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Who this article is forAn enquiry from the applicant themselves about a change from 日本人の配偶者等 (Spouse or Child of Japanese National) to 在留資格「技術・人文知識・国際業務」 (Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services).
Japanese language ability of N2 or higher is desirable, but if you simply work as an English conversation instructor, it is considered not necessarily required. On the other hand, if translation or interpreting, such as dealing with Japanese customers, is included in your duties, a level of N2 or higher is thought to be required.
An enquiry from the applicant themselves about a change from 日本人の配偶者等 (Spouse or Child of Japanese National) to 在留資格「技術・人文知識・国際業務」 (Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services).
If you simply work as an English conversation instructor, N2 is considered not necessarily required.
A Japanese language ability of N2 or higher is desirable, but if you simply work as an English conversation instructor, it is considered not necessarily required.
If translation or interpreting is included in your duties, a level of N2 or higher is thought to be required.
If translation or interpreting is included in your duties, for example in dealing with Japanese customers, a level of N2 or higher is thought to be required. Because the judgment changes depending on the content of the duties, it is important to check whether there are any duties other than English conversation instruction.
N2 or higher is desirable, but if you simply work as an English conversation instructor, it is considered not necessarily required.
If translation or interpreting is performed as part of the duties, such as dealing with Japanese customers, a level of N2 or higher is thought to be required.
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