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Hoser
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 Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject: Westgate requirement question |
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Sorry if this has been answered before but from the previous Westgate threads I've read I haven't seen it mentioned.
My friend currently has been offered a position at Westgate. Great. There's something I find a little disconcerting though and that's that they are requiring him to apply for/renew his visa even though his current visa is good until 2010. Can someone with some experience/knowledge in this matter please explain why this might be so? Thanks. |
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Hoser
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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Oops, what do you know, I did a search and the answer came up! What a ridiculous concept!
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Yes, Westgate is a dispatch company. The majority of people already know this and fully understand that working at a University requires more qualifications than most of us on the board have. We also understand that PaulH has these qualifications�.WE GET IT OK, so don�t steer us down that road AGAIN.
Having worked for both a big Eikaiwa and Westgate I can tell you that the Visa you get for your Westgate job is a �professor� visa (yes I UNDERSTAND WESTGATE INSTRUCTORS ARE NOT PROFFESORS) and it does not allow you to work at eikaiwas off campus. It is only for one year, unlike the �Humanities� three year Visa for regular eikaiwas. So, if the OP wants to stick around in Japan and work at another eikaiwa he might find it hard on the �professor� visa.
Regarding the OP�s original question: I did 3 months with Westgate, found it generally enjoyable. You will only teach the same one or two lessons a day which can be boring, but means less preparation and a chance to improve on it all day. Decent hours and time to enjoy yourself and get a feel for Eikaiwa life if it is your first time here. Can�t save much money, but in general a positive experience. |
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Hoser
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Here's another question then: can you have two visas at the same time? Keep your 3 year Humanities visa and add a 1 year Professor's visa? |
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ripslyme
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Hoser wrote: |
| Here's another question then: can you have two visas at the same time? Keep your 3 year Humanities visa and add a 1 year Professor's visa? |
No, getting one will cancel the other, even if there is an overlap of time between the two. |
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elliot_spencer
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| Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:20 am Post subject: |
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| so, if you work for westgate on their visa and then want to work for an eikaiwa after your contract is over (3/6 months) do you have to apply for another visa? is this possible and will schools help? |
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Glenski
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| Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:37 am Post subject: |
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That's right. You will need another visa. That means you apply for a change of status and use the eikaiwa as your sponsor. Pretty straightforward.
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/index.html
Will schools help (in sponsoring)? Depends. Not all do. |
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