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canuck
Joined: 11 May 2003
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Location: Japan
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 Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:43 am Post subject: |
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From what I understand the WHV isn't intended for full time work, but that doesn't mean it isn't prohibited.
Canuck, when you say you know some people that did well finding work in Osaka.. what do you mean? Perhaps you can elaborate. Did they find full time work?
I'm interested!
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I know quite a few people that did it, but I think it's tougher now. The WHV isn't intended to be used to set up shop and get a job and not really travel, but that's how most approach it, especially with the limitations of only being a year. Australians get 18 months. I'm pretty sure if you said that you want to work full-time or you already have a job lined up, they would deny you the visa. Just play it safe and say that you intend to earn enough money to travel and you want to study the language, regardless of your real intentions.
Basically, it could go something like this. Work at NOVA in the evenings, from 5pm to 9pm making your 180,000 or whatever. Then you either get a Saturday job or find work in the mornings/afternoons etc. to make what many others are making doing a full-time 250,000 yen job or whatever.
Or you could try and just teach business classes, which generally pay higher per hour, but involves more traveling and you only do a couple hours at a time usually.
Some try and find a part-time teaching gig teaching children in the morning and teach at Berlitz in the evenings. The time works out to about the same as a full time job, but your break is in the afternoon instead of the evening.
I also know people who applied for jobs in the Kansai Flea Market and got full-time jobs, basically because the employer only cared if they had a valid visa. |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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canuck,
Look at the link I provided. Seventh line down:
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Japan initiated its Working Holiday Programmes, first with Australia in December 1980, then with New Zealand in July 1985, and with Canada in March 1986 respectively. In April 1999, the Republic of Korea joined the three preceding countries to start the Programme with Japan followed by France in December that year. The programme with Germany started in December 2000, and with the United Kingdom in April 2001. Working Holiday Programmes are designed to foster young people with global perspective and enhance friendly relationship between Japan and partner countries by providing opportunities for the young people to deepen their understanding about partner countries.
The working holiday makers are allowed to engage themselves in part-time or full-time work to supplement their funds to travel and stay in partner countries. |
I have written to several countries' government offices that deal with WHVs, as well as to the Japan Working Holiday Visa Makers themselves. There is a thread here on that, and it shows simply that there is nothing simple about the matter, but if the Japanese site says you can work full-time, I would think you could. Is it for permanent, full-time work? No, of course not. Do people sneak that in anyway? Sure. Depends on the employer, but after your WHV runs out, you either leave the country, or make use of a bachelor's degree (if you have one) to get a work visa. |
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