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Jared
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 Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 5:49 pm Post subject: WH Visas/Humanities Visa |
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| Hello. I heard a rumor that if you have 3 years of teaching experience, you can go into Japan and teach english on a humanities visa and you can stay in Japan for as long as you like (if you renew your visa each year). Now I also heard that your allowed to teach part time if your in Japan on a student visa. How many hours are you legally allowed to work? If this is the case, could I come into Japan on a Working Holiday visa, go back to Canada after a year, go back to Japan on 2 student visas? (one student visa for each year) and then automatically qualify for the humanities visa? How does all that work? Remember, I have no university degree or college diploma at all. I just have high school and TESOL. Thanks. |
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Glenski
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| Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I heard a rumor that if you have 3 years of teaching experience |
That's FT work experience, so to substitute PT work from a student visa will probably not do. I say probably because I'm not immigration, and stranger things have happened. |
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Doglover
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Location: Kansai
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| Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 9:20 pm Post subject: Re: WH Visas/Humanities Visa |
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| Jared wrote: |
| Hello. I heard a rumor that if you have 3 years of teaching experience, you can go into Japan and teach english on a humanities visa and you can stay in Japan for as long as you like (if you renew your visa each year). Now I also heard that your allowed to teach part time if your in Japan on a student visa. How many hours are you legally allowed to work? If this is the case, could I come into Japan on a Working Holiday visa, go back to Canada after a year, go back to Japan on 2 student visas? (one student visa for each year) and then automatically qualify for the humanities visa? How does all that work? Remember, I have no university degree or college diploma at all. I just have high school and TESOL. Thanks. |
The money you spend on studying in Japan for 2 years you could afford to pay your way through college to get a degree. You are probably better off doing that than trying to survive on a student visa.
Immigration will ask for proof of funds that you can support yourself here as well before they grant you the visa. |
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Jared
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| Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Okay. I understand where your comming from Doglover.
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| The money you spend on studying in Japan for 2 years you could afford to pay your way through college to get a degree. You are probably better off doing that than trying to survive on a student visa. |
I also understand that to get a university degree, it will cost something like $20,000. Most likely more. But I noticed that you said "College degree". What's the difference? Or did you actually mean "University"? Because if getting a degree from a college instead of a university is cheaper, then I'd rather go that way instead. |
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Doglover
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| Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Jared wrote: |
Okay. I understand where your comming from Doglover.
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| The money you spend on studying in Japan for 2 years you could afford to pay your way through college to get a degree. You are probably better off doing that than trying to survive on a student visa. |
I also understand that to get a university degree, it will cost something like $20,000. Most likely more. But I noticed that you said "College degree". What's the difference? Or did you actually mean "University"? Because if getting a degree from a college instead of a university is cheaper, then I'd rather go that way instead. |
You would spend $10,000 in 6 months as a student anyway if you came here. You can work part time but it would still cost you money to study Japanese etc.
I am referring to a 3 year or 4 year undergraduate Bachelors degree, not a diploma. Immigration requires you graduate with a BA or a BSc or equivalent. No two year colleges and no tech diplomas. Even a teacher certificate is not enough unless accompanied by a degree.
I think in Canada they call university 'college' or is that high school? |
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Synne
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 7:19 am Post subject: |
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| I think in Canada they call university 'college' or is that high school? |
We have universities, colleges and high schools. |
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