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🇳🇵Nepal SSW Budget Calculator · SSWコスト計算

SSW Real Cost Calculator (Nepal)

What should you actually pay? Japan SSW visa costs from Nepal in NPR

SSW ビザ費用 ネパール | NPR コスト計算 | 2026年版

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Reference: ¥200,000/month ≈ NPR 147,000 / month in NPR

Cost Breakdown — Care Work (介護), SSW1

Worker-side costs you are legitimately expected to pay:

Language training (JLPT N4 / JFT-Basic prep)
Care requires N4 — more intensive training needed
NPR 40,000 – NPR 80,000
(¥54,422 – ¥108,844)
Skills test fee (sector-specific)
Approx ¥10,000–20,000 converted to NPR at current rates
NPR 15,000 – NPR 25,000
(¥20,408 – ¥34,014)
Shram Swikriti / FEIMS application + mandatory insurance
NPR 1,000 insurance premium + small processing fees
NPR 3,000 – NPR 5,000
(¥4,082 – ¥6,803)
Document translation & notarization
Employment contract, certificates, citizenship docs
NPR 15,000 – NPR 30,000
(¥20,408 – ¥40,816)
Medical examination
Required health check at approved clinic
NPR 8,000 – NPR 15,000
(¥10,884 – ¥20,408)
Visa application fee (Japan Embassy)
Standard Japan work visa single-entry fee
NPR 6,000 – NPR 8,000
(¥8,163 – ¥10,884)
Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO)
3-day mandatory government orientation; accommodation may add cost
NPR 2,000 – NPR 5,000
(¥2,721 – ¥6,803)
Flight ticket Kathmandu → Japan
Some employers cover this — confirm with your contract
NPR 60,000 – NPR 100,000
(¥81,633 – ¥136,054)
Total Realistic Range
All legitimate worker-side costs combined
NPR 149,000 – NPR 268,000
(¥202,721 – ¥364,626)

✓ If your agency is asking for significantly more than this range without itemized receipts, ask why. A legitimate agency will not mind explaining each charge.

Who Pays What — Employer vs Worker

One of the most common ways workers get overcharged is agencies adding employer-side costs onto the worker's bill. Under Japan's SSW system rules, certain costs are explicitly the employer's responsibility:

Certificate of Eligibility (COE) processing in Japan
Filed by Japanese employer — worker should NOT pay this
Employer-side recruitment/placement fees
Under SSW rules, employers bear their own hiring costs
Work permit/residence card registration in Japan
Government process in Japan — no cost to worker

Source: Japan Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare SSW guidelines.

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Red Flag Threshold

If your agency is demanding more than NPR 500,000 upfront before you have a confirmed job offer and itemized receipts for every payment — stop and verify. Use the Agency Scam Checker to assess your full risk profile before paying anything further.

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Yamada Hack

Get every fee itemized in writing before you pay anything. A legitimate agency will not mind explaining each charge. If they refuse to break down the total, that is a warning sign.

Real Example: Anita's Full Cost Breakdown

Anita from Bhaktapur is applying for SSW care work (介護). She needs JLPT N4. Here is her actual planned budget:

JLPT N4 preparation course (3 months)NPR 65,000
Skills test fee (care sector)NPR 20,000
Shram Swikriti / FEIMS insuranceNPR 4,000
Document translation / notarizationNPR 22,000
Medical examinationNPR 12,000
Visa application feeNPR 7,000
Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO)NPR 3,000
Flight ticket (KTM → NRT)NPR 85,000
TotalNPR 218,000

Anita's agency quoted NPR 550,000 total, which seemed high. After checking this calculator, she asked for a full itemized breakdown. The agency could only justify NPR 230,000 — the rest was agent profit padding. She renegotiated down to NPR 240,000 with receipts for everything.

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