The following tests and certificates are approved and accepted by the Immigration Bureau of Japan as official proof of Japanese Language ability.

	Type of Tests and Certificates	Reference
1.	Japanese Language Proficiency Test / JLPT / 日本語能力試験	https://www.jlpt.jp/
2.	Business Japanese Test / BJT / ビジネス日本語能力テスト	https://www.kanken.or.jp/bjt/
3.	JETRO Listening and Reading Comprehension Test / JLRT聴読解テスト
4.	J.TEST実用日本語検定	http://j-test.jp/
5.	日本語NAT-TEST	http://www.nat-test.com/
6.	Standard Test for Business Japanese / STBJ標準ビジネス日本語テスト	https://www.ajlea.net/
7.	TOPJ実用日本語運用能力試験	https://www.topj-test.org/
8.	Certificate of Japanese as a Foreign Language / J-CERT生活・職能日本語検定	https://www.j-cert.org/
9.	Japanese Language Capability Test / JLCT外国人日本語能力検定	http://jlct.jp/
10.	Practical Japanese Communication Bridge / PCJB / 実践日本語コミュニケーション検定ブリッジ	https://www.sikaku.gr.jp/c/pjc/
11.	Japanese Proficiency Test / JPT日本語能力試験	http://exam.ybmnet.co.kr/jpt/japan/

Updated as of July 2019