Is it mandatory for registration support organizations to join the council?Or does it depend on the type of business?

XNUMX. XNUMX.Are registration agencies obliged to join the council?No?

Regarding the new status of residence "Specific Skills" that started in April 2019, "Registration support organization"Or"CouncilThere is an organization called.In order for companies to properly accept foreigners with specific skill visas, it may not be possible to ignore these registration support agencies and councils.
In this paper, it is related to the specific skill system.Whether registration support agencies are obliged to join the councilI would like to explain that.

▼ What is a registration support organization?

Accepting organizations (reception organizations) provide support for professional, daily, or social life to enable foreigners with a specific skill No. 1 visa to carry out stable and smooth activities while staying in Japan. = A "registration support organization" is a person who is entrusted by a company that employs foreigners with specific skills and implements it on behalf of the accepting organization.

▼ What is the council?

The council is an organization established by the competent ministries and agencies for each of the 14 specific skill industries in order to properly operate the specific skill system.The members of the council are the ministries and agencies that have jurisdiction, companies that accept foreigners with specific skills, and industry groups.
In other words, a company that accepts foreigners with specific skills may join a council for each industry and outsource support for foreigners with specific skills to a registration support organization.
And, depending on the type of industry, the registration support organization that is the outsourcer of support also needs to join the council.

XNUMX.Industries in which registered support organizations are also required to join the council

The following industries are required for registered support organizations to join the council.

• ・ Food service field
• ・ Food and beverage manufacturing industry
• ・ Accommodation field
• ・ Automobile maintenance industry
• ・ Aviation field
• ・ Shipbuilding / ship industry

XNUMX. XNUMX.Industries that do not require registration support organizations to join the council

On the other hand, the following industries do not require registration support organizations to join the council.

• ・ Long-term care field
• ・ Construction field
• ・ Raw material industry field
• ・ Industrial machinery manufacturing field
• ・ Electrical and electronic information related industrial fields
• ・ Building cleaning field
• ・ Agricultural field
• ・ Fishing field

XNUMX.When and how much does it cost to join the council?

So, if a registration agency needs to join the council, when will it be?
If you are accepting No. 1 Specified Skilled Foreigner for the first time, you must join the Council within 4 months after the Specified Skilled Foreigner enters Japan.
If the outsourced registration support agency is not a member of the relevant council, you will need to make a commitment to join it before proceeding with the application process.

The cost of joining the council is currently as follows.

XNUMX.What if I don't join the council?

Companies that accept foreigners with specific skills are obliged to join the council, and the registration support organization of the contractor is also obliged to join depending on the type of industry.
Failure to comply with this obligation may result in non-issuance or disapproval of applications for certification, change or renewal of specific skill visas.
You only have to join the council when you accept the first person, and you do not need to join the council when you accept the second and subsequent people.

XNUMX.Summary

I explained the obligation to join the council of registration support organizations.
I think that many companies that accept foreigners with specific skills are considering entrusting support to a registration support organization.
Important points to consider when concluding a support outsourcing contract are whether the registered support organization to which support is outsourced is required to join a council for each industry, and if so, whether it is a member. It becomes.Please be very careful.

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Climb Immigration Lawyer OfficeThen, companies and individuals who are considering applyingConsultation on whether you have the requirements as a registration support organization, preparation of application documents, application to immigrationI leave it to you.
In addition, although they registered with a registration support organization, they said that they did not know what to do because they lacked knowledge about the specific skill system, let alone support.Services for registration support organizationsare also available, so please consider them as well.
In order to be able to provide the best support to foreigners who have chosen to work in Japan, we should provide support with solid knowledge to avoid situations such as illegal employment.

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