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zander7990
Joined: 28 Oct 2003
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 Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 7:56 pm Post subject: Living in Japan |
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Hey guys. I just passed and got my TESL certificate and want to head over to Japan and live there for a long time and work. Is there any way of doing that? I've only heard of WHV, working visa, getting married to someone thats japanese and i remember someone saying a self sponsered visa (i still dont know what that one is and how you would go about getting that one. do you pay for it?). But all of these, not including getting married, has a time limit on it.
Any one have any other ideas? |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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Everything has a time limit on it.
Your question begs other questions to provide a definite answer.
For instance, do you have a college degree? What is it?
What is your nationality? (Americans can't get a working holiday visa, for example.)
How old are you ? (The working holiday visa has an age limit.)
What kind of teaching are you interested in? (high school, eikaiwa, university, business, etc.) |
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zander7990
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| sorry. i guess i should have mentioned that. i qualify for the WHV cause im canadian and only 29. I dont have a degree which i know will pose a problem after my WHV expires. Im still not too sure which field i want to be teaching yet. I have taken courses to teach adults and children but have not actually experienced it first hand yet and i have been a conversation partner to esl students, so i know what thats like. I hope this will help in getting more answers on what i can. |
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PAULH
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Location: Western Japan
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| zander7990 wrote: |
| sorry. i guess i should have mentioned that. i qualify for the WHV cause im canadian and only 29. I dont have a degree which i know will pose a problem after my WHV expires. Im still not too sure which field i want to be teaching yet. . |
zander you are right- if you are single and have no degree you will only be able to come on the WHV. this allows you to work in Japan for up to a year. Past that you will need a university degree to obtain a work visa.
If you should be so lucky to meet someone here and get hitched in that time you can continue on a spouse visa, or if your (foreign spouse) has a valid work visa you can get a dependents visa on which you can work part time. Not bad options but your long term options are rather limited if you dont have a degree, as a degree is the sine qua non of getting a job here and what 99% of employers ask for (even on a valid spouse visa)
Without a degree you could probably teach part time at an eikaiwa (conversation school) or there are jobs teaching kids. Either way, you are out of choices once your working holiday visa expires after 12 months, as you cant get another one. |
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