| Status of Residence | Period of Stay |
| Diplomat | Period during which the foreign national engages in the activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Diplomat" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (referred to as "Diplomatic Activities"). |
| Official | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, 3 months, 30 days, or 15 days |
| Professor | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 3 months |
| Artist | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 3 months |
| Religious Activities | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 3 months |
| Journalist | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 3 months |
| Highly Skilled Professional | (i) in the case of a foreign national engaging in the activities listed in item (i) sub-items (a) through (c) of the right-hand column of "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: 5 years
(ii) in the case of a foreign national engaging in the activities listed in item (ii) of the right-hand column of "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: indefinite period |
| Business Manager | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, 6 months, 4 months, or 3 months |
| Legal/Accounting Services | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 3 months |
| Medical Services | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 3 months |
| Researcher | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 3 months |
| Instructor | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 3 months |
| Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 3 months |
| Intra-Company Transferee | (i) in the case of a foreign national engaging in the activities listed in item (i) of the right-hand column of "Intra-Company Transferee" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 3 months
(ii) in the case of a foreign national engaging in the activities listed in item (ii) of the right-hand column of "Intra-Company Transferee" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: period designated by the Minister of Justice for individual foreign nationals not exceeding 1 year |
| Nursing Care | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 3 months |
| Entertainer | 3 years, 1 year, 6 months, 3 months, or 30 days |
| Skilled Labor | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 3 months |
| Specified Skilled Worker | (i) in the case of a person who engages in the activities listed in item (i) of the right-hand column of "Specified Skilled Worker" of the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: period designated by the Minister of Justice for individual foreign nationals not exceeding 3 years
(ii) in the case of a person who engages in the activities listed in item (ii) of the right-hand column of "Specified Skilled Worker" in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: 3 years, 2 years, 1 year, or 6 months |
Technical Intern TrainingEmployment for Skill Development | (i) in the case of a foreign national engaging in the activities listed in item (i) sub-item (a) or (b) of the right-hand column of "Technical Intern Training" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: period designated by the Minister of Justice for individual foreign nationals not exceeding 1 year
(ii) in the case of a foreign national engaging in the activities listed in item (ii), sub-item (a) or (b), or item (iii), sub-item (a) or (b) of the right-hand column of "Technical Intern Training" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: period designated by the Minister of Justice for individual foreign nationals not exceeding 2 years |
| Cultural Activities | 3 years, 1 year, 6 months, or 3 months. |
| Temporary Visitor | 90 days, 30 days, or 15 days (in the case where the Minister of Justice designates for an individual foreign national a period in units of days not exceeding 90 days, the period so designated) |
| Student | period designated by the Minister of Justice for individual foreign nationals not exceeding 4 years and 3 months |
| Trainee | (i) in the case of a person who is dispatched as part of the business of the organization to which they belong in the country of their nationality or domicile, from among foreign nationals who have a qualification equivalent to that of a physician, nurse or radiological technologist in a foreign country and who seek to acquire knowledge and skills pertaining to a device that irradiates proton beams or heavy ion beams for use in medical treatment (hereinafter referred to as a "medical particle beam irradiation device"), with the permission of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Provisions for Article 17, etc. of the Medical Practitioners' Act, etc. Concerning Clinical Training, etc. Conducted by Foreign Physicians, etc. (Act No. 29 of 1987) (hereinafter referred to as a "foreign physician, etc. in clinical training on a medical particle beam irradiation device"), and foreign nationals who have specialized knowledge of physical engineering pertaining to radiation used in medical care and who seek to acquire knowledge and skills pertaining to medical particle beam irradiation devices together with a foreign physician, etc. in clinical training on a medical particle beam irradiation device: 2 years, 1 year, 6 months, or 3 months
(ii) in the case of a person other than those listed in the preceding item: 1 year, 6 months, or 3 months |
| Dependent | period designated by the Minister of Justice for individual foreign nationals not exceeding 5 years |
| Designated Activities | (i) in the case of a foreign national who is to be designated the activities provided for in the public notice set forth in Article 7, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act (excluding a person who is specifically designated the activities of daily life as a dependent of a foreign national residing in Japan, or any other person accompanying that foreign national for whom the Minister of Justice finds it necessary to designate a period separately): 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, 6 months, or 3 months
(ii) in the case of a foreign national designated the activities of engaging in the profession of a nurse prescribed in Article 5 of the Act on Public Health Nurses, Midwives and Nurses (Act No. 203 of 1948) pursuant to the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Indonesia for an Economic Partnership, the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of the Philippines for an Economic Partnership, or the Exchange of Letters between Japan and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the Entry and Temporary Stay of Nurses and Certified Care Workers completed on April 18, 2012, or the activities to engage in the business of nursing care, etc. prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Certified Social Worker and Certified Care Worker Act (Act No. 30 of 1987) as a qualified "certified care worker" as prescribed in the same paragraph pursuant to these Agreements or the completed exchange of letters: 3 years or 1 year
(iii) in the case of a foreign national other than those listed in items (i) and (ii): period designated by the Minister of Justice for individual foreign nationals not exceeding 5 years |
| Permanent Resident | Indefinite period |
| Spouse or Child of Japanese National | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 6 months |
| Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident | 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 6 months |
| Long-Term Resident | (i) in the case of a foreign national permitted the position prescribed in the public notice set forth in Article 7, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act: 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or 6 months
(ii) in the case of a foreign national permitted a position other than that specified in (i): period not exceeding 5 years designated by the Minister of Justice for individual foreign nationals |