在留資格「技人国」の厳格化

「技術・人文知識・国際業務（技人国）」の一部で日本語能力の証明が必要に

Proof of Japanese Language Proficiency Required for Some “Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services” Statuses

4/15の入管のHPで、「技人国」の在留資格で翻訳・通訳業務等を行う人に、JLPT N2相当以上等の日本語能力を持つことが必要になるとのガイドラインが公表されました。詳細は、入管のHP等を確認ください。

昨年１０月の「経営・管理」の在留資格要件が大幅に厳しくなって（JPY5M→30M）以降、様々な資格別に在留資格の要件が一気に厳しくなっています。

今回の「技人国」の語学能力要件は、特に中小企業の場合は日本語能力を証明する資料提出が必須となり、仕事の一部で翻訳・通訳もやっているがJLPTでN2までは持っていない人などにとっては、ビザの更新が厳しくなる可能性があります。

Stricter Requirements for Residence Status

On April 15th, the Immigration Bureau published guidelines on its website stating that individuals performing translation and interpretation work will need to possess Japanese language proficiency equivalent to JLPT N2 or higher. For details, please check the Immigration Bureau’s website.

Since the significant tightening of the residence status requirements for “Business Manager” in October of last year (from ¥5M to ¥30M), the requirements for various residence statuses have become much stricter.

This new language proficiency requirement for “Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services” statuses, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, will require the submission of documents proving Japanese language proficiency. This could make visa renewal more difficult for individuals who perform translation and interpretation as part of their work but do not possess JLPT N2 or higher.