Type
of Visa |
|
Length
of Stay |
Activites Permitted |
Transit |
|
15 days |
Sightseeing or resting on the way to a third country |
Temporary Visitor |
|
15 or 90 days |
Sightseeing, visiting friends or relatives, participating in amateur sporting events, conducting company business, attending academic conferences, visiting sister cities or schools, going on religious pilgrimages, etc. for 90 days or less |
Working |
Investor/Business Manager |
1 or 3 years |
Activities related to the establishment or management of international trade or business |
| Intra-company Transferee |
1 or 3 years |
Activities of those transferred to a head or branch office or subsidiary in Japan |
| Engineer |
1 or 3 years |
Activities which require technical skill and/or knowledge pertinent to the physical or natural sciences, conducted on the basis of a contract with an organization in Japan |
| Specialist in Humanities /International Services |
1 or 3 years |
Activities which require knowledge pertinent to jurisprudence, economics, sociology, or other human science or experience with foreign culture (such as interpreting/translation, public relations, advertising, design, international business and finance, information processing, etc.) conducted on the basis of a contract with a public or private organization in Japan |
| Instructor |
1 or 3 years |
Language instruction and other education at primary and secondary schools |
| Professor |
1 or 3 years |
Research or instruction as a professor or assistant professor at a university or equivalent educational institution |
| Researcher |
1 or 3 years |
Research conducted on the basis of a contract with a public or private organization in Japan |
| Religious Activities |
1 or 3 years |
Missionary and other religious activities conducted on behalf of a registered foreign religious organization |
| Entertainer |
3 months, 6 months, or 1 year |
Activities relating to the performing arts, sports or modeling |
| Artist |
1 or 3 years |
Artistic activities that provide income, including work by a composer, song writer, painter, sculptor, crafts person, photographer, etc. |
| Journalist |
1 or 3 years |
Journalistic activities conducted on the basis of a contract with a foreign journalistic organization |
| Legal/Accounting Services |
1 or 3 years |
Activities of certified attorneys or public accountants |
| Medical Services |
1 or 3 years |
Medical treatment by licensed physicians, dentists, and those with other medical qualifications |
| Skilled Labor |
1 or 3 years |
Activities which require special industrial techniques or skills performed on the basis of a contract with an organization in Japan |
General |
Dependent |
3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, or 3 years |
Accompanying a spouse or parent who is working in Japan |
| College Student |
1 or 2 years |
Study as an undergraduate at an accredited college or university |
| Pre-College Student |
6 months or 1 year |
Academic or artistic activities that do not provide income, including the study of Japanese culture or arts |
| Cultural Activities |
6 months or 1 year |
Academic or artistic activities that do not provide income, including the study of Japanese culture or arts |
| Trainee |
6 months or 1 year |
Acquiring technology, skills, or knowledge at a public or private organization in Japan |
Special |
Spouse or Child of Japanese National |
1 or 3 years |
Activities of a foreign national residing in Japan with a Japanese spouse or parent |
| Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident |
1 or 3 years |
Activities of a foreign national residing in Japan with a spouse or parent who is a permanent resident of Japan |
| Long-term Resident |
1 or 3 years |
Activities of those with special circumstances (e.g., second and third-generation Japanese settlers and refugees) authorized by the Ministry of Justice to reside in Japan |
| Designated Activities |
6 months, 1 year, or 3 years |
Special activities specifically designated by the Ministry of Justice |
Diplomatic |
|
duration of mission |
Activities of foreign diplomats or consular officers hosted by the Government of Japan |
Official |
|
duration of mission |
Activities of those on official business of a foreign government or international organization recognized by the Government of Japan |
Travel Agents
