Japan HSP points calculator 2026

Sources check kiye gaye: 2026-11-08.

Japan jaane ke doosre raaston ke liye pehle Japan visa ki shartein 2026 dekhein. Yeh page sirf points wale visa ke baare mein hai.

Sarkari table ke mutabiq apne points ginne ke liye neeche apni tafseel darj karein. Calculator ke neeche ke hisse har cheez, us ka saboot dene wala kaghaz, aur woh ghaltiyan batate hain jin se Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISA, yani Japan ka immigration idara) apne Q&A mein khabardar karta hai.

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Japan HSP points calculator

Your points under the official table, line by line, with the document that proves each line. Rules as of 8 November 2026. Your answers stay on this page and in its link: nothing is sent or saved.

1. Your kind of work

Each type has its own table. Most engineers and office professionals are 1(b).

1(b): Specialized or technical workWork that needs specialist knowledge in natural sciences or humanities, such as an engineer or a lawyer (Q&A 22). 1(a): Academic researchResearch, research guidance or teaching under a contract with a Japanese organisation (Q&A 20). 1(c): Business managementRunning or managing a business, such as a company executive or a department manager (Q&A 25, 26).

2. Degrees you hold

Tick all that apply. The highest one counts.

Doctorate Business management professional degree (MBA, MOT)From a business school, in Japan or abroad. Master's or professional degree University degree or equivalentJunior college, kosen and "kodo senmonshi" count; "senmonshi" does not. My postgraduate degrees are in two or more different fieldsDoctorate, master's or professional degrees only; a bachelor's does not count.

3. Experience in the work you will do

Up to today. Only the same kind of work as your job in Japan counts, and each employer must confirm it in a letter.

Years Months

I will keep doing this kind of workExperience then keeps growing in the future-date check below.

4. Annual pay in this job

Yen per year, before tax

What counts as annual pay

The pay you are expected to receive in this job, not what you earned before. Bonuses count. Overtime pay does not count, at renewal either. Non-taxable commuting, family and housing allowances do not count. If you transfer from an overseas office and it pays you, that pay counts (Q&A 7, 8, 9; proof list item 3).

5. Date of birth

Date of birth

Age gives points and decides the lowest pay that counts: from 30, 35 and 40 that floor rises.

6. Japanese

No test passed JLPT N2, or BJT 400 to 479 JLPT N1, or BJT 480 or more Degree from a foreign university, majoring in JapaneseCounts the same as N1, no test needed.

I graduated from a Japanese university or completed a Japanese graduate school, with a degreeWith this, N2 adds nothing, but N1 still adds 15. My university is on ISA's listRanked (list), Top Global University Project (list) or Innovative Asia partner (list). A Japanese university needs to be ranked in just one ranking.

7. Research achievements

One or more give 15 in total.

A patented invention with you as inventorThree or more research projects funded by a foreign governmentThree or more papers in listed databases, as corresponding authorScopus, Web of Science or PubMed. ISA's one-page table also accepts first author by contribution.Another achievement the Minister recognises (such as a major award)

8. Qualifications related to your work

Two of one kind, or one each of two kinds, give 10. One gives 5. The IT notice lists exams such as the Fundamental Information Technology Engineer Examination (IT notice).

Japanese national qualifications None12 or more IT notice exams passed None12 or more IT notice qualifications held None12 or more

9. Your employer and other extras

Ask HR about the first four: many people qualify without knowing.

My employer receives an innovation support measure on ISA's listList of measures. 10 points, or 20 for a small or medium-sized company. My employer is a small or medium-sized companyManufacturing and most industries: capital up to 300 million yen or up to 300 employees. Wholesale: 100 million or 100. Retail: 50 million or 50. Services: 50 million or 100 (Q&A 13). It spent more than 3% of revenue on R&D last business yearSmall or medium-sized companies only. My employer gets local-government support for hiring foreign professionalsList of measures I work on a growth-field project on ISA's listList of projects I work in a designated financial business (investment management and similar) I hold a foreign qualification or award on ISA's listList. Not if it already counted under research or qualifications. I completed JICA Innovative Asia training of 1 year or more

Your result

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Type 1(b), specialized or technical work. Pass mark 70, plus annual pay of at least 3,000,000 yen.

Not yet: 70 points short of 70, and pay must be at least 3,000,000 yen.

Cheapest next points

Every change that would add points to your answers, the easiest first.

Permanent residence: your score on a future date

Age and experience change with time, so the score on the day you apply can differ from today's.

Date you might apply

In 1 year In 3 years

Annual pay for that period (leave empty to use today's)

Living in Japan continuously since (optional)

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Calculator andaza deta hai, qanooni mashwara nahi. Har case ka faisla ISA karta hai, is liye apply karne se pehle apna score ISA ki sarkari points table se mila lein.

Japan ka Highly Skilled Professional visa kya hai?

Highly Skilled Professional visa (高度専門職, kodo senmonshoku) un logon ka work status hai jo taleem, tajurbe, tankhwah, umar aur bonus cheezon ki table par 70 ya zyada points lete hain. Badle mein ISA jaldi faisla aur permanent residence ka chhota raasta deta hai (ISA ka HSP Q&A, April 2026 tak).

Is ki teen qismen hain, har ek ki apni points table:

Isi Q&A (sawal 3) ke mutabiq yeh status aapko kya deta hai:

• Har baar 5 saal ka qayam jab bhi yeh status diya jaye.
• Jaldi faisle: jab kaghzat poore hon, ISA ki koshish hoti hai ke dakhle ki application ka faisla 10 din mein, aur status badalne ya renewal ka 5 din mein kare.
• 1 ya 3 saal baad permanent residence, jis ki wazahat neeche hai.
• Family: biwi ya shohar degree ke aam rules ke baghair list ki gayi fields mein full time kaam kar sakte hain, agar aap saath rehte hon aur tankhwah utni ho jitni ek Japanese worker ko milti. 7 saal se kam umar ke bachche ki dekh bhaal ke liye maa ya baap aa sakte hain, aur ghar ka mulazim bhi aa sakta hai, dono ke liye ghar ki kam se kam aamdani ki shart hai (8,000,000 aur 10,000,000 yen).

Type 1 par 3 saal ke baad aap type 2 (高度専門職2号, kodo senmonshoku nigo) mein ja sakte hain, jis ke qayam ki koi had nahi (Q&A, sawal 3 aur 27).

June 2026 ke aakhir mein 34,474 logon ke paas HSP status tha, jin mein se 24,257 type 1(b) mein the, us date ke ISA ke residence aankron ke mutabiq. Baaqi har status ke log Japan visa ke aankre 2026 mein ginay gaye hain.

Ek alag raasta, J-Skip (特別高度人材, tokubetsu kodo jinzai), April 2023 mein shuru hua aur is mein points nahi hote. Types 1(a) aur 1(b) ke liye master’s degree ya 10 saal ka tajurba, aur saath mein 20,000,000 yen ya zyada saalana tankhwah chahiye. Type 1(c) ke liye 5 saal ka management ka tajurba aur 40,000,000 yen chahiye (ISA ka J-Skip page).

HSP points kaise kaam karte hain?

Aap har us cheez ke points jorte hain jis ka saboot de sakte hain. Teenon qismon ke liye pass mark 70 hai (HSP points ordinance, ISA ki copy).

• Kam se kam tankhwah: types 1(b) aur 1(c) ke liye saalana tankhwah 3,000,000 yen ya zyada bhi chahiye. Is se kam ho to 70 points bhi kaafi nahi (Q&A, sawal 12).
• Score aap khud lagate hain: aap khud bhari hui points calculation sheet jama karte hain, har us cheez ke saboot ke saath jis ka aap daawa karte hain (Q&A, sawal 42).
• Saboot sirf 70 tak: aapko sirf itni cheezon ke kaghzat chahiye jin se 70 poore ho jayen (ISA ki saboot ke kaghzat ki list).
• Kab gina jata hai: aapke score ka faisla faisle ki date par hota hai. Agar apply karne ke din aap shart poori karte the, to ISA maanta hai ke faisle ki date par bhi poori karte hain (ordinance, article 1, paragraph 2).
• Manzoori ke baad: baad mein 70 se neeche girne se aapka status khatam nahi hota, lekin renewal ke liye dobara 70 chahiye (Q&A, sawal 10 aur 11).

Yeh guide type 1(b) ki table istemal karti hai, jo zyada tar office aur IT kaam karne wale istemal karte hain.

Calculator ki har cheez ka kya matlab hai, aur kaun sa kaghaz us ka saboot hai?

Neeche har cheez type 1(b) mein apne points, ISA kya ginta hai, aur ISA ki saboot ke kaghzat ki list ke mutabiq saboot dikhati hai.

Taleem (sirf aapki sab se oonchi degree gini jati hai)

• Bachelor ke level par: junior college ki degree, technical college (高専, kosen) aur advanced vocational diploma (高度専門士, kodo senmonshi) gine jate hain. Aam vocational diploma (専門士, senmonshi) nahi gina jata (Q&A, sawal 4).
• MBA: bahar ki MBA ya MOT tab gini jati hai jab woh Japan ki business ki professional degree ke barabar ho (sawal 6).
• +5: is ke liye do doctorates, master’s ya professional degrees chahiye; bachelor’s nahi gini jati. ISA yeh dekhne ke liye transcripts maang sakta hai ke main mazameen alag hain (sawal 5).
• Saboot: graduation certificate aur degree certificate.

Kaam ka tajurba usi qism ke kaam mein jo aap Japan mein karenge

• Saboot: har employer ka khat jis mein aapki tareekhein aur zimmedariyan likhi hon.

Saalana tankhwah (yen saalana)

• Mutawaqqa tankhwah: ISA woh tankhwah ginta hai jo aapko HSP wali job mein milegi, pichhle saal ki tankhwah kabhi nahi (proof list, item 3).
• Shamil: bunyadi tankhwah, bonus aur kaam ke allowances (Q&A, sawal 7 aur 8).
• Shamil nahi: overtime ki tankhwah, renewal par bhi, aur aane jaane, family aur ghar ke woh allowances jin par tax nahi lagta (sawal 7).
• Transfer: agar aap bahar ke office se aate hain aur bahar ki company aapko tankhwah deti hai, to woh tankhwah gini jati hai (sawal 9).
• Saboot: aisa kaghaz jo aapki mutawaqqa saalana tankhwah dikhaye.

Umar

Research: in chaar mein se ek ya zyada ke liye kul 15 points (ordinance):

• aisi patent shuda ijaad jis mein aap inventor hon (saboot: aapke naam wala patent certificate);
• kisi bahar ki hukoomat ke paison se chalne wale 3 ya zyada research projects (saboot: aapke naam wale grant ke faisle ke khat);
• kisi academic database mein listed journals mein corresponding author ke taur par 3 ya zyada papers (saboot: title, authors, journal, volume, pages aur saal ke saath ek list). ISA Scopus, Web of Science aur PubMed mein papers check karta hai (Q&A, sawal 21);
• koi aur research jise Minister of Justice barabar maane.

Qualifications: ek ke 5 points, do ya zyada ke 10. Yeh tab gini jati hain jab aapki job se judi hon aur ya to Japan ki aisi national qualifications hon jo kisi job ya title ko sirf un ke holders tak mehdood karti hain (wakeel, doctor, certified public accountant, professional engineer), ya ISA ki IT list wale IT exams aur qualifications hon (Q&A, sawal 23). Saboot: har certificate ki copy.

HSP ke liye kaun se bonus points jor sakte hain?

Bonus cheezein upar ki chhe cheezon ke ilawa judti hain. Type 1(b) mein yeh bonus aur un ke points hain (ordinance):

BJT ka matlab hai Business Japanese Proficiency Test.

• ISA ki university list: bahar ki koi university jo QS, THE aur Shanghai rankings mein se kam az kam do mein top 300 mein ho, Japan ki koi university jo in mein se kisi ek mein ho, Top Global University Project ka school, ya Innovative Asia ka partner school. Yeh raaste ek hi baar 10 dete hain, aur Japanese degree wale 10 ke saath jud jate hain (Q&A, sawal 18). ISA ke points page par rankings wali list ki date October 2026 hai.
• Chhoti ya darmiyani company: Japan ke SME qanoon ke tehat capital ya staff se tay hoti hai, misaal ke taur par manufacturing mein 300 million yen ya kam capital, ya 300 ya kam staff (Q&A, sawal 13).
• Saboot: employer ke bonus ke liye subsidy ya manzoori ke notices ki copies; company ke size ke liye company ke capital ya staff ka record; 3% wali cheez ke liye financial statements ya tax accountant, certified public accountant ya SME consultant ka certificate; aapki university wala ISA ya ministry ka page aur aapka degree certificate; JICA ka completion certificate.

HSP ke liye JLPT N1 aur N2 ke points kaise kaam karte hain?

JLPT N1 se 15 points milte hain aur N2 se 10. N2 ke points kabhi bhi Japanese degree ya N1 level ke points ke upar nahi jurte (Q&A, sawal 16).

Aakhri teen rows ordinance se nikalti hain: Japanese degree aur N1 alag bonus hain jo jud jate hain, aur jab in mein se koi gina jaye to N2 nikal jata hai. BJT mein 480 ya zyada N1 level aur 400 ya zyada N2 level gina jata hai (Q&A, sawal 15 aur 16).

Hamari raaye: bohat se applicants ke liye Japanese woh cheez hai jo sab se zyada un ke apne haath mein hai. Umar ke points sirf girte hain, tankhwah employer par munhasir hai, aur degrees mukammal ho chuki hain. N2 se N1 tak jaane se zyada tar applicants ke 5 points barhte hain, aur Japanese degree ginne walon ke 15, kyunke us ke saath N2 ka koi hisaab nahi.

Har visa ke liye Japanese level jaanne ke liye dekhein Japan work visa ki shartein 2026. Koboshi un logon ke liye vocabulary app hai jo pehle se parh rahe hain: yeh N1 ki practice mein milne wale lafz save karta hai aur dobara mashq ke liye wapas laata hai.

ISA ka apna HSP Q&A kin ghaltiyon se khabardar karta hai?

Yeh ISA ke HSP Q&A, April 2026 tak aur us ki proof list se liye gaye hain:

• Overtime ya tax se azad allowances ko tankhwah mein ginna. ISA in mein se koi nahi ginta (sawal 7).
• Pichhle saal ki tankhwah likhna. ISA woh tankhwah dekhta hai jo aapko HSP wali job mein milegi (proof list, item 3).
• Vocational diploma (専門士) ko degree ginna. Is se taleem ke koi points nahi milte (sawal 4).
• N2 ko Japanese degree ya N1 ke upar jorna. N2 nikal jata hai (sawal 16).
• University lists ko do baar ginna. University ke teen raaste ek hi baar 10 dete hain (sawal 18).
• Research ki cheezon ko alag alag ginna. Type 1(b) kul 15 deta hai (ordinance).
• Certificate of Eligibility (在留資格認定証明書, zairyu shikaku nintei shomeisho) ke baghair embassy mein apply karna. Is ke baghair koi HSP visa jaari nahi hota (sawal 43).
• Nayi application ke baghair employer badalna. HSP type 1 aapke employer se bandha hai, is liye nayi job ke liye status badalne ki application aur ISA ko ittila dena zaroori hai (sawal 49).
• Yeh samajhna ke family ko bhi 1 saal wala permanent residence ka raasta milta hai. Yeh sirf HSP holder ke liye hai (sawal 41).

Aapka HSP score waqt ke saath kyun badalta hai?

Umar ke points 30, 35 aur 40 par girte hain, aur tankhwah ke neeche ke darje unhi salgirahon par gine jana band ho jate hain. Kaam karne ke saath tajurbe ke points barhte hain. Is liye wahi job aur wahi tankhwah har saal alag score deti hai.

Misaal: 29 saal ka ek IT engineer, jis ke paas Japan ke bahar ki master’s degree, 3 saal ka tajurba, 6,000,000 yen saalana tankhwah aur JLPT N2 hai, aur jo usi qism ke kaam mein usi tankhwah par rehta hai.

Har score us row ke ordinance points ka jor hai. N2 ki jagah N1 ho to har score 5 barh jata hai: 75, 70, 75, 75 aur 55. Is liye apply karne ka saal ahem hai: 30 saal ki umar mein is engineer ko 70 tak pahunchne ke liye N1, zyada tankhwah ya koi bonus chahiye.

HSP permanent residence ka intezar kaise chhota karta hai?

Permanent residence (永住, eiju) ke aam raaste mein Japan mein 10 saal chahiye, jin mein se 5 kisi work ya residence status par. HSP is ko 70 points par 3 saal aur 80 points par 1 saal kar deta hai. ISA ki permanent residence guideline ka kaun sa version lagta hai, yeh is par munhasir hai ke aap kab apply karte hain (ISA ka notice, 2026-10-01): 2027-03-31 tak di gayi applications ke liye 2026-02-24 ko tarmeem shuda version, aur 2027-04-01 se 2026-10-01 ko tarmeem shuda version. Dono HSP raaston ke liye ek jaise alfaaz istemal karte hain.

“Pichhle 3 saal” ki shart do tareeqon se poori ho sakti hai (guideline items 2(6) ア aur イ): aap 3 saal Japan mein HSP holder ke taur par zaroori points ke saath rahe hon, ya application se 3 saal pehle ki date par points dobara gine jayen to aapke 70 bante hon aur aap 3 saal se lagatar 70 ya zyada rakhte hon (「３年以上継続して７０点以上の点数を有し」). 80 points wala raasta isi tarah 1 saal par kaam karta hai (item 2(7)). ISA ka HSP Q&A (sawal 3) doosre tareeqe ko zyada dheele andaaz mein, “lagatar” ke baghair, bayan karta hai; ISA guideline ko hi rule ke taur par lagata hai, is liye zyada sakht alfaaz ke hisaab se mansooba banayein.

• Usi din ka score: application ki date par aapke points dobara gine jate hain, us din ki umar aur tankhwah ke saath.
• Upar wala engineer: 32 saal ki umar mein apply karne par 3 saal wala raasta nahi milta, kyunke 30 saal wale saal mein score 65 par gir gaya, jis se 3 saal toot gaye. Pehli umar jis par 70 ya zyada ke 3 lagatar saal hote hain, 34 hai. Upar wala calculator yeh aapki apni tareekhon ke liye dikhata hai. Agar aapka score kabhi 70 se neeche gira ho, to apply karne se pehle ISA se apna raasta confirm kar lein.
• Family: 1 saal wala raasta sirf HSP holder ke liye hai; biwi ya shohar aur bachche shamil nahi (Q&A, sawal 41).
• Japanese: 2027-04-01 se permanent residence ki applications mein B1 level ya us se upar ki Japanese dekhi jayegi. In raaston par HSP holders aur un ki family ko chhoot hai (permanent residence guideline). Hawale ke taur par, December 2025 se JLPT ki score reports N3 pass par 104 ya zyada points hon to aur har N2 ya N1 pass par B1 ya us se upar dikhati hain (JLPT aur CEFR ka talluq).

2026-10-01 se HSP aur permanent residence ki applications ka kitna kharch hai?

Status badalne ya renewal ki fees ab diye gaye qayam ke arse par munhasir hain. HSP type 1 hamesha 5 saal ke liye diya jata hai (Q&A, sawal 3), is liye yeh sab se mehnge darje mein aata hai (ISA ka fee leaflet).

• Chhote qayam ka kharch kam hai: 3 mahine ya kam ke liye counter par 10,000 yen se.
• Online adaigi par alag payment fee lagti hai.
• Purani fee: 2026-09-30 tak mili applications purani fee dengi, chahe manzoori baad mein mile.
• Mushkil halaat: ISA sakht maali mushkil mein phanse logon ki fee insani hamdardi ki bunyad par kam kar sakta hai.

Apply karne se pehle: Yeh page aam maloomat ke liye hai, qanooni mashwara nahi. Points poore karne se visa ki guarantee nahi milti; har case ka faisla ISA karta hai. Rules badalte rehte hain, is liye jis din apply karein us din ISA ke points page par apne points dobara ginein. Apne case ke liye Japan mein registered wakeel (弁護士, bengoshi) ya immigration applications jama karwane ki manzoori rakhne wale administrative scrivener, yani qanooni kaghzat tayyar karne ke mahir (申請取次行政書士, shinsei toritsugi gyoseishoshi), se poochhein. Sources aakhri baar check kiye gaye: 2026-11-08. Yeh page English page ka tarjuma hai. Agar dono mein farq ho, to English page ko bunyad banayein.