Construction industry specific activity visa

Foreign construction worker acceptance businessApplications for new acceptance by (Specific Activities) have ended at the end of July 2020.
After August 2020, the transition from those who have completed technical training will be unified to "specific skills."

What is the construction industry specific activity visa?

This qualification isUntil March 3, 3th year of ReiwaIt is limited.

• · "Construction field technical internship" is the job category and work listed in Appendix Table 1 and the technical internship of the technical internship of the technical and practical training related to the work specified separately by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in consultation with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Activities engaged by foreign nationals residing on the planet.
• · "Foreigner construction worker" is a person who has completed training in technical field of construction field and is engaged in construction specific activities as a worker based on employment contract with accepting construction company.
• · "Receiving Construction Company" is a business enterprise that has practiced in the construction field technical internship as a practical training institution for technical internships and is certified as a proper supervision plan and assigns foreign workers to workers based on employment contract To engage in construction specific activities.
• · "Specific supervising organization" means a person who supervises construction-specific activities that have been certified, among groups that are not aimed for profit who have accepted technical interns as supervising organizations.
• · "Construction Specific Activity" means the activities designated by the Minister of Justice conducted by a foreign construction worker under the responsibility and supervision of a specific supervising organization based on an employment contract with a receiving construction company.

Requirements for obtaining specific activity visas

▼ Requirements for foreign construction workers

Foreigner construction workers must meet all of the following requirements.

1. 1. Applicants must have engaged in technical training in the construction field for approximately two years.
2. 2. The applicant must have behaved in a good manner during the technical intern training period.

▼ Certification requirements for specified supervising organizations

A supervising organization can apply to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for certification as a designated supervising organization.
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism can certify an application as a designated supervising organization if it meets all of the following requirements. (The main ones are listed.)

1. Being supervised organization in the past 5 years There has been a track record over properly supervising construction field technical interns over 2 years.
2. Not having accepted foreign nationals in the past 5 years, or have done misconduct related to employment.
3. Boryokudan members are not those who control their business activities.
4. Regarding matters concerning employment contracts between foreign construction workers and accepting construction companies, under any name, no license fee or remuneration has been received and permission of free employment placement business based on Article 33 of the Employment Security Act is granted Receiving or filing a free employment placement business based on 33 of Article 3 of the same law.
5. With regard to acceptance of foreign construction workers, they must have a structure that can properly instruct and supervise receiving construction companies.
6. Personnel for supervision including audit of receiving construction companies is secured.
7. Foreigner construction workers (including family members or other closely related persons) collect deposits from persons who intend to become sending agencies, specific supervising organizations or receiving construction workers in connection with the construction specific activities of that person It is not to be concluded that contracts or the like defining the penalty fee related to non-performance of labor contracts are not done.
8. In the case of collecting the expenses required for supervision by a specific supervising body, before accepting foreign workers, it is necessary to clearly indicate the amount and use to the agency that will bear the expenses, and for the foreign construction workers Do not place a burden directly or indirectly.
9. 3 times in 1 times, go to the location of the receiving construction company to audit the receiving construction company, and send the result to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the regional immigration bureau that has jurisdiction over the location of the receiving construction company, and the appropriate supervision promotion council Reporting.
10. To arrange a counselor.
11. When the receiving construction company can not pay back home travel expenses, bear the return travel expenses of the foreign construction worker.

▼ Requirements for accepting construction companies

A person who intends to become an accepting construction company must satisfy all of the following requirements. (I list the main ones.)

1. You are permitted under Article 3 of the Construction Industry Act.
2. You have not received supervision over the past 5 years under the Construction Industry Act.
3. It has never been sentenced to a fine not exceeding the penalty due to labor standards violation in the past 5 years.
4. Complying with labor relations laws and social insurance related laws and regulations.
5. Cooperate with surveys of wage levels etc. implemented by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and other regulatory authorities concerning construction specific activities.
6. When you are requested to report 6 of 4, please respond to this in good faith and follow guidance from the primary contractor.
7. Being in the past 5 years or more 2 years or more You have proven track record of construction field technical internship.
8. There has never been a misconduct related to acceptance or employment of a foreigner in the past 5 years.
9. If there have been sentences of imprisonment pursuant to the provisions listed in Technical Intern Trainee 1 A, the 5 year has passed since the day of ending the execution, or from the day when it ceases to be enforced.
10. With respect to the business activities of those who intend to become accepting construction companies in the past 5 years, they have never done the act prescribed in 1 of the 21 number in the lower column of Technical Intern training No. 2 a.
11. Make sure that a considerable number of workers engaged in work engaging foreign accepted workers engaging in non-voluntarily leaving work in the past 3 years.
12. The number of people who will accept does not exceed the total number of full-time staff of those who intend to become a receiving construction company.
13. Do not exceed the 2 year (period of 1 in the case where foreign construction workers finished their construction field technical internship and returned to the country having nationality or address after 3 years have elapsed)
14. The expected amount of remuneration must be equal to or greater than the amount of remuneration for Japanese workers with equivalent skills.
15. A guarantee money is not collected from a person who intends to become a sending agency, a specific supervising organization, or an accepting construction company in relation to the construction specific activity of the foreign construction worker (including family members or other closely related persons) And that no agreement or the like defining penalty charge pertaining to breach of labor contract is concluded.
16. When an accredited receiving construction company intends to change the appropriate supervision plan pertaining to the accreditation, he / she shall be certified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
17. Foreigner construction workers must bear the return travel expenses when they can not pay back home travel expenses.

A person who wishes to become an Accepting Construction Company shall jointly formulate a plan for the proper supervision of foreign construction workers (hereinafter referred to as the "Appropriate Supervision Plan") in collaboration with a designated supervising organization. You must apply to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
The appropriate supervision plan shall include the following matters:

1. 1. Matters concerning persons who wish to become an accepting construction company
2. 2. The following matters regarding foreign construction workers accepted:
   
   1. ① Title of occupation and work of skill training in construction field completed
   2. ② Number of people
   3. ③ Place to work
   4. ④ Contents of business to engage
   5. ⑤ period to engage
   6. ⑥ Scheduled remuneration
   7. ⑦ Measures to improve skills
3. 3. Matters related to plans, etc. for implementing appropriate supervision of foreign construction workers
4. 4. Matters regarding confirmation of the employment status of foreign construction workers
5. 5. Matters related to securing housing during stay in Japan
6. 6. Matters regarding taking long vacations
7. 7. Matters regarding the appointment of management instructors and lifestyle instructors
8. 8. Matters regarding the financial base that secures remuneration and labor/social insurance participation, etc.
9. 9. Matters related to interviews with foreign construction workers, response to consultations from foreign construction workers regarding life, labor, etc. (including job changes) (including complaint handling), and implementation of audits.
10. 10. Matters related to securing travel expenses for foreign construction workers and other security measures for returning home
11. 11. Matters regarding measures to be taken in the event that it becomes impossible to continue working
12. 12. Matters regarding foreign sending organizations

Application flow

1. Prepare application documents and other necessary documents.

1. ① Application documents and attached documents
2. ② Picture (Vertical 4 cm × Width 3 cm) 1 Leaves
   　　※ Captured from the front within 3 months before application, sharp with no background.
   　　Please describe the name of the applicant on the back of the photo and paste it in the photo column of the application form.
3. ③ Other
   

   [Application for Certificate of Eligibility]

   • -One reply envelope (a standard envelope with a 392-yen postage stamp (for simple registered mail) attached)

   【Application for permission to change status of residence and application for renewal of period of stay】

   • · Present passport and residence card
   • · Postcard (write address and name)

2. Apply to the Immigration Bureau

Submit the above documents.

3. Notification of results

An envelope or postcard delivered to the Immigration Bureau at the time of application will receive notification of the result.

4. Procedures at the Immigration Bureau

[Application for Certificate of Eligibility]

You do not need.

【Application for permission to change status of residence and application for renewal of period of stay】

Go to Immigration Bureau, purchase revenue stamps and sign a receipt.

Attachment documents necessary for application

Technical internship 2It is almost the same as the attached document. please confirm. In addition, please contact your local immigration bureau for more information.

Points to note when preparing application documents

1. 1. Please submit all certificates issued in Japan within the period of 3 months from issue date.
2. 2. If the documents to be submitted are in foreign languages, please attach a translation.