Can foreigners with a specific skill No. 1 visa send their families to Japan?

What is the “specific skill” visa?

Specified Skilled Worker VisaRefers to the status of residence "Specific Skill No. 2019" or "Specific Skill No. 4" that began in April 1, and is employed by foreigners by companies in Japan, etc. A work visa that allows you to engage in work with skills that require experience.
Fourteen industries such as long-term care, accommodation, restaurant, and construction are recognized as industries, and foreigners are engaged in front desk work, customer service, manufacturing, and other on-site work at companies in these industries. You can get it.
For more information,Contents and contact information of 14 specific skills industriesPlease read the page.

What is a "family stay" visa?

Dependent VisaRefers to the status of residence "family stay", and basically the spouse of a foreigner who has a certain working visa ("technical / humanistic knowledge / international business", "business / management", "skills", etc.) in Japan. This visa is granted to a person or his / her spouse's children for the purpose of living together in Japan with the support of a working person.

▼ Who can I invite with a dependent visa?

Only the spouse or child of a person working with a certain work visa in Japan can be called to Japan with a "family stay" visa.
For example, Mr. X, a foreign man who works in Japan with a visa for "technical / humanistic knowledge / international business", has his wife A, who is his marriage partner, and Mr. B, a child of Mr. X, on a family stay visa. Can be called to.
Furthermore, if certain conditions are met, foreign nationals with "Student" visas can also bring their spouses and children to Japan on Dependent Visas.

▼ Can I call my parents and siblings?

Basically, only the spouse or child of a person with a working visa can apply for a "family stay" visa, so Mr. C, who is the parent of Mr. X, and Mr. D, who is his younger brother, are working for Mr. X. You cannot call to Japan with a family stay visa on the basis of your visa.

Are "Family Stay" visas exceptionally accepted for "Specific Skill No. 1" visas?

▼ If a dependent changes from a “Student” visa to a “Specified Skilled Worker No. 1” visa

First of all, as a premise, foreigners working in Japan with a "Specific Skill No. 1" visa cannot call their marriage partner or child to Japan with a "family stay" visa.
This is because those who can apply for a "family stay" visa do not include the spouse or child of a person who has a "specific skill No. 1" visa.

However, originally "Study abroadForeign nationals who were already living in Japan on a ``Dependent'' visa as the spouse or child of a person with a ``Student'' visa, if the ``Student'' visa changes to a ``Specified Skilled Worker No. 1'' visa, From “Dependent Stay” visa to “Specific activitiesIt is possible to change to a visa.
The content of the "specific activity" visa in this case is practically the same as the "family stay" visa, and you can live with your family together in Japan.Allowance for activities outside your statusYou can also get a part-time job.

In this way, under the legal system, the spouse or child of a person with a "Specified Skilled Worker No. 1" visa is not allowed a "Dependent Stay" visa, but in the above case, for humanitarian reasons etc. Under the special ``Specified Activities'' visa, they are allowed to live in Japan as family members as before.

▼ If a dependent changes from an “Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services” visa to a “Specified Skilled Worker No. 1” visa

As with the above, a "family stay" visa is not normally granted to a spouse or child of a foreigner working in Japan with a "Specific Skill No. 1" visa.
However, originally "Technology · Humanities · International workForeigners who were already living in Japan on a "Dependent Stay" visa as the spouse or child of a person with a "Technical/Specialist in Humanities/International Services" visa will be changed to a "Specified Skilled Worker No. 1" visa. If you do so, it is possible to change from a “Dependent Visitor” visa to a “Specified Activities” visa, and the details and reasons are the same as above.

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