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kawaiikunoichi
Joined: 10 Sep 2012 Posts: 1 Location: Sydney
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:11 pm Post subject: Is it possible to work in Japan without a degree? |
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I apologize in advance if this question has been asked many times before.
I have a certificate IV in TESOL with no teaching experience and i am looking for a way to get started.
Any advice would be much appreciated!!! |
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GambateBingBangBOOM
Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Posts: 2021 Location: Japan
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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If you are married to a Japanese national, then you can get a spousal visa.
If you have three (I think) years or more of experience, then you can use that instead of the undergraduate degree to get a visa.
If you are a bartender you may be able to get an entertainer visa.
If you are a pro-sports player then you could get a visa.
If you are (and you ARE, according to what you wrote above), a regular person who just wants to teach English in Japan but are not married to a Japanese person then no, you cannot teach English in Japan without a degree.
Sorry. Try China. Or South America (or maybe Mexico?). |
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thomthom
Joined: 20 May 2011 Posts: 125
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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Finding ESL employment in basically any country without having a bachelors degree is very, very difficult. I could only imagine it possible in the most dodgy schools and in the worst locations. And Japan is generally a more competitive place to find employment than Korea, China, or most SE Asian countries.
Anyway, short answer: you literally cannot get a teaching visa without a degree. |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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gambatte is right about the 3 years of related work experience necessary.
Moreover, your avatar shows Sydney, so are you Australian? If so, you might be eligible for a working holiday visa (which requires no degree and no sponsor for a visa).
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/w_holiday/index.html
In addition, if you are married to a non-Japanese who has a visa to work here, you don't need a degree to work, but it will only be part-time. Same goes if you are a student visa holder.
I strongly urge you to get a degree if you are interested in making TEFL a long-term career. You will only be disadvantaged without it. |
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Pitarou
Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 1116 Location: Narita, Japan
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:31 am Post subject: Re: Is it possible to work in Japan without a degree? |
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kawaiikunoichi wrote: |
I apologize in advance if this question has been asked many times before.
I have a certificate IV in TESOL with no teaching experience and i am looking for a way to get started.
Any advice would be much appreciated!!! |
No degree, no experience, and no special ties to Japan = no visa. Sorry, pal. Try elsewhere.
(The forum rules include strict sanctions against any discussion of fake degree certificates, so please don't ask about it.) |
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Pitarou
Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 1116 Location: Narita, Japan
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:34 am Post subject: |
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GambateBingBangBOOM wrote: |
If you are a bartender you may be able to get an entertainer visa. |
But you'd have to work as an entertainer.
(Surprisingly, working in an eikaiwa does not count as being an entertainer!) |
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