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Sime
Joined: 30 Mar 2005
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Location: Australia
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 Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:17 pm Post subject: Instructor Visa |
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I understand being over 31 and a British Citizen I am eligible to receive a 1 or 3 year Instructors' visa to instruct language in Japan.
I have a celta but no BA.
My question is: What teaching restrictions will I face in Japan being on such a visa ?
I would be very grateful for any details.
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PAULH
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Location: Western Japan
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: Instructor Visa |
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| Sime wrote: |
I understand being over 31 and a British Citizen I am eligible to receive a 1 or 3 year Instructors' visa to instruct language in Japan.
I have a celta but no BA.
My question is: What teaching restrictions will I face in Japan being on such a visa ?
I would be very grateful for any details.
Cheers |
You can not get an instructors visa unless you have a university degree or 3 years teaching experience. CELTA will not qualify for a Japanese work visa.
The only restrictions you face is that you can only teach English on it and can not do other jobs, and its unlikely you will get a 3 -year visa straight away. Visa comes from immigration, is a legal requirement and as such has little to do with the terms of your teaching contract or your employment. You have to meet immigration requirements to get the visa though.
PS you need to have a sponsor for your visa which is usually an employer. this means if you are still in the UK you have to find an employer who will hire you from an interview in the UK
With no degree and no chance of getting a work visa I would say this will be next to impossible unless you have some other way of getting a legal visa to work here. |
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ionix-
Joined: 25 May 2005
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Location: Miyakonojo, Japan
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| Also, 3 years experience is Specialist in Humanities / International Affairs. Instructor visa needs BA. Small but important difference; if you apply for Instructor with 3 years, it will be denied whereas a specialist visa could have been approved. |
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