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Immigration forms for Japan: the official ISA forms library

The official application forms of the Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISA) for every status of residence: Certificate of Eligibility, change of status, extension, acquisition of status for a child born in Japan and permanent residence. Choose your status to open the form, a filled-in example and the document checklist on the ISA website.

Statuses with ISA forms28

Procedures5

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ISA forms

Choose your status and procedure

The Form button opens the PDF or Excel file on the ISA website, Example opens a filled-in sample and Checklist the list of documents. When a status has several variants (for example a chef or another skilled trade), each has its own forms.

Work

Highly Skilled Professional (HSP) 高度専門職
Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services 技術・人文知識・国際業務
Intra-company Transferee 企業内転勤
Skilled Labor: chefs and other trades 技能
Specified Skilled Worker (特定技能) 特定技能
Nursing Care 介護
Technical Intern Training 技能実習

Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) — first entry

Change of status

moving to stage 2 or 3Form PDFForm Excel

Acquisition of status of residence (child born in Japan)

Business Manager 経営・管理
Professor 教授
Researcher 研究
Instructor 教育
Medical Services 医療
Artist 芸術
Religious Activities 宗教
Journalist 報道
Entertainer: performances, shows, sport 興行

Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) — first entry

1 イ · experienced organizerChecklist PDFForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel
1 ロ · public bodies, large venues, toursChecklist PDFForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel
3 · advertising, TV, film, photo shootsChecklist PDFForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel

Change of status

1 イ · experienced organizerChecklist PDFForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel
1 ロ · public bodies, large venues, toursChecklist PDFForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel
3 · advertising, TV, film, photo shootsChecklist PDFForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel

Extension

1 イ · experienced organizerChecklist PDFForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel
1 ロ · public bodies, large venues, toursChecklist PDFForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel
3 · advertising, TV, film, photo shootsChecklist PDFForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel

Family

Dependent: family of a worker or student 家族滞在
Spouse or Child of Japanese National 日本人の配偶者等
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident 永住者の配偶者等
Long-Term Resident 定住者

Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) — first entry

Change of status

Extension

Acquisition of status of residence (child born in Japan)

Permanent Resident (永住者) 永住者

Permanent residence

Study, training and other statuses

Student 留学

Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) — first entry

Acquisition of status of residence (child born in Japan)

Designated Activities (特定活動) 特定活動

Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) — first entry

amateur athlete and familyForm PDFForm Excel
family of an EPA nurse or care workerForm PDFForm Excel
medical treatment in Japan and companionForm PDFForm Excel
student internship, summer job, cultural exchangeForm PDFForm Excel
domestic workerForm PDFForm Excel
domestic worker of an HSP family · entering together with an HSPForm PDFForm Excel
domestic worker of an HSP family · family circumstancesForm PDFForm Excel
domestic worker of an HSP family · HSP in the financial sectorForm PDFForm Excel
domestic worker of an HSP family · J-SkipForm PDFForm Excel
long stay for sightseeing and leisure with spouseForm PDFForm Excel
parent of an HSP or of their spouseForm PDFForm Excel
ski instructorForm PDFForm Excel
researcher under a special programForm PDFForm Excel
family of a special-program researcher or IT specialistForm PDFForm Excel
IT specialist under a special programForm PDFForm Excel

Change of status

amateur athlete and familyForm PDFForm Excel
medical treatment in Japan and companionForm PDFForm Excel
student internship, summer job, cultural exchangeForm PDFForm Excel
domestic workerForm PDFForm Excel
domestic worker of an HSP family · family circumstancesForm PDFForm Excel
domestic worker of an HSP family · HSP in the financial sectorForm PDFForm Excel
domestic worker of an HSP family · J-SkipForm PDFForm Excel
long stay for sightseeing and leisure with spouseForm PDFForm Excel
parent of an HSP or of their spouseForm PDFForm Excel
waiting to start workForm PDFForm Excel
ski instructorForm PDFForm Excel
researcher under a special programForm PDFForm Excel
family of a special-program researcher or IT specialistForm PDFForm Excel
IT specialist under a special programForm PDFForm Excel
waiting to start a graduate programForm PDFForm Excel
EPA: from nurse or care-worker candidateForm PDFForm Excel
EPA: from care-worker candidate (training course)Form PDFForm Excel
starting a business after a Japanese universityForm PDFForm Excel
starting a business after university with a support programForm PDFForm Excel

Extension

amateur athlete and familyForm PDFForm Excel
family of an EPA nurse or care workerForm PDFForm Excel
medical treatment in Japan and companionForm PDFForm Excel
student internship, summer job, cultural exchangeForm PDFForm Excel
domestic workerForm PDFForm Excel
domestic worker of an HSP familyForm PDFForm Excel
long stay for sightseeing and leisure with spouseForm PDFForm Excel
parent of an HSP or of their spouseForm PDFForm Excel
researcher under a special programForm PDFForm Excel
family of a special-program researcher or IT specialistForm PDFForm Excel
IT specialist under a special programForm PDFForm Excel
EPA: extension for candidatesForm PDFForm Excel
EPA: extension for training-course candidatesForm PDFForm Excel
EPA: extension for nurses and care workersForm PDFForm Excel
starting a business after university with a support programForm PDFForm Excel

Acquisition of status of residence (child born in Japan)

amateur athlete and familyForm PDFForm Excel
medical treatment in Japan and companionForm PDFForm Excel
student internship, summer job, cultural exchangeForm PDFForm Excel
domestic workerForm PDFForm Excel
domestic worker of an HSP familyForm PDFForm Excel
long stay for sightseeing and leisure with spouseForm PDFForm Excel
working spouse of an HSPForm PDFForm Excel
parent of an HSP or of their spouseForm PDFForm Excel
researcher under a special programForm PDFForm Excel
family of a special-program researcher or IT specialistForm PDFForm Excel
IT specialist under a special programForm PDFForm Excel
Trainee (研修) 研修
Cultural Activities 文化活動

Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) — first entry

research and art without income, study of Japanese cultureForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel
learning Japanese culture or arts under a masterForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel

Change of status

research and art without income, study of Japanese cultureForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel
learning Japanese culture or arts under a masterForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel

Extension

research and art without income, study of Japanese cultureForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel
learning Japanese culture or arts under a masterForm PDFExample PDFForm Excel

Acquisition of status of residence (child born in Japan)

research and art without income, study of Japanese cultureForm PDFForm Excel
learning Japanese culture or arts under a masterForm PDFForm Excel
Temporary Visitor 短期滞在
Official (公用) 公用

Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) — first entry

Change of status

Acquisition of status of residence (child born in Japan)

Files open from the website of the Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISA); forms are in Japanese and English. The file register is refreshed every week; last check 6 Oct 2026.

How to use it

Which form do you need?

From abroad

Certificate of Eligibility

In Japan

Change or extension

Family

A child born in Japan

Other procedures

Forms that do not depend on your status

These forms are the same for everyone; you find them on the procedure pages.

FAQ

Questions about the forms

Every button opens a file on the website of the Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISA, moj.go.jp). We keep no copies: once a week our server checks the ISA pages, and when ISA publishes a new version of a form, the button opens the new file.
ISA forms are in Japanese with English labels. You can fill them in English or Japanese; write names as in your passport. The filled-in examples (記載例) are in Japanese.
It depends on your status and the procedure. From abroad: the Certificate of Eligibility (CoE), filed by your school, employer or family in Japan. In Japan: a change of status, an extension, or acquisition of status of residence for a child born in Japan. Choose your status in the list to see all its forms.
The content is the same. The Excel file is easy to fill in on a computer and print; the PDF is for printing and filling in by hand. You submit the printed form, or enter the data in the online residence application system.
No, these are forms of the Immigration Services Agency of Japan. The visa application form comes from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: download it from the website of the Japanese embassy or consulate (or its visa center) in your country — see the page on getting the visa after the CoE.
The checklist (チェックシート) is ISA’s list of documents for your category; it is often attached to the application. The example (記載例) is a filled-in sample of the form. For many statuses ISA publishes both files.

Sources

Where this information comes from

Facts and document lists were checked against the website of the Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISA) on 28 September 2026. Form links come from a register of ISA files that our server refreshes every week: when ISA publishes a new version of a form, the button opens the new file.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Immigration decides each application and may ask for more documents. Where a rule is known only from practice, we say so.

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