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Roam
Joined: 21 Apr 2004
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 Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 2:21 pm Post subject: Switching Employers Questions |
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| I am legally employed here. I have a contract and a work visa. My contract states that I have to give three months notice in order to prematurely leave the job with my employer. If I did happen to find another job, and insisted that I was taking the new job with a different employer, what exactly is my situation regarding my visa, legal status in Japan? Can I just up and leave? I read that I need some kind of paperwork from my current employer before I can legally switch gigs? |
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canuck
Joined: 11 May 2003
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Give two weeks notice. You can keep your visa. |
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homersimpson
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Location: Kagoshima
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| Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I read that I need some kind of paperwork from my current employer before I can legally switch gigs? |
You may be thinking of a letter of release from the original sponsor of your work visa. Theoretically you need this if and when you renew your visa with an employer other than your original. I say theoretically, because upon renewing my visa with a different employer, the immigration official didn't even ask for it, I volunteered it. |
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Akula the shark
Joined: 06 Oct 2004
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Location: NZ
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 2:04 am Post subject: |
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| I changed jobs two years ago after my contract ended. When renewing my visa, I needed that letter of release from my previous employer in order to be sponsored by a new person. I wonder though what immigration would have said had my previous employer refused to do this for me. |
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azarashi sushi
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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Location: Shinjuku
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 2:19 am Post subject: |
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| I wonder though what immigration would have said had my previous employer refused to do this for me. |
I quit my first job in Japan after only six months ... Needless to say my employers were really p!ssed off. On top of that, we left on bad terms. They didn't give me a letter of release and I was reluctant to approach them again when visa renewal time came up.
I explained the situation to Immimigration... They told me it was OK but I should attach a letter explaining WHY I didn't have the letter of release.
It was no big deal, they renewed my visa no problem... Although they only gave me another one year visa that time. If I would have had the letter, I possibily could have got 3 years. Who knows. |
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Shonai Ben
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 2:44 am Post subject: |
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I am under the impression that the employer cannot refuse to give you a letter of release.
Am I wrong? |
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Iwantmyrightsnow
Joined: 12 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:28 am Post subject: |
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I am under the impression that the employer cannot refuse to give you a letter of release.
Am I wrong? |
You are right, by law they must provide the letter of release but that doesn'T always mean they do. If you can't obtain it you usually just need to explain to immigration that you have tried and the company refused.
Request it in writing from the company and give immigration a copy of that letter. |
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