Work in Japan Program Costs
What each route actually costs, what the fee covers, and — just as plainly — what it does not. No hidden line items, and an instalment option for the participants who need one.
Programme fees
Tokutei Ginou (SSW)
Specified Skilled Worker visa
For anyone who wants to work in a Japanese industry sector through the official route, with full guidance right up to departure.
Programme & Pre-Departure Fee
Rp 20,000,000
Per participant, from job preparation through to departure.
- Career briefing, conversation classes, and interview practice
- Job matching and selection support until you are hired
- Your Rirekisho checked by our team, your documents and visa guided
Gijinkoku
Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services
For D3/D4/S1 graduates who want to work in Japan in their own field — with a single fee component.
Job Matching Fee
Rp 15,000,000
The only programme fee component on this route.
- One fee, with no separate programme package
- Matched to companies by your degree and your experience
- Kaiwa classes, Rirekisho check, documents, and a departure briefing
Prices last updated 18 Aug 2026. Both figures are per participant, in Indonesian rupiah.
Programme & Pre-Departure Fee
Rp 20,000,000
The programme fee covers end-to-end guidance: preparing you to find a job, taking you through selection and interviews with Japanese companies, guiding you through your documents, and getting you on the plane — plus support that continues once you have started working in Japan.
What the Fee Covers
Interview Preparation (Kaiwa)
A full briefing on job opportunities, the Tokutei Ginou sectors you can choose from, how working there actually runs, and daily life in Japan
Japanese conversation (kaiwa) classes at N4 level where they are needed
Dedicated kaiwa practice for the mensetsu — the interview with the Japanese company itself
Job Matching & Work Preparation
Help finding and matching you to job openings in Japan
Preparation for the company's selection process and interview
Support all the way through to preparing for departure
Administration & Documents
We check the Rirekisho (Japanese-format CV) you write yourself and tell you what to improve, until it is ready to send to a company
Going through the Kyujinhyo and the employment contract issued by the receiving company with you, before you sign anything
Step-by-step guidance for the paperwork you file yourself — from which documents you need to how each application runs:
EKTLN (overseas worker card) · BPJS Ketenagakerjaan · Visa
Help assembling the paperwork for the Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) application
The P3MI fee, where your departure has to go through one
A follow-up medical check-up (a second MCU) where one is needed — typically when the wait for the CoE runs past about four months
Departure Preparation
A pre-departure briefing before you fly
Someone with you through the departure process itself
Your flight to Japan, where the receiving company covers it
Support After You Start
The programme does not end when you land. As a participant you keep access to all of this:
A JLPT N3 preparation programme (self-study materials)
Support while you are working in Japan
Consultation for alumni
Help with changing jobs, for alumni
The alumni community and the services that run through it
Alumni gatherings, seminars, and workshops on careers, education, scholarships, and business opportunities in Japan — as each programme runs
Not Included in This Fee
The official EKTLN, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, and visa fees
Paid directly by the participant. Guiding you through those processes stays part of the programme fee.
The SSW and JLPT examination fees
Your flight to Japan, where the receiving company does not cover it
The first medical check-up
Once a company has accepted you.
Getting your passport issued
The regular Japanese language courses at N5 and N4 level
The SSW Preparation Course
Financing of up to 100% of the programme fee
For the Tokutei Ginou (SSW) programme, financing of up to 100% of the programme fee is available. You repay it in instalments once you are earning in Japan — so the cost of getting there does not have to be found in one go up front.
*Subject to the terms, conditions, and availability of the financing facility.
Job Matching Fee
Rp 15,000,000
The Gijinkoku route has a single programme fee component: a job matching fee of Rp 15,000,000. There is no separate programme package the way there is on the Tokutei Ginou route. Beyond matching you with Japanese companies whose open positions fit your education and your experience, it also covers kaiwa classes, checking your Rirekisho, help assembling your documents, a pre-departure briefing, and consultation for alumni.
What the Fee Covers
Interview Preparation (Kaiwa)
Japanese conversation (kaiwa) classes
Job Matching & Work Preparation
Matching your profile against openings from the Japanese companies in our partner network
Guidance through the selection process and the interview with the company taking you on
Administration & Documents
We check the Rirekisho (Japanese-format CV) you write yourself and tell you what to improve
Help assembling the documents you need
Departure Preparation
A pre-departure briefing before you fly
Support After You Start
Once you have left, the door to a consultation stays open:
Consultation for alumni
Not Included in This Fee
The official costs of your documents, visa, and departure
The guidance is included. The costs themselves depend on your own situation and on the receiving company's policy, and we go through them at your consultation.
Questions About the Cost
What does the Tokutei Ginou (SSW) programme cost at Nakamura Study Japan?
The Tokutei Ginou (SSW) programme fee is Rp 20,000,000 per participant. It covers the career and Japanese-language briefing, job matching and interview preparation, document guidance — including checking your Rirekisho and walking you through the EKTLN, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, and visa processes — departure preparation, and continued support once you have started working in Japan. The official EKTLN, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, and visa fees are paid separately by the participant.
What does the Gijinkoku programme cost?
The Gijinkoku route has a single programme fee component: a job matching fee of Rp 15,000,000. There is no separate programme package the way there is on the Tokutei Ginou route. Beyond matching you with Japanese companies, it covers kaiwa classes, checking your Rirekisho, help assembling your documents, a pre-departure briefing, and consultation for alumni. The official costs of documents, visa, and departure depend on your own situation and on the receiving company's policy, and we go through them at your consultation.
Can the programme fee be paid in instalments?
For the Tokutei Ginou (SSW) programme, financing of up to 100% of the fee is available, repaid in instalments once you are earning in Japan. The facility is subject to its terms, conditions, and availability, so please ask about it at your consultation.
What is not included in the Tokutei Ginou programme fee?
Not included: the official EKTLN, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, and visa fees, which the participant pays directly; the SSW and JLPT examination fees; your flight to Japan if the receiving company does not cover it; the first medical check-up once a company has accepted you; getting your passport issued; the regular Japanese courses at N5 and N4 level; and the SSW Preparation Course. Guidance through the document processes and kaiwa practice for the job interview do remain part of the programme fee.
Are the visa, EKTLN, and BPJS Ketenagakerjaan costs included?
The guidance is included; the official fees are not. You file the EKTLN, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, and visa applications yourself, and our team walks you through how — from which documents you need to how each application runs. The official fees for those three are paid directly by the participant, outside the Rp 20,000,000 programme fee. What the programme fee does cover is the document guidance itself, help assembling the Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) paperwork, and the P3MI fee where your departure has to go through one.
Does Nakamura write the Rirekisho and the employment contract for me?
You write the Rirekisho yourself, and our team then checks it and gives you feedback until it is ready to send to a company. The employment contract is issued by the Japanese company taking you on, not by Nakamura — we go through it with you, together with the Kyujinhyo, before you sign.
Is the flight to Japan included in the programme fee?
It depends on the receiving company. If the company taking you on covers the flight, it is included and costs you nothing. If it does not, the flight sits outside the programme fee and the participant arranges it themselves.
Is there still support after I start working in Japan?
Yes. Tokutei Ginou (SSW) participants keep a JLPT N3 preparation programme in the form of self-study materials, support while working in Japan, consultation for alumni, help with changing jobs, access to the alumni community, and alumni gatherings, seminars, and workshops as each programme runs.
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