving the foreign national's ability to pay all the expenses during their stay in Japan (including a document concerning annual income);
(iii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the status of enrollment in social insurance and the status of payment of social insurance premiums;
(iv) In the case where a person other than the foreign national pays the expenses, athe following materials pertaining to that person:
a. document proving the person's ability to pay the expenses;
(iii (including a document concerning annual income);
b. documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the status of enrollment in social insurance and the status of payment of social insurance premiums;
(v) If the applicant foreign national is engaging in activities of receiving education at a junior high school or a junior high school course of a special needs school, elementary school or an elementary school course of a special needs school, materials demonstrating the overview of the place of accommodation where the applicantforeign national is to lead their daily life. |
| Trainee | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Trainee" specified in the Appended Table I (4) of the Act | (i) Document proving the content, place of implementation, period, status of progress of the training, and treatment of the foreign national;
(ii) Document concerning annual income;
(iii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the status of enrollment in social insurance and the status of payment of social insurance premiums. |
| Dependent | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Dependent" specified in the Appended Table I (4) of the Act | (i) Document proving the family relationship with the supporter;
(ii) Copy Document concerning annual income;
(iii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the status of enrollment in social insurance and the supporter's residence card or passportstatus of payment of social insurance premiums;
(iii) Certificate proving iv) The following materials pertaining to the supporter's supporter:
a. copy of the residence card or passport;
b. document concerning occupation and annual income;
c. documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the status of enrollment in social insurance and the status of payment of social insurance premiums. |
| Designated Activities | Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Designated Activities" specified in the Appended Table I (5) of the Act | Certificate (i) In cases where the foreign national engages in activities related to the management of business involving income or activities for which the foreign national receives a remuneration:
a. document proving the content and period of the activities and the foreign national's position and remuneration;
b. document concerning annual income ;
c. documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the amountstatus of tax paid or aenrollment in social insurance and the status of payment of social insurance premiums;
(ii) In other cases:
a. document demonstrating the activities to be engaged in during the foreign national's stay in Japan;
b. document proving their the foreign national's ability to pay all the expenses during their stay in Japan (including a document concerning annual income);
c. documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the status of enrollment in social insurance and the status of payment of social insurance premiums;
d. if a person other than the foreign national pays the expenses or if there is a supporter, the following materials pertaining to the person paying the expenses or the supporter:
(1) document concerning annual income;
(2) documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the status of enrollment in social insurance and the status of payment of social insurance premiums. |
| Spouse or Child of Japanese National | Activities as a person with a status listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Spouse or Child of Japanese National" specified in the Appended Table II of the Act | (i) In cases of the spouse of a Japanese national, a certified copy of the family register and a copy of the certificate of residence of the Japanese national;
(ii) Certificate proving the occupation and income ofThe following materials pertaining to the foreign national, and their spouse, or the foreign national's father or mother:
a. document concerning occupation and annual income;
b. documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the status of enrollment in social insurance and the status of payment of social insurance premiums;
(iii) In cases of the spouse of a Japanese national, a personal guarantee of the Japanese national residing in Japan; in cases of the specially adopted child or child of a Japanese national, a personal guarantee of the Japanese national residing in Japan or of other guarantors residing in Japan. |
| Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident | Activities as a person with a status or position listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident" specified in the Appended Table II of the Act | (i) In cases of the spouse of a Permanent Resident, etc., a document proving the family relationship with the Permanent Resident, etc.;
(ii) Copy of the residence card, special permanent resident certificate, or passport of the Permanent Resident, etc.;
(iii) Certificate proving the occupation and income ofThe following materials pertaining to the foreign national, and their spouse, or the foreign national's father or mother:
a. document concerning occupation and annual income;
b. documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the status of enrollment in social insurance and the status of payment of social insurance premiums;
(iv) In cases of the spouse of a Permanent Resident, etc., a personal guarantee of the Permanent Resident, etc. residing in Japan; in cases of the child of a Permanent Resident, etc., a personal guarantee of the Permanent Resident, etc. residing in Japan or other guarantors residing in Japan |
| Long-Term Resident | Activities as a person with a position listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Long-Term Resident" specified in the Appended Table II of the Act | (i) Certified copy of the family register, marriage certificate, birth certificate, or other documents proving the family relationship of the applicant;
(ii) CertificateDocument proving the foreign national's ability to pay all the expenses during their stay in Japan (including a document concerning annual income );
(iii) Documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the amountstatus of tax paid, enrollment in social insurance and if the status of payment of social insurance premiums;
(iv) In the case where a person other than the foreign national pays the expenses or where there is without an a supporter, the following materials pertaining to the person paying the expenses or the supporter:
a. document concerning annual income, a certificate proving;
b. documents concerning taxation and tax payment, and documents concerning the occupation status of enrollment in social insurance and income the status of their supporterpayment of social insurance premiums;
(iiiv) Personal guarantee of the guarantor residing in Japan. |