How the Japan Highly Skilled Professional (HSP) Visa Points System Works for Tech Graduates
Stop leaving your global career to a randomised visa lottery. Japan has gamified immigration with a transparent, mathematical points table — and in 2026, Indian tech talent is using it to secure Permanent Residency in as little as one year. The US H-1B system decides your future with a weighted lottery. The UK Graduate Route has just had its clock cut from two to eighteen months. But Japan's Highly Skilled Professional (HSP) visa doesn't have a lottery. It doesn't have a quota. It has a spreadsheet — and you fill it in yourself. If your numbers clear 70, you're in. If they clear 80, you can apply for Permanent Residency in a single year. For Indian software engineers, data scientists, and hardware specialists who want predictable global mobility, understanding this system is the highest-return research you can do right now. 📊 Reading the 2026 HSP Points Calculation Matrix Before going into the rules, it helps to understand what the chart above is actually showing y...