Visa
Types, Residence status & Period of Stay
| Visa type |
Residence Status |
of stay |
Visa Type |
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of stay |
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Employment or Working
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Professor |
3 years or 1 year |
Diplomat | Diplomat | During mission | ||
| Artist |
3 years or 1 year |
Official | Official | During mission | |||
| Religious Activities |
3 years or 1 year |
General |
Cultural Activities |
1 year or 6 months |
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| Journalist |
3 years or 1 year |
College Student |
2 years or 1 year |
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Investor/Business Manager |
3 years or 1 year |
Pre-college student |
1 year or 6 months |
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Legal/Accounting Services |
3 years or 1 year |
Trainee |
1 year or 6 months |
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| Dependent |
3, 2, 1 year/s, or 6,3 months |
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| Medical Services |
3 years or 1 year |
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Specified |
Designated Activities |
3 years, 1 year, 6 months or a designated period of less than 1 year |
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| Researcher |
3 years or 1 year |
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| Spouse or Child of Japanese National |
3 years or 1 year |
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| Instructor |
3 years or 1 year |
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| Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident |
3 years or 1 year |
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| Engineer |
3 years or 1 year |
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| Long Term Resident |
3 years, 1 year, or a designated period of less than 3 years |
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Specialist in Humanities International services |
3 years or 1 year |
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Temporary Visitor |
Temporary Visitor |
90 days or 15 days
up to 15 days |
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Intra-company Transferee |
3 years or 1 year |
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| Transit | |||||||
| Entertainer |
1 year, 6 months or 3 months |
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| Permanent Resident |
Indefinite |
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Skilled labour
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3 years or 1 year |
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(As of February, 1999)
