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 words

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

Related Words

Related: 在留(ざいりゅう)資格(しかく) (residence status)

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