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About Specified Skilled Worker （SSW）
It is a new status of residence which was newly implemented in April 2019 in Japan.
Foreigners can work in the following 14 specified industry fields and are hired at a salary level equal to or higher than Japanese people.
※ Following skills proficiency tests are currently carried out in Nepal:
Nursing care, Agriculture, Food service industry
About the exam
In order to work under a Specified Skilled Worker (i) status of residence, you need to pass a Japanese language test and a skills proficiency test.
Test to measure Japanese language proficiency
In order to obtain a "Specified Skilled Worker" status of residence, it is necessary to pass the "Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese (JFT-Basic)" or acquire the N4 certificate for the "Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)". Both JFT-Basic and JLPT are conducted within and outside Japan.
https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/ca/fna/ssw/us/introduction/
Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese (JFT-Basic) Official English Website(Japan Foundation)
Skills Proficiency Test
In order to work in Japan as SSW
In order to work in Japan as SSW, you can either work directly at a company certified by a Registered Support Organization, or you can have a company that acts as a Registered Support Organization introduce you to a place of employment.
Specified Skilled Worker (i)
Eligible for support by Accepting Organizations or Registered Support Organizations
| Period of stay | Renewed every 1 year, 6 months or 4 months, up to 5 years in total |
| Skill Standards | Confirmed by exams, etc. (those who have completed Technical Intern Training (ii) are exempted from exams, etc.) |
| Japanese Language Level | Proficiency in Japanese language required in daily life and at the workplace needs to be confirmed by exams, etc. |
| Accompanied by family members | basically not permitted |
- The Registered Support Organization do not charge any fees from you. There is no high cost for coming to Japan.
- When entering Japan with SSW status from abroad, travel expenses will be borne by the Registration Support Organization.
- SSW's Registered Support Organization provides support from recruitment to employment, support for building a living infrastructure after work, and consultation. Available in Nepali, Burmese and English.
- With SSW status, you can obtain a status of residence of up to 5 years.
- It is possible to perform a wide range of labor.
The range of work is wider than Technical Intern Training. The range of jobs that are the source of income is wider and liquid. - If you have completed “Technical Intern Training (ii)”, you can change to “SSW (i)” in the same sector.
- Low cost, high profit
“SSW” will enter Japan, already having Japanese language and skills in the specified field, so they are "immediately ready to work", and salary will be paid from the beginning. - Transition from “Technical Intern Training (ii)”
Those who have completed “Technical Intern Training (ii)” can make transition to a “SSW (i)” without any examination but with various conditions.
How to get SSW qualification?
▶People living outside Japan
- Pass a Japanese language test and a skills proficiency test.
- You need to take the JLPT (Japanese Language Evaluation Examination) Level N4 or JFT-Basic (Japan Foundation Test for Basic) Level A2.
(In the field of Nursing care, it is also necessary to pass the Nursing care Japanese evaluation test.)
- Connect with us on Facebook Messenger.
- Our representative will reply.
- We will have an online interview with you.
- If, as a result of an online interview, we determine that you are a person who can be recommended to a Japanese company, we will introduce you to a Japanese company.
- Interview with a Japanese company
- We will conduct a tripartite interview online with you and the company that Crave introduces.
- Sign a contract with a company.
- If you pass the interview test, you are finally ready to get a SSW visa.
- Submit a status of residence application to Immigration.
Obtaining status of residence SSW. - We will help you obtain a status of residence SSW.
- Come to Japan and Work !
- Once you get permission for your status of residence SSW, you will finally come to Japan and start living in Japan !
▶International students living in Japan
- Pass a Japanese language test and a skills proficiency test.
- You need to take the JLPT (Japanese Language Evaluation Examination) Level N4 or JFT-Basic (Japan Foundation Test for Basic) Level A2.
(In the field of long-term care, it is also necessary to pass the long-term care Japanese evaluation test.)
- Connect with us on Facebook Messenger.
- Our representative will reply,
- We will have an online interview with you.
- If, as a result of an online interview, we determine that you are a person who can be recommended to a Japanese company, we will introduce you to a Japanese company.
- Interview with a Japanese company.
- We will conduct a tripartite interview online with you and the company that Crave introduces.
- Sign a contract with a company.
- If you pass the interview test, you can change the company.
- Submit a status of residence application to Immigration.
Change of status of residence from "Student VISA" to "SSW" - We help you change your status of residence to SSW.
- Work !
- With the permission of SSW, you are finally starting to work as SSW in Jap
▶Technical Intern Trainees living in Japan ( When you want to change the company)
- Connect with us on Facebook Messenger.
- Our representative will reply.
- We will have an online interview with you.
- If, as a result of an online interview, we determine that you are a person who can be recommended to a Japanese company, we will introduce you to a Japanese company.
- Interview with a Japanese company
- We will conduct a tripartite interview online with you and the company that Crave introduces.
- Sign a contract with a company.
- If you pass the interview test, you can change the company.
- Submit a status of residence application to Immigration.
Obtaining status of residence SSW. - We will help you obtain a status of residence SSW.
- Come to Japan and Work !
- Once you get permission for your status of residence SSW, you will finally come to Japan and start living in Japan again!
▶Technical Intern Trainees living outside Japan ( When you want to work in the same field in Japan again)
- Connect with us on Facebook Messenger.
- If you have successfully completed the technical intern training and would like to work in Japan again in the same field, please contact us.
- We will have an online interview with you.
- If, as a result of an online interview, we determine that you are a person who can be recommended to a Japanese company, we will introduce you to a Japanese company.
- Interview with a Japanese company
- We will conduct a tripartite interview online with you and the company that Crave introduces.
- Sign a contract with a company.
- If you pass the interview test, you can change the company.
- Submit a status of residence application to Immigration.
Change of status of residence from " Technical Intern Trainees" to "SSW". - We will help you obtain a status of residence SSW.
- Come to Japan again and Work at new company !
- You will come to Japan again, and start working for a new company as SSW !
About Registered Support Organization
ーWhat Registered Support Organization can do
Providing advance guidance
Pick-up and drop-off when entering and leaving Japan
Support for securing appropriate housing, Contract support necessary for daily life
Implementation of life orientation
Accompanying official procedures
(if necessary)
Providing opportunities for learning Japanese
Responding to complaints and consultations
Support for promoting exchanges between foreigners and Japanese
Support for changing jobs when the SSW employment contract is canceled without any reason attributable to the foreigner
Regular interviews and reports to government agencies
About Crave
We support people who want to work in Japan.
Founded in 2020, Crave has been able to connect many human resources and companies as a dispatching business.
As a cleaning business consignment company in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, we are in charge of important businesses that improve the environmental infrastructure of Tokyo, such as dispatching drivers and workers and consigning operations of recycling factories.
Foreigners started hiring around 2018, and to date, we have hired more than 100 human resources, and many foreigners are active in various places.
Now, "Crave" support foreigners who want to work in Japan as a Registered Support Organization.
Connect with us on Messenger !!
Crave is a Registered Support Organization that accepts SSW human resources certified by the Immigration Bureau of Japan.
As an SSW Registered Support Organization "Crave" provides support from recruitment to employment, support for building living infrastructure after work, and consultation. Available in Nepali, Burmese and English.
If you want to work in Japan with a SSW qualification, please leave it to Crave.
Please connect with us on Messenger by Crave Nepal facebook.
What Crave is doing
- Online SSW seminar
Our Nepalese staff regularly hold online specific skill seminars in their native language for job seekers living in Nepal about once a month. About 30 young people participate in zoom every time to learn the mechanism of specific skills. Many questions are asked each time, and their enthusiasm is conveyed. - Online Japanese language course
Nepalese staff are offering free online Japanese language courses for those who have passed the specific skill qualification and cannot enter the country due to the new coronavirus infection control. In addition, for candidates taking the specific proficiency test, we offer free online Japanese language courses using our original teaching materials and make corrections.
Crave's Nepalese employees holding seminars online
Connection between "Crave" and Nepalese human resources
Currently, about 90% of foreign nationals are Nepalese nationals (not a status of residence of a specific skill), and they are still working together as important companions.
In 2019, our staff themselves went to Nepal to give job hunting seminars, online seminars, and advice for working in Japan at a local Japanese language school, and the number of Nepalese nationals has gradually increased.
In cooperation with a local Japanese language school, it is possible to introduce human resources with excellent results, mainly those with a status of residence of "SSW".
In addition, full-time Nepalese staff members in the head office play an active role as a conduit between Japanese and foreign staff, making full use of the three languages of Japanese, English, and their native Nepali language.
Photograph of Crave's staff visiting to a Japanese language school in Nepal and holding a seminar
Japanese language schools in Nepal in partnership with "Crave"
Study Express Group Pvt. Ltd. is an educational consultancy that assists people to chase their dreams of studying and working abroad. We assist individuals who dream of experiencing the Japanese lifestyle in Japan. We provide JFT language training and SSW training to individuals whose aspirations are to work in Japan. We provide language classes to hopeful students who want to study in Japan and experience the life.
International College of Applied Science
ICAS provides the highest success rate in the town. We offer all students a phenomenally booming industry of Hospitality, which attracts youngsters to achieve and establish their future career.
ICAS is pledged to craft and inherit the skills to the professionals, who are qualified to survive and sustain in the field of hospitality around the globe.
Japanese Language and Education Culture Centre
Founded in June 2001, Japanese Language and Education Culture Centre (JLECC) is an independent center located in Kumaripati, Lalitpur. One of the leading Japanese language centers in the country, it is also a member of Japanese Language Teachers Association of Nepal (JALTAN) and has also been participating actively in various cultural programs organized by JALTAN and the Japanese Embassy.
FAQ
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Can I go to Japan as soon as I pass the Specified skilled Test and the Japanese language test?
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Passing the exam does not mean that you can go to Japan. After that, it is necessary to pass the interview of Crave, which is a Registered Support Organization, and the interview of the referral destination.
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If the candidate became "hired", how long will it take to go to Japan?
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Normally, it takes about two months from visa applied date to get a permit, after you passed the interview, and the decision to hire. But due to the influence of covid-19, it is expected to take longer than usual.
If the situation improves in the future and flights between Japan and Nepal become normal, It will be able to come to Japan gradually from November of this year.
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Can high school graduated people also acquire “SSW” ?
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There are no special requirements regarding educational background for "SSW". Those who have not graduated high school or university also can acquire it.
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What should we do if there are any problems between workers and the company ?
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If you get any problems at your work place like non-payment, overwork, violence activities, etc. please contact us (Crave). Crave will discuss to the company to where you are referred, and try to find out the solutions. Crave protects you as a "Registration Support Agency" for specific skill workers.