What Are The Criteria amp; Conditions For Work Residency In Japan? -

That s the 1st question, the second is: How difficult it is for a foreign doctor to work in Japan and what are tests/certificates required? NB. I am speaking about work residency, not permanent residency. Thanks in advance..

A foreign doctor needs a Japanese license to practice in Japan. That should be fair enough. You are eligible to take the Japanese doctor s exam as a graduate of a non-Japanese medical school. Strangely enough, though, the Japanese government won t issue a work visa to a doctor who isn t a graduate of a Japanese medical school. So it seems the way it works right now, the Japanese work visa for doctors is really only for foreign students who attend Japanese medical school and wish to stay in Japan. Otherwise, there are 14 categories of work visas in Japan. Professor. Artist: Activities for the arts that provide income, including those carried out by composers, songwriters, artists, sculptors, craftspeople, photographers, etc. Religious Activities: Missionary and other religious activities conducted by members of foreign religious organizations. Journalist. Investor/Business Manager: Activities to commence the operation of international trade or other business, to invest in international trade or other business and to operate or manage that business, or to operate or manage international trade or other business on behalf of foreign nationals (including foreign corporations) who have begun such an operation or have invested in such a business. Legal/Accounting Services. Medical Services. Researcher: Activities to engage in examinations, surveys, research, etc. on the basis of a contract with a public or private organization in Japan. Instructor: Activities to engage in language instruction and other education at elementary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, schools for the blind, handicapped children s schools, miscellaneous schools. Engineer. Specialist in Humanities/International Services: Activities to engage in service that requires knowledge pertinent to jurisprudence, economics, sociology, or other human science fields. Activities to engage in service that requires specific ways of thought or sensitivity based on experience with foreign culture, such as interpreting, translation, copywriting, fashion design, interior design, sales, overseas business, information processing, international finance, design, or public relations and advertising based on a contract with a public or private organization in Japan. Intracompany Transferee: For employees of multinational corporations. Entertainer: Activities to engage in theatrical performances, arts, song, dance, musical performances, sports, or any other show business. Classical music musicians are sometimes miffed their visa category says quot;entertainer.quot; Skilled Labor: Activities to engage in service that requires industrial techniques or skills belonging to special fields on the basis of a contract with a public or private organization in Japan. Half of these categories require a college degree. The other categories require a few years of experience in the field. For example, a chef generally needs 5-10 years of experience to get a visa under skilled labor. The criteria for artist tend to be the ability to make a minimum amount of income from art alone. It may not be a terribly high threshold considering that there are a few foreign animators at anime studios, and those are notoriously low-paying employers.

You need a four year degree to work in Japan. You also need a work visa. To qualify for a work visa you need a solid job offer before you get there. You can t work in Japan as a doctor unless you graduated from a Japanese college. This would also require that you speak, read and write Japanese at a medical level. So I guess it s not possible, period. Maybe on a US military base, but I really doubt that too.

I am not sure of medical practice, but for my corporate transfer I had to prove I had a college degree. Basically, I had to get the university to write an official letter on official letterhead paper stating my completion of graduation and diploma verification. Next, my company (or the company hiring you) in Japan has to prove that they will hire you and sponsor your visa. On paper, the host company in Japan has to show that your position and skill set are unique and cannot be filled by a Japanese national. Once these things are completed, then there is a process to get a special stamp/sticker on your passport from a local Japanese consulate/embassy.