In recent years, the global competition for top university graduates has intensified, prompting the UK to establish the High Potential Individual Visa program in May 2022. This program grants visas for up to two years, or three years for PhD holders, to foreign nationals who have graduated within the last five years from top 50 universities globally ranked by at least two major ranking systems. Amidst this shifting landscape, Japan is adopting a proactive approach to its immigration policies, particularly regarding international graduates. Historically characterized by a cautious stance on immigration, Japan is now broadening its borders with the introduction of the J-Find visa.
As of January 2025, the list of universities eligible for J-Find visa is as follows:
United States
- Brown University
- California Institute of Technology
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Duke University
- Harvard University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- New York University
- Northwestern University
- Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
- Princeton University
- Purdue University - West Lafayette
- Stanford University
- The University of Texas at Austin
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Irvine
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, San Diego
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Southern California
- University of Washington
- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Vanderbilt University
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Yale University