最終更新日 2023-02-15
This is an English translation of the examples of permitted and non-permitted activities under the status of residence “Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services” for foreign nationals to work at hotels and Inns in Japan. They were made public by the Ministry of Justice on their website in December 2015.
This will help those who are thinking of working at hotels and inns in Japan to have some idea about how the actual applications are examined. I omitted the introduction part and the 1st paragraph.
2. Case examples
Note that the following case examples are given by way of illustration of permitted and non-permitted cases and that each case will be examined on a case-by-case basis.
<<Examples of permitted cases>>
① After graduating from a university in your home country majoring in tourism studies, based on a contract with a hotel in Japan which foreign tourists frequently visit, you are to be engaged in front desk services using a foreign language and in information services of the hotel facilities as a person in charge of foreign tourists, with a monthly salary of about 220,000 yen.
② After graduating from a university in your home country, based on a contract with a Japanese inn that foreign tourists frequently visit, you are to be engaged in interpreting and translation services in the negotiation with travel agencies from your home country to attract more guests as well as in foreign language training for the Japanese employees, with a monthly salary of about 200,000 yen.
③ After graduating from a university in Japan majoring in economics, based on a contract with a hotel near the airport in Japan, you are to be engaged in marketing research and public relations work, including preparation of advertising media (such as websites) directed to foreign tourists for attracting more guests, with a monthly salary of about 250,000 yen.
④ After graduating from a university in Japan majoring in business administration, based on a contract with a hotel in Japan which foreign tourists frequently visit, you are to be employed as a generalist (or a candidate for an executive position) and, after a two-month lecture period and a four-month customer service training period at the front desk and restaurants, you are to be engaged in front desk services using a foreign language, dealing with foreign tourists’ requests, and planning of accommodation plans, with a monthly salary of about 300,000 yen.
⑤ After graduating with a diploma from a vocational school in Japan specializing in Japanese language translation and interpretation, you are, at a Japanese inn which foreign tourists frequently visit, to be engaged in work such as front desk services using a foreign language, preparation of websites in a foreign language, and translation of the floor guide for multi-language display, with a monthly salary of about 200,000 yen.
⑥ After graduating with a diploma from a vocational school in Japan specializing in hotel services and business practices, you are, at a hotel whose guests are mostly foreign tourists, to be engaged in front desk services and planning accommodation plans by making use of the knowledge acquired at the vocational school.
⑦ After you were engaged in management activities at overseas hotels and restaurants for at least ten years, based on a contract with a world-renowned Japanese hotel, you are to be involved in work relating to concept design, advertisement and promotion, and public relations of the restaurants, with a monthly salary of about 600,000 yen.
<<Examples of non-permitted cases>>
① You applied for residence status, stating that you graduated from a university in your home country majoring in economics and a hotel in Japan would employ you. Having requested you to submit detailed documentation relating to the proposed business activities, the Immigration Office found out that the main activities are carrying guests’ luggage and cleaning guest rooms, which are not deemed to be activities that fall under “Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services,” and so rejected the application.
② You applied for residence status, stating that you graduated from a university in your home country, majoring in the Japanese language, and would be engaged in interpreting for foreign guests in a Japanese inn. The Immigration Office noted that the language used by most of the foreign guests in that inn was not your native language. It rejected the application because there was not enough work for you to use your native language.
③ You applied for residence status, stating that you graduated from a university in Japan majoring in commercial science and a newly established hotel in Japan would employ you. The Immigration Office noted that the proposed business activities are car-parking guidance services and serving and clearing meals at the restaurant. It rejected the application because you are not to be engaged in the activities under “Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services.”
④ You applied for residence status, stating that you graduated from a university in Japan majoring in law and, based on a contract with a Japanese inn, you would be engaged in reservation work at the front desk using a foreign language and in facility information services for foreign guests, with a monthly salary of about 150,000 yen. The Immigration Office found out that a Japanese employee who was employed around the same time as you for similar work was to receive a monthly salary of about 200,000 yen. Since no reasonable grounds to support the difference in the sum were found, it rejected the application
⑤ You applied for residence status, stating that you graduated with a diploma from a vocational school in Japan majoring in fashion design and that, based on a contract with a Japanese inn, you would be engaged in reception work at the front desk. The Immigration Office rejected the application because it could not find a connection between your major at the vocational school and the proposed work activities.
⑥ You applied for residence status, stating that you graduated with a diploma from a vocational specializing in hotel services and business practices and, based on a contract with a hotel in japan, you would be engaged in front desk services. The Immigration Office found out from the submitted documents that you were scheduled to be entirely involved in serving meals at the restaurant and cleaning guestrooms during the first two years for practical training. It rejected the application because most of your stay would be occupied by activities that do not fall under “Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services.”
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