On August 8, DTU held a seminar to discuss a new “Type-1 Specified Skilled Worker” visa for student nurses planning to work in Japan. Attendees included Ms. Mitsuko Fukuyama, Deputy-Director of the Yokohama City Welfare Management Association; Mr. Nguyen Huu Quy, Director of the Khanh Training and Consultancy Company; Architect Le Vinh An, Director of the Vietnam-Japan Institute of Engineering and Technology (VJIET); DTU lecturers and students.
The seminar
The visa, also known as the “tokutei ginou”, is issued by the Japanese government to foreigners who can then work long-term in Japan with attractive incomes and many extras. However, qualifications and other conditions are more stringent than before.
Architect Le Vinh An
Yokohama City Welfare Management Association representatives explained the specific occupations related to the Type-1, application procedures and exams to be taken for eligibility.
Seminar attendees
The Type-1 Specified Skilled Worker Visa has many notable advantages, with salaries above the minimum wage, equivalent to those of equally qualified Japanese workers. In addition, visa holders are able to change jobs in the same field with good reasons. The visa is valid for five years, with unlimited extensions, with the possibility of obtaining a permanent Japanese residence visa later. Questions about accommodation, remuneration, long-term settlement in Japan and others were answered by the Yokohama City Welfare Management Association and DTU representatives.
Architect Le Vinh An said: “DTU enjoys partnering with Japanese companies and educational institutions to broaden opportunities for its staff, lecturers and students and graduating highly-trained human resources for domestic and foreign enterprises. Today's seminar will provide Nursing and other students with more information on future study and work opportunities in Japan.”
(Media Center)