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My company applied for my Engineer/Specialist in Humanities COE before April 24, but I’ve been really anxious after hearing about the new language-related scrutiny.

My role doesn’t require Japanese, but almost everyone in the company, including the CEO, only speaks Japanese, and I’d be just their second foreign employee as the company is globalising. And I don’t hold valid JLPT as per new rule.

Has anyone been in a similar situation recently?
Did immigration question the language/work environment part?
Will I get my COE approved or not?

Has anyone here received their COE recently after applying before the April changes?

My company submitted my Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services COE application before April 24, but I’m still waiting and getting quite anxious about it.

My role itself does not require Japanese, but almost everyone at the company, including the CEO, speaks only Japanese, and I would only be their second foreign employee. So I’m not sure whether the new JLPT-related scrutiny/rules could still affect my case or not.

Would really appreciate if anyone could share their timeline or experience, especially if your company also applied before the new changes.