Hello everybody, I changed jobs in August, and this time I realized that I have finally enough points for the HSP visa thanks to the salary increase. Since this opens the opportunity for fast PR, I am now preparing/considering to apply, but I have some questions regarding the point system and would be grateful for advice/opinions!
1) Right now I am coming in 80 points calculating as below.
MA +20, 3 years working experience +5, 500mil./year +15, 29yrs old +15,N1 +15, Top 300 University +10 = 80
BUT for PR application I realized that I need to have 80 points in a year as well, and the problem is that I turn 30 this December, which would result in a -5 points penalty, I assume. Therefore my first question is, is there any way to get some additional points realistically? Would they really decline the application just because of the age?
I am not a researcher, and not in a company that is somehow supported by the government for some reason like special field of research, so my only thought was to increase my income to 600mil./year, but that seems impossible since I just joined the new company.
2) If 80 points above won’t work, I thought about going for 70 points in 3 years. So I started working in Japan after graduating in April 2020. MA Graduation was actually October 2020, therefore most points really just start adding up from April 2021 with the first pay increase (To avoid confusion: I was working as a BA graduate (新卒) at first and graduating my MA remotely while working already). So thinking about applying like April 2021 – April 2024.
But I am curious: How much in detail do you have to prove your income for HSP/PR? The problem is since I changed companies once before already last year, I didn’t get a fully paid bonus once and my next one in April will be lower than usual as well because of my recent job change. Do you have to hand in every single pay slip from every month? Or is it enough to hand in the contract (労働条件通知書) and explain that there is a bonus included as well, which will add up for to the 400/500 mil. per year, without mentioning the cuts from job changes?
Points would be MA+20, 400mil./year +10, below 30yrs old +15, N1 +15, Top 300 University +10 = 70
Also just to be sure, do they include commuting allowance, overhours etc. in the income (年収) or only base?
3) Am I understanding it correctly, that you don’t need the HSP visa, but only need to prove the points in order to apply for the fast PR? Because in that case I am thinking about saving myself some trouble for several applications and just apply for the PR directly as soon as I am eligible. Right now I have a 5 years working visa until February 2025 (International Services/Humanities/etc.).
Sorry for the rather long text, but any kind of advice/answer would be appreciated. Cheers!
2 comments
Hi, a few things.
– Are you saying 400/500万円？ Asking because if you are making 400+ million yen a year you will get far more than enough points.
– You are correct that your status of points applicability must be for a full year (or full relevant time period). However you are also right that you don’t need to have an HSP visa to apply under the points system qualification criteria.
– I am not an expert, but I do not think showing your payslips is going to work or be considered as the main income documents required for the PR application are your gensen choushu hyo (源泉徴収票) for the year(s) in question. I think they asked for payslips for my application as well, but the focus seemed to be on the aforementioned documents more than anything else (that and the tax payment proof).
Good luck!
First of all
*is there any way to get some additional points →* Yes get some certification on list
Secondly
You can prove your current annual income by 雇用条件提示書 Which for a foreseeable amount
Last thing
You need to think about once switching HSP visa then you are bonded to current job
So the best play is when you clear all the requirements including 1 year or years working
experiences, apply PR directly ( skipping HSR part )