PromptWorks/chapan-visa/SKILL.md

name	description
chapan-visa	Research and track Japanese visa pathways for the Chapan Hokkaido relocation, evaluated against Daniel's family profile. Use when the user says "chapan visa", /chapan-visa, asks which visa fits, or wants visa requirements/rules checked or refreshed. Searches official sources (ISA, MOFA, JETRO), writes/updates D:\Repos\Chapan\visa*.md dossiers with a source URL and retrieved date.

chapan-visa — visa pathway research & tracking

Tracker root: D:\Repos\Chapan. Dates = America/Los_Angeles. Goal: find and track the visa pathway(s) that get Daniel's family to Hokkaido (rural-inclusive) and ideally toward permanent residency.

Step 1 — Context

Read profile.md (citizenship, employer/transfer, degree, income, Japanese level, family) and visa/README.md + existing visa/*.md. Eligibility is judged against the profile — if a gating field is TBD, note it and proceed with best-effort, flagging the gap.

Step 2 — Research

Scope: a named pathway, or all / refresh. Use search web + web_fetch + browser against official sources first:

• Immigration Services Agency (isa.go.jp), MOFA (mofa.go.jp), JETRO (jetro.go.jp), and the HSP points sheet.
• Seed queries live in resources.md (e.g. "Japan highly skilled professional visa points 2026"). Candidate pathways to consider: Intra-company Transferee, Highly Skilled Professional (points), Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/Int'l Services, Business Manager, J-Skip/J-Find, Digital Nomad (scouting only), Dependent, Spouse. Note that rural programs like 地域おこし協力隊 are NOT visas — the holder still needs a residence status; cross-reference programs/.

Step 3 — Write/update visa/<slug>.md

Frontmatter:

type: chapan-visa
pathway: <name>
slug: <slug>
fit: strong | possible | weak | n/a
status: researching | viable | pursuing | ruled-out
official_source: <url>
retrieved: <YYYY-MM-DD>
updated: <YYYY-MM-DD>

Body: requirements; eligibility check against this family's profile (point-by-point); cost & processing time; path to permanent residency; how dependents (spouse/kids) are handled; pros/cons specifically for a rural Hokkaido move; open questions. For HSP, compute an estimated points total from the profile and show the breakdown.

Step 4 — Evidence + gaps

Save a raw snapshot of substantive searches to research/YYYY-MM-DD-visa-<slug>.md (URLs + key quotes). If a profile gap blocks assessment, add it to profile.md's open-questions list and to status.md next actions.

Refresh mode

Re-check any pathway whose retrieved is >90 days or whose status is viable/pursuing, looking for rule changes; bump dates and note deltas.

Rules

• Always cite an official official_source + retrieved date. Mark inferred/uncertain items UNVERIFIED.
• This is research, not legal advice. For decisions, recommend confirming with ISA or a licensed immigration specialist (行政書士 / immigration lawyer).
• Private data — keep in the vault.