Please see below for information regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Specified Skilled Worker examinations.
https://otaff1.jp/tokutei/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/file-6.pdf
New applicant registration will not be available from March 1, 2026, to March 31, 2026.
It is scheduled to resume on April 1st, so please wait a little longer.
Regarding new applicant registration from corporate My Page, we will accept applications from the following eligible applicants after registration reopens.
By the way,First-class Specified Skilled Worker Examination ApplicantsSo,Individuals with less than two years of management/guidance practical experience as of the applicant registration date.I cannot apply for a while.
Please see the section below titled "Unacceptable Individuals" for details.
Eligible applicants
・Applicants wishing to take the Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) visa exam (Level 1) ⇒ Can apply for new exam registration.
・Specified Skills Grade 2For applicants wishing to take the exam, whose management/supervisory practical experience period of two years has been completed as of the new applicant registration application dateHas endedApplicants -> New applicant registration applicationI can do it.。
[Unacceptable applicants]
・For applicants wishing to take the Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) Level 2 examination, as of the date of the new applicant registration application,Candidates who have not yet completed 2 years of practical experience in management/supervision etc.At this time, new applicant registration requests areI can't.。
Reason: Previously, according to the examination implementation guidelines set by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, even if practical experience was less than 2 years, if it was 1 year and 6 months or more by the day before the examination, the application would be accepted, and if passed,
We used to issue certificates of completion after a requirement of two years or more was met.
We are currently reviewing the trial implementation guidelines for the trial operations from fiscal year 2026 onwards, which are being considered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. We will inform you once the continuation of these operations has been decided.
(The release date of the revised examination guidelines is undecided)
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Please note that applications for the FY2025 Skilled Worker Visa examinations (through March 2026) have closed. We will announce details for next fiscal year's examinations on our website as soon as they are determined, so please stay tuned.
