We provide support for foreign nationals who have difficulty returning home due to the new Coronavirus and difficulty continuing employment.

Admitted by the Immigration and Resident Administration Office for foreign nationals such as technical intern trainees who have difficulty returning to Their home country or who do not have a job Contents of support for change of status of residence, employment maintenance support, etc.

※Please refer to the website of the Immigration And Resident Control Agency.

Dealing with technical intern trainees

If it is difficult to return home

You can change your status of residence to “short-term stay (90 days, no work is possible)” or “Specific activities (3 months, work possible)”

If you can change your status of residence to “Specific Activities (3 months, you can work for 3 months),” you will be able to continue working in Japan for three months, but the change to “Specific Activities (3 months, work possible)” is permitted only for technical intern trainees who wish to work in the same accepting organization (company) and business.

In addition, if circumstances that cannot be returned to Japan continue, it will be possible to receive an update.

If you are unable to take an examination to move to the next stage

It is possible to change the status of residence to “specific activities (4 months, work possible)” until the examination and transfer can be done.

However, only technical intern trainees who wish to work in the same accepting institution (company) or business are allowed to change the status of residence to a specific activity.

Response to those who have completed Technical Intern Training No. 2

If you are not ready to move to “Specific Skill No. 1”

During the preparation for the transition, it is possible to change the status of residence to “specific activities (4 months, work possible)”

This includes those who have completed technical intern training No. 3 as well as “Technical Intern Training No. 2”.
※ For those who are already ready to migrate, it is possible to change to “Specific Skill No. 1”.

If you wish to move to Technical Intern Training No. 3

It is possible to change to “Technical Intern Training No. 3” under excellent supervising organizations or trainees.

Support for those who have “short-term stay” or other status of residence

Foreign nationals who are staying in Japan under the status of residence of “short-term stay” and foreign nationals who are staying with other status of residence were also allowed to renew to “90 days of short-term stay”.
As for this, if circumstances that cannot be returned to Japan continue, it is possible to receive an update.

Dealing with foreigners who have been laid off and are unable to continue working

In order to maintain the employment of technical intern trainees, specific skilled foreigners, etc. who have been laid off due to the effects of the new Coronavirus infection, the Immigration and Resident Administration agency will provide support for re-employment in specific industrial fields, grant “specific activities” under certain requirements, and provide support to maintain employment for foreigners in Japan.

Status of residence and period granted

Specific activities (work available) up to 1 year

Target audience

Technical intern trainees, specific skills foreigners, etc. who were laid off due to the effects of the new coronavirus infection and had difficulty continuing their practical training

Activities that can be carried out

Activities to acquire skills necessary for the work of specific skills foreign nationals at the receiving organization

Reference material

Handling of applications for residence of technical intern trainees who have received the spread of new coronavirus infection (Source: Immigration and Residence Control Agency)

About the handling of the application for residence application and the certificate of eligibility for the person who has difficulty returning home and the application for the certificate of eligibility (Source: Immigration And Residence Control Agency)

Outline of employment maintenance support for technical intern trainees, etc. who have difficulty continuing practical training (Source: Immigration And Resident Control Agency)