Stage 2 of 7 · 6 lessons · ~2 weeks
Visas and work permits
Learn the work routes for your destination from the government's own pages: who applies, what the job and salary must meet, how long it lasts, whether family can join and what happens if you change jobs. Write every rule down with the date you read it.
Start: Employer-sponsored and job-seeker routesLessons· one lesson for each topic, in this order
Do this
- Identify your main work route and whether it is employer-sponsored or job-seeker.
- Read its official page and write each condition with the date you read it.
- Check the salary threshold or qualifying salary for your role and level.
- Note the documents, fees and processing time from the official page.
- Write down the family rights and job-change rules for the route.
- Note the path from this permit to longer-term residence.
Start with· follow one of these
- GuideFreeImmigration Services Agency of Japan: work statuses of residence
Immigration Services Agency of Japan
Japan's statuses of residence and the Certificate of Eligibility, from the Immigration Services Agency
- GuideFreeSingapore Employment Pass and COMPASS (Ministry of Manpower)
Ministry of Manpower, Singapore
The Employment Pass, its qualifying salary and the COMPASS points test
Practise
Keep handy
Also worth your time
How foreign engineers actually get hired in Japan, and the visa that follows
- Sefism 1:1 MentorshipGo deeper
Check your understanding of a route with someone who has been through it
Before moving on: A one-page visa note for your main route, built from official pages with the date you read each: who applies, the job, salary and education conditions, the documents, the processing time, family rights, job-change rules and the path to longer-term residence.
In all three countries the employer starts the process. Your job is to know which status your role fits, to keep your documents consistent and, for Singapore, to understand why the salary and COMPASS points decide so much.