就労(しゅうろう)ビザ

しゅうろうびざ
noun
work visa; employment visa
1. work visa; employment visa
A visa that permits the holder to work in a country. In Japan, this is an informal term for residence statuses that allow employment, such as 技術(ぎじゅつ)・人文知識(じんぶんちしき)・国際業務(こくさいぎょうむ) or 技能(ぎのう) visas.
就労(しゅうろう)ビザを取得(しゅとく)した。
I obtained a work visa.
就労(しゅうろう)ビザがないと日本(にほん)で働(はたら)けない。
You can't work in Japan without a work visa.
就労(しゅうろう)ビザの更新(こうしん)手続(てつづ)きを入国管理局(にゅうこくかんりきょく)で行(おこな)った。
I carried out the work visa renewal procedure at the immigration bureau.

Composed of 就労(しゅうろう) (employment, working) + ビザ (visa). In Japanese immigration law, the formal term is 在留資格(ざいりゅうしかく) (residence status) rather than ビザ (visa), but 就労(しゅうろう)ビザ is widely used in everyday conversation. Japan has multiple categories of work-related residence statuses.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 就労(しゅうろう)ビザを取得(しゅとく)する: to obtain a work visa
  • 就労(しゅうろう)ビザを更新(こうしん)する: to renew a work visa
  • 就労(しゅうろう)ビザの申請(しんせい): work visa application
  • 就労(しゅうろう)ビザの種類(しゅるい): types of work visas

RELATED TERMS:

  • 在留資格(ざいりゅうしかく): residence status (formal/legal term)
  • 労働許可(ろうどうきょか): work permit
  • 留学(りゅうがく)ビザ: student visa
  • 観光(かんこう)ビザ: tourist visa
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