What is Intra-Company Transferee Visa？
Intra-Company Transferee Visa is, generally, a status of residence required when a worker of foreign company is transferred from the headquarter to the branch in Japan.
Similarly the visa is required when a non-Japanese worker of Japanese subsidiary/relating company is transferred to the headquarter in Japan.
However, the one who may be transferred with this is a worker who corresponds to the definitions of status of residence which are “Engineer” or “Specialist in Humanities/International”. Please note even though it is for intra-company transfer the employee engaging in simple work are not eligible for the visa.
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Activities
Activities on the part of a personnel who is transferred to a business office in Japan for a limited period of time from a business office established in a foreign country by a public or private organization which has a head office, branch office or other business office in Japan and who engages at this business office in the activities listed in the right-hand column of the “Engineer” and “Specialist in Humanities/International Services” columns of this table.
Scope of Corporate Affiliation
To obtain an Intra-company Transferee Visa, the companies involved in the transfer must have a recognized corporate relationship. The law defines the scope of transfers that are permitted under this visa category as follows:
①Transfers between a head office and its branches or business offices
②Transfers between a parent company and its subsidiary
③Transfers between a parent company and its sub-subsidiary
④Transfers between a subsidiary and a sub-subsidiary
⑤Transfers between subsidiaries
⑥Transfers between sub-subsidiaries
⑦Transfers to an affiliated company (only between the parent and the affiliate, or between a subsidiary and its affiliated company)
When Transferred Between Related Companies Within One Year
One requirement for this visa is at least one continuous year of employment at an overseas affiliated company. What if the employee has been transferred among related companies during that period?
For example, if an employee of a Japanese company with multiple overseas branches worked at Branch A for 4 months and was then transferred to Branch B for 8 months, this would still be considered as continuous employment within affiliated companies. As long as the total employment across affiliated companies adds up to one year, the requirement is considered fulfilled.
If There Is No One-Year Experience at an Overseas Affiliate
In principle, if the foreign employee does not have at least one year of continuous employment at an overseas affiliated company, it becomes difficult to obtain the Intra-company Transferee Visa.
However, if the applicant has relevant academic background or work experience, there is still a chance! That’s because even if they cannot qualify for this visa, they may still be eligible for a “Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services” visa instead.
Conversely, if a person has been continuously engaged in work at an overseas affiliate for one year in a role that would normally require the Engineer/Humanities/International Services visa in Japan, they might qualify for the Intra-company Transferee Visa even if they don’t meet the usual educational or professional requirements of the other visa.
Marterials
(i) Document indicating the relationship between the business offices in the foreign country and in Japan.
(ii) Certificate of matters entered in the registry, a copy of the profit and loss statement and a material
certifying the contents of business of the business office in Japan.
(iii)
Document certifying the contents of duty and employment period at the business office in the foreign country.
(iv) Certificate of matters entered in the registry of the business office in the foreign country and a material certifying the office’s outline.
(v) Document certifying the contents and period of the activities and the alien’s position and reward.
(vi) Graduate certificate and a document certifying the alien’s background.
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