Engineer, Specialist in Humanities, International Services (技術・人文知識・国際業務)
THe most versatile yet tricky visa
Among all types of “work visa” in Japan, this “Engineer, Specialist in Humanities, International Services(技術・人文知識・国際業務)” is the most versatile status of residence for working people from overseas as this visa covers various work activities for what is called “white-collar” professionals such as managerial, marketing, sales, IT engineers and translation jobs. This visa is granted to highly skilled workers who is well grounded in the job they are in charge of with at least an undergraduate degree or a minimum of a 10-year-experience working in their field (3 years for translation/interpretation jobs). The academic or career background of the applicant must match his/her duties at the position.
Also, a permission will not be granted when one’s job consists of solely unskilled tasks that anyone can acquire after some repetitious training. If a job includes menial jobs yet there is a valid reason for that, for example, it is a part of an initial training, a visa could be approved upon a detailed explanation and reasoining as well as a career path plan presented.
We have an expert knowledge which we have been building up on a daily basis from dealing with various cases to assist employers and employees with obtaining an appropriate visa for them. A well-presented statement by employers to show how and why your prospective employee fits the condition together with what jobs he/she is going to take on, the finance status of the company is the key.
Please contact us if you feel unsure about the qualification of your (prospective) employee matches the requirment for "Engineer, Specialist in Humanities, International Sertvices" visa. We can determine the eligibility and help with the application procedures as well.