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The Japanese government announced that it will introduce new highly skilled visa pathways in April.
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Additional Information: Currently, foreign engineers, researchers and corporate managers only qualified as highly skilled professionals if they achieved at least 70 points through the preferential immigration treatment system. Through the new pathways, such individuals will be exempt from the points-based system.
BAL Analysis: Japanese authorities plan to introduce the new visa pathways for highly skilled foreign workers to address labor shortages in key industries and increase the number of highly skilled workers in their country. The government has yet to provide information on how foreign nationals will apply for the new pathways.
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