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Number of Students Granted Change of Status of Residence to Working Visa

  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Applicants 14,170 17,088 21,898 27,926 30,924
Permission Granted 12,958 15,657 19,435 22,419 25,942
Rate 91.4% 91.6% 88.8% 80.3% 83.9%

Number of Students Granted Change of Status of Residence
(by Status of Residence)

"Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services" status accounts for approximately 90%.
For Detailed Explanation of "Working Visa", click here.

Status of Residence 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Engineer/

Specialist in Humanities/

International Services

11,506

(89%)

13,791

(88%)

17,353

(89%)

20,486

(91%)

24,188

(93%)

Business Manager

383

(3%)

682

(4%)

916

(5%)

712

(3%)

560

(2%)

Professor

704

(5%)

684

(4%)

598

(3%)

626

(3%)

538

(2%)

Medical Services

114

(1%)

234

(2%)

257

(1%)

254

(1%)

246

(1%)

Highly Skilled Professional

-

17

(0.1%)

27

(0.1%)

43

(0.2%)

65

(0.3%)

Others

251

(2%)

249

(2%)

284

(2%)

298

(2%)

345

(1%)

Number of Students Granted Change of Status of Residence
(by Type of Business - Manufacturing Industries) - 2018-

Approximately 18% of graduates found their employment in manufacturing industries.

Type of Business Machinery Electrical Machinery Food

Automobile

Permission Granted

967

932

887

496

Type of Business Chemistry Textile Steel Others
Permission Granted

232

197

152

2,464

Number of Students Granted Change of Status of Residence
(by Type of Business - Non-Manufacturing Industries) - 2018 -

Approximately 82% of graduates found their employment in non-manufacturing
industries.

Type of Business

Computer Services

Commerce/Trade Food Services

Hotel

Permission Granted

2,876

2,827

1,674

1,621

Type of Business Education Construction Transportation

Travel Agency

Permission Granted

1,458

1,055

737

553

Type of Business Medical Services Finance Others
Permission Granted

341

316

14,681

Number of Students Granted Change of Status of Residence
(by Type of Work) - 2018-

Type of Work

Translation/Interpretation

Sales/Business

Overseas Business

Information Processing

Trading Business

Permission Granted

9,884

(24%)

5,615

(13%)

3,753

(9%)

2,717

(7%)

1,865

(5%)

Type of Work Design Technological Development Advertising /Publicity

Education

Accounting

Permission Granted

1,805

(4%)

1,790

(4%)

1,463

(4%)

1,357

(3%)

1,249

(3%)

Type of Work Research Business Management Medical Services International Finance Others

Permission Granted

619

(1%)

570

(1%)

248

(0.7%)

118

(0.3%)

8,821

(21%)

Number of Students Granted Change of Status of Residence
(by Salary) - 2018 -

Monthly Salary less than \200,000 \200,000-\250,000 \250,000-\300,000

\300,000‐\350,000

Others

Permission Granted

8,546

(33%)

12,896

(50%)

2,739

(10%)

665

(3%)

1,096

(4%)

Number of Students Granted Change of Status of Residence
(by Final Academic Background)- 2018 -

Academic Background Bachelor

Master

Doctor

Associate

Diploma Others

Permission Granted

11,285

(44%)

5,051

(19%)

880

(3%)

1,156

(4%)

7,190

(28%)

380

(2%)

Number of Students Granted Change of Status of Residence
(by Capital Amount of Company) - 2018 -

Polarization of employment at SMEs and large-sized enterprises is advancing.

Capital 
Amount

less than
\5 million

\5 million - 
\10 million

\10 million - \30 million \30 million - \50 million

Permission
Granted

3,902

(15%)

4,690

(18%)

4,545

(17%)

2,473

(10%)

Capital 
Amount

\50 million  - \100 million

\100 million -
\1 billion

over
\1 billion

Others

Permission
Granted

3,258

(13%)

2,070

(8%)

3,696

(14%)

1,308

(5%)

Number of Students Granted Change of Status of Residence
(by Number of Employees) - 2018-

# of Employees 1-49 50-99 100-299 300-999

Permission Granted

9,533

(37%)

2,615

(10%)

3,931

(15%)

3,590

(14%)

# of Employees 1,000-1,999 2,000人超 その他

Permission Granted

1,254

(5%)

3,596

(14%)

1,423

(5%)

Number of Students Granted Change of Status of Residence
(by Locations of Company) - 2018 -

Locations Tokyo Osaka Kanagawa Aichi

Permission
Granted

11,971

(46%)

2,598

(10%)

1,618

(6%)

1,183

(5%)

  • When a foreign student applies for a working visa before graduation, he/she shall submit the "certificate of expected graduation" to the immigration services bureau.
  • Permission will be granted after submitting the "certificate of graduation" to the immigration services bureau.