Work
Nursing Care
介護
For holders of the Certified Care Worker (介護福祉士) qualification employed at a licensed care provider. Distinct from the care work done under Specified Skilled Worker.
Or find a firm to handle it →The documents
11 for everyone. Some nationalities are asked for more.
- 1Application Form申請書
- 2Passport (Current)
- 3Residence Card — only required if already living in Japan在留カード
- 4Photo (4cm × 3cm, white background)
- 5Employment Certificate在職証明書
- 6Tax Withholding Slip源泉徴収票Most recent year
- 7Company Registration Certificate登記事項証明書Issued within 3 months
- 8Corporate Tax Return法人税納税証明書Most recent year
- 9Certified Care Worker Registration介護福祉士登録証
- 10Employment Contract雇用契約書Stating care work duties and pay
- 11Care Facility Designation CertificateProving the employer is a licensed provider
Where you apply
From abroad
A Certificate of Eligibility is applied for in Japan, by someone acting for you — often your firm. With it, you get the visa at a Japanese embassy or consulate.
Already in Japan
If you hold another status, you apply to change it at your regional immigration bureau.
Where it leads
- Nursing Care
- Permanent Resident
See what you already meet.
Five minutes, no account needed.
General information, not advice on your case. Immigration decides each application on its documents.