Neutrality of support personnel and responsible parties

Support personnel and responsible persons must be "neutral" to be considered qualified. A neutral person is someone who does not have the authority to give orders to the specified skilled worker applying for the 1st visa, such as a staff member from a different department. However, even if they are from a different department, individuals in a vertical line on the organizational chart, such as the representative director or the supervisor of the department to which the specified skilled worker belongs, are considered unqualified due to their supervisory position over the specified skilled worker. In addition, individuals who are spouses of officers of the specified skilled worker affiliation organization, second-degree relatives, or individuals with close relationships in social life with the accepting organization's officers are also considered unqualified. When accepting a specified skilled worker under the 1st visa through in-house support, it is necessary to confirm the qualifications of the support personnel and responsible persons in advance.