| Activities in which a person who seeks to land in Japan (hereinafter referred to as "the person themselves") seeks to engage in Japan | Agent |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Diplomat" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (Diplomat) | (i) Official of the diplomatic mission, consular office, etc. to which the person themselves or their family member who is to belong to the same household is to become a member;
(ii) Family member who is to belong to the same household as the person themselves. |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Official" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (Official) | (i) Official of the resident office in Japan of the foreign government or international organization at which the person themselves or their family member who is to belong to the same household is to engage in public service;
(ii) The family member who is to belong to the same household as the person themselves |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Professor" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (Professor) | Staff member of the institution in Japan which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in education |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Artist" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (Artist) | Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves or of the organization which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in artistic activities |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Religious Activities" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (Religious Activities) | Staff member of the Japanese branch of the foreign religious organization that sends the person themselves or of other affiliated religious organizations in Japan |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Journalist" specified in the Appended Table I (1) of the Act (Journalist) | Staff member of the resident office in Japan of the foreign news media which signed a contract with the person themselves or the organization in Japan which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in journalistic activities |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Highly Skilled Professional) | (i) Cases in which the person themselves seeks to engage in the activities listed in item (i), sub-item (a) or (b) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Highly Skilled Professional" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves
(ii) Cases in which the person themselves seeks to engage in the 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: staff member of the business office in Japan which the person themselves is operating or managing. |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Business Manager" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Business Manager) | (i) Staff member of the business office in Japan whose business the person themselves is to operate or manage;
(ii) In cases of newly establishing a business office in Japan whose business the person themselves is to operate or manage, the person entrusted with the establishment of that business office in Japan (in cases of a corporation, its staff member) |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Legal/Accounting Services" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Legal/Accounting Services) | Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves or which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in legal/accounting services |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Medical Services" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Medical Services) | Staff member of the medical organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves or which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in medical services |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Researcher" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Researcher) | (i) Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves
(ii) Staff member of the business office in Japan which the person themselves is to transfer to |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Instructor" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Instructor) | Staff member of the institution in Japan which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in education |
| 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 (Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services) | Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Intra-Company Transferee" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Intra-Company Transferee) | Staff member of the business office in Japan which the person themselves is to transfer to |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Nursing Care" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Nursing Care) | Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Entertainer" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Entertainer) | Staff member of the contracting organization of the entertainer (when there is no contracting organization of the entertainer, the organization in Japan that invites the person themselves) or of an organization which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in show business |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Skilled Labor" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Skilled Labor) | Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed a contract with the person themselves |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Specified Skilled Worker" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Specified Skilled Worker) | Staff member of the organization in Japan which signed an employment contract for a specified skilled worker with the person themselves |
Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Technical Intern TrainingEmployment for Skill Development" specified in the Appended Table I (2) of the Act (Technical Intern TrainingEmployment for Skill Development) | (i) Cases in which the person themselves seeks employment for skill development to engage in be conducted based on the activities listed in item (i) (a), item (ii) (a) or item (iii) (aaccredited employment for skill development plan is individual-type employment for skill development prescribed in Article 2, item (ii) of the right-hand column of "Technical Intern Training" specified inEmployment for Skill Development Act: staff member of the Appended Table I (2)implementing organization of the Act: staff member of the individual-enterprise type technical intern training implementing organizationindividual-type employment for skill development prescribed in item (viii) of the same Article;
(ii) Cases in which the person themselves seeks employment for skill development to engage in be conducted based on the activities listed in item (i) (b), item (ii) (b) or accredited employment for skill development plan is supervised-type employment for skill development prescribed in Article 2, item (iii) (b) of the right-hand column corresponding to "Technical Intern Training" specified inEmployment for Skill Development Act: staff member of the Appended Table I (2) of the Act: staff membersupervising and supporting organization prescribed in item (ix) of the supervising organizationsame Article |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Cultural Activities" specified in the Appended Table I (3) of the Act (Cultural Activities) | (i) Staff member of the organization in Japan which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in academic or artistic activities;
(ii) Expert who is to instruct the person themselves;
(iii) Relative of the person themselves residing in Japan |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Student" specified in the Appended Table I (4) of the Act (Student) | (i) Staff member of the institution in Japan where the person themselves is to receive education;
(ii) The following persons in cases where the person themselves is to engage in the activities that fall under item (i), sub-item (a) or (b) of the right-hand column of the "Student" section in the Ministerial Order on Criteria:
a. Staff member of the organization granting a scholarship to the person themselves or of other organizations that is to pay their school expenses or living expenses;
b. A person who is to pay the school expenses or living expenses for the person themselves;
c. Relative of the person themselves residing in Japan
(iii) The following persons in cases where the person themselves is to engage in the activities that fall under item (i), sub-item (c) of the right-hand column of the "Student" section in the Ministerial Order on Criteria:
a. Staff member of the organization that formulated the student exchange plan when the person themselves is an exchange student;
b. Relative of the person themselves who resides in Japan when the person themselves seeks to receive education at a senior high school (including the second half of the course at a school for secondary education), 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) 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) or an elementary school course of a special needs school; |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Trainee" specified in the Appended Table I (4) of the Act (Trainee) | Staff member of the receiving organization |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Dependent" specified in the Appended Table I (4) of the Act (Dependent) | (i) A person who is to support the person themselves in Japan or a relative of the person themselves residing in Japan;
(ii) Person acting as agent in applying for issuance of the certificate of eligibility of a person who is to support the person themselves |
| Activities listed in the right-hand column corresponding to "Designated Activities" specified in the Appended Table I (5) of the Act (Designated Activities) | Staff member of the organization which the person themselves is to belong to and engage in the activities designated by the Minister of Justice, a person who is to employ the person themselves, or a person specified in public notice by the Minister of Justice in accordance with the activities designated by the Minister of Justice |
| 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 (Spouse or Child of Japanese National) | Relative of the person themselves residing in Japan |
| 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 (Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident) | Relative of the person themselves residing in Japan |
| 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 (Long-Term Resident) | Relative of the person themselves residing in Japan |