Japan is about to welcome more Immigrants in 2019. It is a part of their new Immigration program. It was launched in the first week of April. Immigrants had to sit for a qualification exam held across the country.
The exam for Work
Visa took place on April 14, 2019. The
exam was meant for checking the following two aspects in the Immigrants -
- Knowledge
- Required skills
The Work Visa is
aimed at filling the vacant positions in the accommodation industry. Immigrants
seeking jobs in the nursing care business sat for the exam on April 13, 2019.
Trough these multiple exams, Japan hopes to ease its employee shortage across
the country.
Japan created a new Immigration Program
on April 1, 2019. It marked a huge
policy change from its traditional stricter Immigration Rules. The country is
in dire need of labors across various sectors. In the next 5 years, Japan aims
at welcoming nearly 3,50,000 Immigrants to the country.
Japan has created
a new Resident Visa called Specified Skilled Worker No. 1. This Program hopes
to ease the labor shortage in 14 different sectors such as nursing,
construction, and accommodation. Immigrants acquiring this Work Visa can stay
in Japan for up to 5 years.
Nearly 400
Immigrants took the exam for attaining the Work Visa, as quoted by The
Mainichi. Total 7 tests were held in
cities like Tokyo, Osaka, etc. Japan will declare the results on May 25.
The exam comprised a written test for evaluating the following skills -
- Customer Service
Skills - Knowledge of
Service Industry
Most of the applicants
were students. They usually hold a good experience of working as part-time
workers at hotels. Many applicants expressed their views after the exam. A 24-year-old Indonesian Immigrant said
that the knowledge test was difficult.
Immigrants had to
take the Japanese Language Test as well. It is a must to acquire the Work Visa.
If cleared, they will receive the Work Visa in the summer itself. Another exam
for the food service industry is to be held later this month. The exams will
take place in Tokyo and Osaka. Japan’s decision to loosen the strict
Immigration Rules is likely to help the country’s economy.
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