🇯🇵 Japan visas for Philippines citizens

For designated sectors — caregiving, food service, construction, agriculture and more. Requires a sector skills test (offered at Philippine test sites) plus JFT-Basic or JLPT N4 Japanese; caregiving adds its own nursing-care language test. Type 1 allows up to 5 years without family; Type 2 renews indefinitely with family and a PR pathway. Pay must match Japanese workers in the role.

The main work visa for degree-holding professionals in IT, engineering, and business roles. The employer obtains a Certificate of Eligibility first (1–3 months, no fee); pay must be at parity with Japanese nationals. Visa fee about ¥3,000.