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Foreign Professionals - Working at SMEs

If the applicant is working at the "small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)", he/she may obtain the special additions for the point calculation of the highly skilled professionals. 

Definition of SMEs

Type of Business/Capital Size/Workforce

  • Manufacturing Industry, etc. 
       Capital Size - 300 million yen or less, OR
       Regular Workforce - 300 persons or less
  • Wholesale Trade Industry
       Capital Size - 100 million yen or less, OR
       Regular Workforce - 100 persons or less
  • Retail Trade Industry
       Capital Size - 50 million yen or less, OR
       Regular Workforce - 50 persons or less
  • Service Industry
       Capital Size - 50 million yen or less, OR
       Regular Workforce - 100 persons or less

    (*Definition of SMEs prescribed in Article 2 of the SME Basic Act) 

(Note)

  1. Directors of an enterprise or owners of a sole proprietorship are not counted as the "Regular Workforce".
  2. If the part-time workers and expatriate workers are the object of the Article 20 of Labor Standards Act, they are counted as the "Regular Workforce".
    (Article 20 of the Labor Act: "In the event that an employer wishes to dismiss a worker, the employer shall provide at least 30 days advance notice. An employer who does not give 30 days advance notice shall pay the average wages for a period of not less than 30 days.")
  3. The restaurant business is categorized in the "Retail Trade Industry".

Special Addition I(5 Points)

If the applicant's entity is a SME and its total experiment and research/development costs exceed 3% of its total sales, he/she obtains 5 additional points.

  • Research costs, etc./Total sales ≧ 3%
  • The percentage is calculated by the financial statements of the business year preceding the year containing the application date.

Special Addition II(20 Points)

If the applicant's entity is a SME, and the entity is supported by innovation promotion measures related to innovation, he/she obtains 20 additional points.

Point Calculation Table