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Ben · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 31

Has anyone here applied for a Specialist in
Humanities visa before? If I were to apply for Specialist in
Humanities visa what documentation is generally accepted to prove the work experience? A letter with the company letterhead signed stating the tasks and period of time worked on the right track?

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

Doglover · Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 305 Location: Kansai

Doglover · Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 305 Location: Kansai

Yawarakaijin · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 504 Location: Middle of Nagano

Here is what I had to do to get my humanities visa. First of all your future employer will need to have all their documents regarding their business in order.

I will make a leap that you dont have a 4 year degress because I imagine if you do you would be applying for an Instructor visa. I'm not sure though.

I did not have a 4 year diploma at the time of application. What I provided my employer was a letter from my company at the time ( I had been working at an esl school in canada for about 4.5 years at the time and thus met the requirements of having at least 3 years experience in a related field) Obviously if you have your 4 year degree you will have to submit that or a notarized copy I imagine.

My future employer in Japan never asked for it but I did provide him my T-4 slips just in case immigration got nasty. This was because I did not have a 4 year diploma. Im not sure where you are from but a T-4 is what canadians use to do their taxes. It basically proved continuous income from a specific source. Dont know what the equivalents would be for other nationalities. I had 3 letters written by co-workers in regards to my teaching experience. Never asked for but I thought it couldnt hurt.

Other than that its all in the hands of your employer/immigration. I doubt your employer would mess up on their end of the paperwork seeing as they want you there to work for them.

Ben · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 31

Yeh, you are right Yawa, I don't have my degree yet. I still have a year to go but I have to get to Japan now as my gf's mum died recently and she needs me for support, otherwise I was going to go at the end of the year...
anyways, I was working in Australia for 3 years teaching, but that was around 3 years ago and I'm in NZ now and haven't had contact with my employer since, and I'm not sure if the school is still run by the same owner! Anyways would I just tell the school to write a letter stating that I taught there for 3 or so years. Anything else that they should include? Besides the schools contact details would i have to supply anything else? it says something about a profit and loss statement?? I'm not sure that the school would wanna supply me with something like that?

Also when I apply for this specific visa do I need a school in Japan to support me? Is it possible to be supported by my gf's family? As I will be living with them free of charge (food etc included) until i can work

Thanks for the advice Yawarakaijin!

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

If you don't have a degree and can't get that letter from your school to show you actually taught English for 3 years, you won't get the work visa. Are you New Zealander or Australian? If so, get the working holiday visa. No degree, no experience, no sponsor needed. It's only good for 18 months for Aussies, tho, so you'll need a fallback plan.