N1 is sometimes accepted in lieu of the Examination for Japanese University Admission for foreign students who wish to study at Japanese universities.Those who have passed either N1 or N2 (regardless of citizenship) are exempt from the Japanese language section of the middle school equivalency examination, which is required in order to enter a Japanese high school if the applicant did not graduate from a Japanese middle school.N1 is a prerequisite for foreign medical professionals who wish to take examinations to be licensed in Japan, and for certain foreign nationals who wish to attend nursing school in Japan.Test takers who pass JLPT N1 receive 15 points, and who pass JLPT N2 receive 10 points under the government's 'Point-based Preferential Immigration Treatment System for Highly Skilled Foreign Professionals.' Individuals with a total of 70 points or higher receive preferential treatment at immigration.In 2009, when a revised system was introduced in which two exams are held each year in East Asia, a total of 768,114 people took the exam. The number of candidates continued to rise to 559,056 in 2008, while the percentage of candidates certified has fallen below 36%. Of the 302,198 examinees in that year, 47% (around 140,000) were certified for their respective level. In 2004, the JLPT was offered in 40 countries, including Japan.
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