The Ministry of Justice has announced that the Ministry of Justice will finally expand the eligibility to take various tests related to specific skills in Japan, which was under consideration around the end of last year.
those who are not eligible to take the natio
nal examination <令和2年3月31日まで> (1) Those who are not middle- to
long-term residents and who have not lived in Japan in the past and have not lived in Japan in the past (2) Students who have left school or ha
ve been expelled from school (3) Technica
l intern trainees who have disappeared (4) Th
ose who have the status of residence of Specified Activities (Refugee Application) (5) Th
ose who are currently in Japan with a status of residence that requires the preparation of a plan for carrying out such activities, such as technical intern training
<令和2年4月1日以降> for example, those w
ho reside in Japan with a status of residence "short-term stay" can take the examination (even if you do not have a history of medium- to long-term residence).
In addition, if you have a status of residence, you can take the examination in Japan even if it falls under the above (1) to (3).
From the Ministry of Justice's website "Efforts to Accept New Foreign Persons and Realize a Symbiotic Society (Establishment of "Specific Skills" status of residence, etc.)
It should be noted that (2) students who have left and removed from school and (3) missing technical intern trainees will also be opened.
However, there is a notice in the notice of the Ministry of Justice, but it is necessary to understand that the qualification for this examination has been relaxed and that passing the examination does not lead to permission to apply for residence.
By the way, the language of the examination is "conducted in the language specified by the administrative body under the jurisdiction of the field", so if this is the case as usual, if you are going to take the exam in Japan, you will need to answer the questions in Japanese in Japanese.
Therefore, it should be noted that the required level of Japanese may be even higher than taking the exam overseas.
＜特定技能ビザの取得に必要な試験＞
特定技能の在留資格を取得するためには、以下の試験に合格する必要があります。
