Navigators — Start Here

Every navigator, by who it is for

A foreign national or family member

• Status of Residence Eligibility CheckFrom your background and plans, a guide to the statuses of residence that may apply
• Permanent Residence Application NavigatorYears of residence, income, tax — the likelihood of meeting the permanent residence requirements
• Naturalization Application NavigatorYears of address, livelihood, conduct — the likelihood of meeting the naturalization requirements
• Naturalization vs Permanent ResidenceTake Japanese nationality or become a permanent resident? The differences and your outlook side by side
• Highly Skilled Professional Points CalculatorSelf-assess with the official points table for type 1 (a, b, c) and see how far you are from 70 / 80 points
• Business Manager Visa — New Criteria CheckerCapital, a full-time employee and Japanese ability under the October 2025 amendment, with the transitional period
• Work Permission NavigatorWhether part-time work needs permission, how many hours a week, and whether it is the blanket or the individual permission
• Changing Jobs NavigatorNotification only, a certificate of authorised employment, or a change of status — with the deadlines calculated

A company hiring or accepting foreign nationals

• Highly Skilled Professional Points CalculatorSelf-assess with the official points table for type 1 (a, b, c) and see how far you are from 70 / 80 points
• Business Manager Visa — New Criteria CheckerCapital, a full-time employee and Japanese ability under the October 2025 amendment, with the transitional period
• Work Permission NavigatorWhether part-time work needs permission, how many hours a week, and whether it is the blanket or the individual permission
• Changing Jobs NavigatorNotification only, a certificate of authorised employment, or a change of status — with the deadlines calculated
• Engineer / Humanities / International Services — Category & DocumentsWork out the accepting organisation’s category (1–4) and generate the document checklist for that case
• Specified Skilled Worker — Eligibility & SupportFrom the company’s side: whether you can accept workers and provide the support yourself, with a to-do list
• Transition from Technical Intern Training (new training programme) Japanese onlyWhat happens to current trainees after April 2027 and what accepting under the new programme requires

A supervising organisation or support organisation

• Transition from Technical Intern Training (new training programme) Japanese onlyWhat happens to current trainees after April 2027 and what accepting under the new programme requires
• Registered Support Organisation — Registration Navigator Japanese onlyThe requirements and documents for becoming a registered support organisation, settled by answering questions
• Supervising Support Organisation — Licence Navigator Japanese onlyLicence outlook (red / amber / green), documents, automatic fee calculation and securing an external auditor