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To work as a nurse in Japan, the route is to have your eligibility to sit the examination recognised, and then pass the Japanese 看護師国家試験 (the national examination for nurses). If you want to work before the examination, it is generally considered that you can work as a nursing assistant if you obtain 在留資格「特定技能」 (Specified Skilled Worker) in the nursing care field. To work at a nursing care facility, you need either 在留資格「介護」 (Nursing Care) or 「特定技能」 in the nursing care field.
A nurse with 5 years of experience in her own country, who has received a job offer from a hospital in Japan.
The route is to have your eligibility to sit the examination recognised, and then pass the national examination.
If you already hold a nursing qualification from your own country, the route is to have your eligibility to sit the examination recognised in Japan, and then pass the 看護師国家試験.
It is generally considered that you can work as a nursing assistant if you obtain 「特定技能」 in the nursing care field.
If you obtain 「特定技能」 in the nursing care field, it is generally considered possible to work as a nursing assistant.
You need either 「介護」 or 「特定技能」 in the nursing care field.
To work at a nursing care facility, you need the status of residence 「介護」 or 「特定技能」 in the nursing care field.
The requirements for 「介護」 and for 「特定技能」 are different. Which one applies changes with your education and qualifications, so please talk to us.
You will need to prepare the employment contract you sign with your employer.
You will need to prepare the employment contract you sign with your employer.
When you actually apply, the documents you need change with your individual circumstances. Please check with the counter of the 地方出入国在留管理局 (Regional Immigration Services Bureau) that covers your area, or with the 行政書士 (certified administrative procedures legal specialist, gyoseishoshi) on this site.
No. You need to have your eligibility to sit the examination recognised in Japan, and then pass the 看護師国家試験.
If you obtain 「特定技能」 in the nursing care field, it is generally considered possible to work as a nursing assistant.
You need either 「介護」 or 「特定技能」 in the nursing care field.
You need to prepare the employment contract. Anything else changes with your individual circumstances, so please check in advance.
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This page is a translation of the Japanese original. Where the two differ, the Japanese version prevails.