A method for producing a nitride semiconductor element having at least a conductive layer, a first terminal, a nitride semiconductor with a light-emitting layer, and a second terminal, from a supporting substrate successively, comprising:
- a growing step for growing the nitride semiconductor having at least a second conductive type nitride semiconductor layer, the light-emitting layer, and a first conductive type nitride semiconductor layer, on a different material substrate;
- subsequently,
- a attaching step for attaching the supporting substrate to the first conductive type nitride semiconductor layer side of the nitride semiconductor with interposing between them the first terminal;
- and subsequently,
- a different-material-substrate-eliminating step for eliminating the different material substrate so as to expose the second conductive type nitride semiconductor layer.