The Immigration Services Agency has issued several updates to its guidance for foreign residents, covering Ukraine evacuee support data, university lists tied to two point-based residency programs, and a new addition to its interactive orientation sessions, the agency announced on November 4, 2026 ^[1][2][3][4].

On Ukraine evacuee support, the agency updated its monthly statistics. As of October 31, 2026 (preliminary figures), a cumulative total of 2,910 people had entered Japan as evacuees since Russia's invasion began on March 2, 2022 ^[1]. Of these, 1,922 were currently residing in Japan, with the agency also publishing a prefecture-by-prefecture breakdown ^[1]. By gender, 889 were male and 2,021 female; by age, 357 were under 18, 2,148 were between 18 and 61, and 405 were 61 or older ^[1]. The agency said 505 evacuees had entered without a guarantor since the program began ^[1]. It also detailed reserve-fund spending on the support program, including a contract with the Asian Welfare and Education Foundation, with carried-over balances of roughly 609 million yen reported for fiscal 2022 ^[1].

Separately, the agency updated, as of October 2026, the list of universities whose graduates qualify for bonus points under the highly skilled professional points system ^[2]. The system evaluates applicants in three categories—advanced academic research, advanced specialized/technical work, and advanced business management—awarding points for factors such as education, work history, income and research achievements ^[2]. Bonus-point eligibility for universities is based on three global rankings (QS, Times Higher Education, and the Shanghai Ranking), and the agency cautioned that applicants should check the current versions of these three rankings in addition to its published list ^[2].

The agency also updated, as of October 2026, the list of universities relevant to the Future Creation Human Resources (J-Find) program, introduced in April 2023 ^[3]. Under this program, graduates of universities ranked in the top 100 in at least two of the same three global rankings may receive the

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