One of the requirements for applying for permanent resident is to stay in Japan for 10 years.
Of those 10 years, you need to stay for 5 years or more with a work qualification.
If you want to work with a Specific Skilled Labor, start with the Specific Skilled Labor No.1. Working with this Specific Skilled Labor No. 1 is not included in the “stay period with a qualification of 5 years or more”.
If you wish after working for 5 years with Specific Skilled Labor No. 1, you will be switched to Specific Skilled Labor No. 2. The employment of this Specific Skilled Labor No. 2 is converted into “the period of stay of employment qualification of 5 years or more”.
This difference needs attention.
On the other hand, although it is a period of stay that is “not” with a work qualification, the period of stay with this Specific Skilled Labor No. 1 is included in it.
Therefore, after 5 years have passed since you started working with Specific Skilled Labor No. 1, you switched to Specific Skilled Labor No. 2, and 5 years have passed, you will meet the requirements for permanent residence application.
In recent discussions, it is said that the occupation of Specific Skilled Labor No. 2 will be expanded.
When this Specific Skilled Labor system is established, the number of foreigners working will increase, and the number of people who have completed Specific Skilled Labor No. 1 and switched to No. 2 to continue working, and stayed for “Specific Skilled Labor No. 2 for 5 years or more” will increase. Is expected.
In that case, the number of foreigners applying for permanent resident is expected to increase more than ever.
永住申請の申請要件の１つに、１０年間の引き続き日本での滞在があります。
その１０年間のうち、就労資格にての滞在が５年以上が必要です。
特定技能で就労する場合は、まずは特定技能１号からのスタートです。この特定技能１号での就労は、「５年以上の就労資格での滞在期間」には含まれません。
特定技能１号で５年就労した後に希望すれば特定技能２号に切り替えとなります。この特定技能２号の就労は、「５年以上の就労資格の滞在期間」に換算されます。
この違いは注意が必要です。
一方、就労資格で「ない」滞在期間ですが、この特定技能１号での滞在期間はそれに含まれます。
よって、特定技能１号で就労開始して５年が経過し、特定技能２号に切り替え、そしてまた５年が経過すると、永住申請の要件を満たすことになります。
このところの議論で、特定技能２号の職種拡大が言われています。
この特定技能制度が定着すると、就労外国人が増えて、特定技能１号を終えて２号に切り替えて継続就労し、そして「特定技能２号で５年以上」の滞在の方が増えてくることが予想されます。
そうなると、永住申請をする外国人が今以上に増えると思われます。
