HSP Employer specific points

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Hi!

After spending a few hours googling the requirements for the HSP visas, I found a few post here that were really helpful (Thanks for that BTW :grin: ) but I still was not able to find a few things, hoping someone could enlighten me!

I’m 32 without a degree and 6 and a half years of experience as a software developer. With an 8m salary(which sounds like a lot ngl) I could have 50 points for the HSP.

My only hope at the moment is getting points with the following categories which are specific to an Employer:

  1. Work for an organization which receives financial support measures (measures provided for separately in a public notice) for the promotion of innovation

  2. Employed by a small or medium-sized enterprise whose experiment and research expenses add up to more than 3% of the total revenue

  3. Work on an advanced project in a growth field (limited to the project recognized by the Minister of Justice)

I just want to know what are the odds of finding an Employer which qualifies for multiple of these categories.
Also if someone had experience with this kind of visa I would love to hear about it!

Thanks!!

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I’m not familiar with those items specifically, but I’d imagine the working for an organization that receives support for innovation and working on an advanced project probably go together. I don’t know how to look for organizations that are like that, but I’d guess they tend to be more academic in nature - places like Riken.

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Yeah looks like there might be a few organizations that could have multiple of these items but it’s hard to know which ones since there isn’t an official listing.

Someone suggested that I shouldn’t worry too much about this because possible employers would know if I was eligible for a HSP through them just by looking at my CV.

Thanks for replying!

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This isn’t an assumption I’d make personally. Many Japanese companies I’ve talked with make the assumption that if you don’t have a university degree, you aren’t eligible for a working visa (even though this isn’t the case).

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Ohh ok I guess I’m back to square one :sweat_smile:
I will probably have to ask this during interviews.

Thanks!

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I don’t know how to look for organizations that are like that, but I’d guess they tend to be more academic in nature - places like Riken.