Highly skilled points calculator

Permanent residence looks at both the time of application and the past: 1 year ago for the 80-point route, 3 years ago for the 70-point route.

Basic items

Activity categoryHighest educationRelevant work experience (years)Annual income (¥10k)Includes bonuses; the minimum income for points depends on ageAgeJapanese abilityResearch achievements (how many apply)Patent; 3+ foreign-government-funded research projects; 3+ papers (corresponding or first author, first author must have made a major contribution); other recognised achievementsJapanese national qualification / IT notice qualification

2+ doctoral, master's or professional degrees in different fields (5 pts)

Bonus points

Your organisation receives innovation promotion support (10 pts)

That organisation is also an SME (10 pts)Must also meet the item above

Your organisation receives local government support for accepting highly skilled professionals (10 pts)

SME with R&D spending above 3% of sales (5 pts)

Foreign qualifications or awards recognised by the Minister of Justice (5 pts)

Degree from a Japanese higher education institution (10 pts)

Working on a cutting-edge project in a growth field involving a ministry (10 pts)

Graduate of a designated university (e.g. world top 300) (10 pts)

Check whether your university is listedWorld ranking list：Official version 2026-01 · Checked here on 2026-10-30 Top Global University：No official date · Checked here on 2026-10-30 Innovative Asia partner school：No official date · Checked here on 2026-10-30 Also check the latest QS, THE and Shanghai rankings when applying.

Completed JICA Innovative Asia training (1+ year) (5 pts)Training using Japanese university courses cannot be combined with Japanese degree points

Working in investment management etc. (10 pts)

Total at application

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