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Visa / work rights

Use visa information to verify whether a career path is workable for you. Visa and work rights stay separate from the public CampCareer Score.

6 verified routes

TemporaryPost-study job search

Post-graduation job hunting

Japan

Official source
Processing time

Varies by the regional Immigration Services Agency office handling the change or extension application

Success rate

Not published

Duration

6 months, renewable once for a maximum of 1 year of continued job hunting

Requirements

6 items
  • Graduated from an eligible Japanese university, junior college, graduate school, college of technology or qualifying specialised training course while holding Student status
  • Continue a job search that began before graduation rather than starting an unrelated activity
  • Recommendation letter from the most recent education institution and proof of graduation or expected graduation
  • For specialised training graduates, the completed field must relate to an activity covered by an eligible work status
  • Evidence of funds for the continued stay and documents showing ongoing job-hunting activity
  • Obtain separate permission before any paid activity and change to the appropriate work status before starting regular employment

Process overview

Total: Varies by the regional Immigration Services Agency office handling the change or extension application
  1. 1

    Confirm the correct status

    Before applying

    Use the linked Immigration Services Agency or Ministry of Foreign Affairs page and check the exact activity, nationality and institution or employer conditions.

  2. 2

    Prepare the supporting basis

    Preparation stage

    Obtain the admission, graduation, school recommendation, employment contract, field-test, internship agreement or working-holiday evidence required for the route.

  3. 3

    Complete the immigration application

    Application stage

    For a new long-term entry, a sponsor in Japan commonly applies for a Certificate of Eligibility before the applicant files for a visa at the responsible Japanese mission. In-country applicants use the relevant status-change or extension procedure.

  4. 4

    Finish entry and residence steps

    Varies by the regional Immigration Services Agency office handling the change or extension application

    After approval, complete visa issuance, entry, residence-card, address-registration and any activity-outside-status permission that applies.

Cost breakdown

No fixed amount is shown because the official fee depends on the route, applicant or application location.

An in-country change-of-status or extension fee applies; no single applicant total is shown because payment method and current immigration fees must be confirmed at filing. Government fees, exemptions and local-currency collection can differ by nationality, application date and diplomatic mission; confirm the current amount before applying.

Top cities

TokyoOsakaFukuoka