Japan enters the global immigration war; plans new visa pathways to attract high earners, top grads

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As the global competition for skilled workers intensifies, Japan has announced that it will establish new, simplified immigration pathways for high-income earners and graduates of prestigious foreign universities. The Japan System for Special Highly Skilled Professionals (J-Skip) and the Japan System for Future Creation Individual Visa (J-Find) are the names of the new immigration routes that will go into effect in April following a public comment period. It would include foreign researchers and engineers with a master’s degree or more than ten years of work experience and an annual income of at least 20 million ($148,000).