Japan · Research
在留資格「研究」
在留資格「研究」 is issued by Immigration Services Agency (出入国在留管理庁). VisaAI tracks 2 official requirements for it, each traced to the government page that states it.
Last verified against the official source on .
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Requirements change. Confirm every item on Immigration Services Agency (出入国在留管理庁)’s own page before you apply.
Each requirement below is written in plain English by VisaAI. The indented text beneath it is quoted from Immigration Services Agency (出入国在留管理庁)’s own page, so you can check what we say against what they say. Where a quotation shows “ ... ”, text has been left out.
Conditions you must meet
- The qualifying activity: research under a contract with a Japanese public or private body, excluding activities under the Professor status
本邦の公私の機関との契約に基づいて研究を行う業務に従事する活動（入管法別表第一の一の表の教授の項に掲げる活動を除く。）
- Period of stay: 5 years, 3 years, 1 year or 3 months
在留期間 ５年、３年、１年又は３月
Also stated by the authority
Not requirements in themselves. These are alternatives, exemptions, rights and warnings the authority publishes alongside the requirements — quoted here because they can change what applies to you.
- Examples the authority gives: researchers at government-related institutions and private companies
該当例としては、政府関係機関や私企業等の研究者。
Official sources
- 在留資格「研究」 — Requirements, Immigration Services Agency (出入国在留管理庁)