Visa & Residence
Activities Covered Under Specified Activity Visa No. 46
July 16, 2026
A wide variety of activities are covered under Specified Activity No. 46. This includes EPA nurses, interns, athletes, digital nomads, and international students seeking employment or starting a business in Japan. This category helps support a diverse range of foreign nationals living and working in Japan.
Specified Activity No. 46 applies to a very wide range of activities. Specifically, it covers EPA nurses, certified care workers under EPA, internship participants, professional athletes, digital nomads, and more. It also applies to international students in Japan who are starting a business or engaged in job-hunting activities. Through this visa category, a broad range of foreign nationals are supported in pursuing their activities in Japan.
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Source: 出入国在留管理庁 "資格外活動許可・留学関連手続"
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/procedures/nyuukokukanri07_00003.html
This article was reorganized by ＳＩＡデジタルテクノロジー株式会社 based on the above source.
※This language version is a machine translation from the Japanese version (ＳＩＡデジタルテクノロジー株式会社).
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