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[drifter13]

[stillnosheep]

When Nova finally goes belly up J-immigration will have no reason to issue visas to anyone arriving on CoE's for Nova sponsored visas. After all neither the job nor the sponsor would then exist. The CoE is only a CoE for a visa, (more accurately for permission to work), not a visa itself; only immigration can issue that once you have landed in Japan. Until Nova goes belly up immigration will probably let you through.

Either way you are extremely unlikely to get paid. Ever.

So if you really want to come, come today, as tomorrow may be - and a month's time almost certainly will be - too late. And only come if you neither need, nor expect, any wages from Nova.

I.e Jump ship immediately you are through immigration, or, at latest, as soon as you find a roof to put over your head, and start looking for another job before you leave for Japan.

Good luck

[drifter13]

Yeah, i'm pretty much of the mind that I need to go and get this Visa process completed, since if Nova goes up, I doubt anyone is gonna stamp it when I arrive. I'm going and getting ready to jump off at the first safe alternative I get, I don't care where.

[yamanote senbei]

[J.]

It's not quite true that only Immigration in Japan can issue the work visa. If you can get your prospective employer to send you the Certificate of Eligibility, then you can get the visa stamp in your passport in your home country at the nearest Japanese Embassy. If you aren't close enough, then you can do it by mail or courier. It only takes a few days, so I would recommend that if anyone is unsure or nervous, then they should only come with the visa stamp. In that case, with the stamp, you can look for work somewhere else, if necessary. Of course, if Nova is no longer viable, then they won't be able to get you a certificate of Eligibility in the first place.

[stillnosheep]

The stamp issued by the Japanese embassy in your home country is only a recommendation to J-immigration that you be allowd into the country. The final decision as to whether or not to admit you rests with J-immigration at the port of entry, and the chances of admittance once Nova goes belly up are slim to zero, seeing as you wouild have neither a job to go to nor a sponsor.

[cafebleu]

I'm not a Christian but when I was a kid I went to Christian schools and I loved reading the Old Testament which has some amazing stories and wisdom.

I'll never forge the part (can't remember the relevant book of the Old Testament) where a king is feasting and suddenly a finger starts writing a prophecy of doom on the wall. That's where the phrase 'the writing is on the wall' comes from. Can't you see the writing on the wall?

Nova is engaging in a desperate public relations exercise in a typically Japanese 'acknowledge no evil' way. They are still trying to save face (tatamae) by luring the lemmings out and pretending they will look after them. STOP! You still have choices. Fire off your cv and applications to the other chain schools who recruit outside.

If you get through Immigration (and there is no guarantee you will and you might be in for a shock as another poster has pointed out) then you will probably find yourself dumped by Nova with no housing etc. It's an ugly scenario. Don't accept their offer, do your homework and wait. It's better than trying to scrape up the cash to go back home again.

[yamanote senbei]

[seanmcginty]

Oh man, just reading the title of this thread makes me cringe. I hope the OP didn't get screwed too badly, good luck to all you (ex) NOVA teachers!

[sallycat]

this one's a personal favourite:

[factr]

Where's the party?!?! I have about 10,000 yen left, soon to be evicted from my apt, and fighting over private lessons with every other unemployed teacher in Aichi! Who's bringing dip?

[yamanote senbei]

[Apsara]

Yep, Yamanote Sembei, you were right, you win! What will you post about now? (Don't be offended, I'm just pulling your leg, but don't go overboard on the "I told you so's")

[yamanote senbei]

[southofreality]