{"id":1018,"date":"2025-02-22T07:31:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T22:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/?p=1018"},"modified":"2025-02-22T07:31:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T22:31:56","slug":"residency-examination-processing-period-announced-for-january-2025-vs-our-office-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/?p=1018","title":{"rendered":"Residency examination processing period announced for January 2025 (vs. our office results)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Immigration Services Agency HP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, the residence examination processing period for January 2025 was announced on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moj.go.jp\/isa\/content\/001433121.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">the Immigration Services Agency website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The data is displayed in graphs on our office&#8217;s website, and below are excerpts regarding &#8220;Engineer\/Specialist in Humanities\/International Services&#8221; and &#8220;Specified Skilled Worker No.1.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;Engineer\/Specialist in Humanities\/International Services><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"803\" height=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-4.png\" alt=\"Engineer\/Specialist in Humanities\/International Services\" class=\"wp-image-1019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-4.png 803w, https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-4-261x300.png 261w, https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-4-768x883.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;Specified Skilled Worker No.1><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-5.png\" alt=\"Specified Skilled Worker No.1\" class=\"wp-image-1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-5.png 798w, https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-5-259x300.png 259w, https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-5-768x889.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As previously introduced in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/?p=978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">this blog article<\/a>, the examination processing period for Specified Skilled Worker No. 1 is gradually becoming longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our office&#8217;s track record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The above announcement by the Immigration Services Agency is only a guide. It also varies greatly depending on how crowded the regional immigration bureau is and the category of the accepting institution (depending on the status of residence).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, we will introduce the differences between the residence examination processing period and our office&#8217;s results (partially).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-6.png 1012w, https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-6-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-6-768x623.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Japan Immigration News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-grid columns-2 has-dates has-authors wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/article\/australias-student-visa-crackdown-hits-record-highs\/xi9s1oek9'>Australia&#039;s student visa crackdown hits record highs \u2014 what it means for who gets in<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-03T09:00:00+09:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">2026-05-03<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by SBS News<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/editorial\/insights-world\/20260501-325231\/'>Find a Long-Term Fix for the Issue of Immigration<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-01T09:00:00+09:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">2026-05-01<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Japan News<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.newstalkzb.co.nz\/on-air\/mike-hosking-breakfast\/audio\/marcus-beveridge-queen-city-law-managing-director-on-visa-rejection-rates-falling-to-a-post-covid-low\/'>Immigration NZ praised for running a &#039;tight ship&#039; as visa rejection rate falls<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-01T09:00:00+09:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">2026-05-01<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Newstalk ZB<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.azernews.az\/region\/257838.html'>Tokyo\u2019s labour crunch fuels fastest immigration shift in decades<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-01T09:00:00+09:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">2026-05-01<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by AZER NEWS<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/unseen-japan.com\/japan-visa-ethnic-restaurants-closing\/'>Japan\u2019s New Visa Rules Are Forcing Tokyo\u2019s Immigrant-Run Restaurants to Close<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-30T09:00:00+09:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">2026-04-30<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Unseen Japan<\/span><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immigration Services Agency HP Yesterday, the residence examination processing period for January 2025 was announced on the Immigration Services Agency website. The data is displayed in graphs on our office&#8217;s website, and below are excerpts regarding &#8220;Engineer\/Specialist in Humanities\/International Services&#8221; and &#8220;Specified Skilled Worker No.1.&#8221; &lt;Engineer\/Specialist in Humanities\/International Services> &lt;Specified Skilled Worker No.1> As previously &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/?p=1018\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Residency examination processing period announced for January 2025 (vs. our office results)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-residence-application","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1018"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1022,"href":"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1018\/revisions\/1022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.japan-workers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}