Part-time Jobs

International students with status of residence of “Student” can work part-time by obtaining the “Permission to engage in an activity other than those permitted by the status of residence previously granted” to the extent not affecting their studies.

(1) Application for the “Permission to engage in an activity other than those permitted by the status of residence previously granted”

Please apply at a Regional Immigration Bureau with the following required documents.

・Application form (obtainable from the Immigration Services Agency’s website)
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/procedures/16-8.html

・Passport

・Residence Card

・Student ID card

(2) Rules on part-time jobs and working hours

・Limited to 28 hours a week during the semesters

・Up to 8 hours a day during long holiday period stipulated in the school regulations (up to 40 hours per week)

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(3) Notes

・Part-time jobs at places where adult entertainment or related businesses are conducted (such as snack bars, bars, nightclubs, restaurants entertaining customers and serving food and drinks, pachinko parlors, mahjong parlors, etc.), including jobs like cleaning, handing out tissues, or washing dishes at such places, are prohibited as it violates the law.

・The “Permission to engage in an activity other than those permitted by the status of residence previously granted” is not required for working part-time involving research and education, such as a teaching assistant or research assistant, at an enrolled university.