Upon receiving an advance application from a foreign national seeking to land in Japan (except for those who seek to engage in the activities set forth in the right-hand column corresponding to "Temporary Visitor" specified in Appended Table I (3)), the Minister of Justice, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, may issue a certificate (hereinafter referred to as "certificate of eligibility") stating that the foreign national conforms to the conditions set forth in Article 7, paragraph (1), item (ii).
The application as set forth in the preceding paragraph may be made by a staff member of the organization that will accept the foreign national, or by other persons prescribed by the Ministry of Justice Order to act as an agent.
If the head of the administrative organ with jurisdiction over the specified industrial field (meaning the "specified industrial fields" provided for in item (i) of the right-hand column under "Specified Skilled Worker" of the Appended Table I (2); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and Article 20, paragraph (1)) finds that the necessary human resources in a specified industrial field have been secured based on the field-specific operation policy pertaining to the specified industrial field, the head is to make a request to the Minister of Justice to take measures to temporarily suspend the issuance of certificates of eligibility.
If a request has been made pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Justice is to take measures to temporarily suspend the issuance of certificates of eligibility based on the field-specific operation policy.
The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which measures to recommence the issuance of certificates of eligibility are taken if measures to temporarily suspend the issuance of certificates of eligibility have been taken. In this case, the term "have been secured" in paragraph (3) is replaced with "are experiencing a shortage", and the term "is to" is replaced with "may" in the preceding two paragraphs.
略称規定第二条の四第一項
…当該産業上の分野における特定技能の在留資格に係る制度の適正な運用を図るため、当該産業上の分野における特定技能の在留資格に係る制度の運用に関する方針(以下「分野別運用方針」という。)を定めなければならない。
わかりやすく言うと
人手不足のため外国人の受入れを図る産業分野ごとに、特定技能の在留資格の制度をどう運用するかを定める方針です。法務大臣が、基本方針に沿って、その分野を所管する行政機関の長などと共同で定めます。
略称規定第七条の二第一項
…あらかじめ申請があつたときは、当該外国人が前条第一項第二号に掲げる条件に適合している旨の証明書(以下「在留資格認定証明書」という。)を交付することができる。
わかりやすく言うと
日本に上陸しようとする外国人の申請により、日本で行う予定の活動がうそでなく在留資格に当たり、必要な基準にも合っていることを、法務大臣が前もって証明する書面です。短期滞在の活動をしようとする人は対象外です。
定義第七条の二第三項・この項及び第二十条第一項の中だけ
別表第一の二の表の特定技能の項の下欄第一号に規定する特定産業分野
わかりやすく言うと
人材の確保が難しいため、外国人によって不足する人材を確保する必要がある産業の分野として、法務省令で定めるもののことです(別表第一の二の表の特定技能の項)。