Route Finder

AIC Japan Route Finder

Find your most suitable route to Japan

Compare study, SSW, professional employment, company transfer and preparation routes based on your education, experience, Japanese ability, budget and goal. You will receive a starting direction, an alternative and the gaps to work on next.

Up to 9 short questionsNo personal data storedOfficial-source frameworkNo visa guarantees

Build your Japan route

Choose the answer closest to your present situation. The result is guidance for further research, not an immigration or admission decision.

1. What do you mainly need help with?

2. What is your highest education?

3. Which direction interests you most?

4. How much relevant work experience do you have?

5. What is your current Japanese level?

6. Which verified test stage applies to you?

7. What is your employment situation?

8. What is your starting financial position?

9. When do you hope to move?

Starting direction

Your readiness gaps

Your next three actions

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Alternative route to compare

Compare the alternative route

AIC Japan does not decide admission, employment, COE, visa or status-of-residence eligibility. A school, employer and the responsible Japanese authorities make those decisions. Never pay for a guaranteed visa or purchased job offer.

Study and Work routes compared in detail

The finder compares immediate routes and preparation bridges instead of forcing everyone into the same plan.

University and graduate study

Bachelor’s, master’s, PhD and research pathways.

Japanese-language school

A planned language bridge connected to a clear next goal.

Professional training college

Practical study matched to language and career outcomes.

SSW

Field-specific skilled employment with test and employer requirements.

Professional employment

Specialist work matched to education, experience and actual duties.

Intra-company transfer

Transfer through a qualifying overseas employer and Japanese operation.

Study-to-career bridge

Preparation when the direct route is not yet realistic.

Employment for Skill Development

The coming replacement for TITP, shown as a monitored future route.

Important 2026 transition: Japan is preparing the Employment for Skill Development Program to replace TITP. The program is designed to develop workers toward SSW and must begin by June 2027 at the latest. Until implementation applies to a particular applicant and field, treat it as a future monitored route rather than an available guaranteed option.

Official verification sources

Requirements change. Confirm the exact occupation, institution, test, employer and application date using the current official pages.

Version 1.0. Verified 9 August 2026. Review whenever immigration rules, accepted fields, tests or the Employment for Skill Development implementation changes.