Japan PR Helper — HSFP Points & Processing Times

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Category & basics

Japan's Highly Skilled Foreign Professional (高度専門職) points system. 70 pts qualifies; 80+ unlocks the fastest PR route (1 year).

Activity category

Age

Annual salary in Japan (¥)

Years of professional experience

Education & college

Highest degree plus university-related bonuses.

Highest degree obtained

National license(s) held (Japanese)

Japanese language ability

+5 Multiple degrees in different fields e.g. a master's and a doctorate, or two majors +5 MBA / MOT degree +10 Graduated from a Japanese university / grad school +10 Top-300 world-ranked university ranked in ≥2 of THE / QS / ARWU

Achievements & bonus points

+15 Research achievements patents, ≥3 funded projects, ≥3 papers, etc. +10 Work in a designated growth field / advanced project +5 Completed a designated training program e.g. ABE Initiative, Innovative Asia +5 Investor / employed by an SME with foreign-investment promotion

⚠️ Estimate only. The official point table has additional conditions and special bonuses. Verify against the ISA points sheet before applying.

Estimated wait by immigration office

Headline = median of cases approved in the last 12 months (the least-biased "current speed" figure while waits are rising), with a ▲ YoY change and a trend sparkline. Pending now = how long still-open cases have already waited — a leading indicator. estimate = community baseline; the top row is the official ISA national average.

Visa type for office stats

Immigration office	estimate	last 12 mo + trend	all-time	pending now	cases

Official ISA processing times (national)

Source: Immigration Services Agency monthly report.

Show visa type

Status of residence	To disposition (days)	To end of exam	≈ months

Register your application & approval time

Help others by sharing how long your case took. Stored anonymously; it feeds the office stats in tab ②.

Immigration office *

Visa / application type *

Application date *

Approval / result date

Result

HSFP points (optional)

Nationality (optional)

Note (optional)

Recently shared cases

Office	Type	Applied	Result	Wait (days)	Pts
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