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tyboogie
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 Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:24 am Post subject: JOBS: must currently reside in Japan |
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quick question,
when a company posting a job opp online says "must currently reside in japan", does that mean i should already have a work visa, or that they will sponsor me, if im hired?
wondering about moving to tokyo/osaka with a few months money saved up, and looking for work without a sponsored visa.
thanks!
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Mr_Monkey
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:30 am Post subject: |
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It means that you must currently reside in Japan. This implies that you need a suitable visa in order to be able to work. They do not want to sponsor you.
Depending on where you're from, this may either be a Specialist in Humanities (e.g. teacher) visa, a dependent visa or a working holiday visa.
I've probably missed something, but i think you'll get the gist. |
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steki47
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:44 am Post subject: |
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Correct if I'm wrong, but they usually mean that you have to be physically in Japan. For interview purposes. If you're here on a tourist visa, you can get hired and then switch to a work visa. If the company offers sponsorship.
I can imagine some companies could be picky/lazy and want people who already have a work visa from a previous job. |
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Mr_Monkey
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:45 am Post subject: |
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| You're probably right. |
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tyboogie
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:08 am Post subject: |
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thanks for the replies.
i knew i would have to already reside there. heheh. I just wasnt clear about the visa status. I wAS thinking "how many gaijin are running around jobless..but with valid working visas"? the ones who got laid off or quit previous gigs i reckon.
i guess the tourist visa to work sponsored visa is the only way to go out there and get hired from within the country huh? maybe offering to pay for plane tix for leaving japan for the new visa could be helpful? |
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Glenski
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:19 am Post subject: |
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| tyboogie wrote: |
thanks for the replies.
i knew i would have to already reside there. heheh. I just wasnt clear about the visa status. I wAS thinking "how many gaijin are running around jobless..but with valid working visas"? the ones who got laid off or quit previous gigs i reckon. |
If the ad doesn't clearly state that applicants need a visa, too, you can assume that they just mean you have to be here. Some people are on student visas or dependent visas, or are just tourists, so they are all eligible to apply.
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| i guess the tourist visa to work sponsored visa is the only way to go out there and get hired from within the country huh? maybe offering to pay for plane tix for leaving japan for the new visa could be helpful? |
What are you talking about? People don't have to leave the country anymore to finalize visa processing. |
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Apsara
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:26 am Post subject: |
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| tyboogie wrote: |
thanks for the replies.
i knew i would have to already reside there. heheh. I just wasnt clear about the visa status. I wAS thinking "how many gaijin are running around jobless..but with valid working visas"? |
There are more people than you think that are here with visas that allow them to work. Plenty of people on spouse visas, dependent visas, student visas and working holiday visas and all can work at least part time without sponsorship. Many companies seem to be finding these days that there are enough people here who don't need sponsorship that they can hire only people who already have visas. |
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Threnody
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:32 am Post subject: |
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| Additional question: if you have a work visa already, how much time should be remaining on that visa for an employer to favorably consider it? Six months? Four? Two? |
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tyboogie
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:23 am Post subject: |
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| cool, thanks so much for the information everyone! |
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GambateBingBangBOOM
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:45 am Post subject: |
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| Threnody wrote: |
| Additional question: if you have a work visa already, how much time should be remaining on that visa for an employer to favorably consider it? Six months? Four? Two? |
It doesn't really matter all that much. But they would like it if you had over a year left (usually you have a three-year visa) so that they don't have to worry about it at all for the duration of your first contract with them. |
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Glenski
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Threnody wrote: |
| Additional question: if you have a work visa already, how much time should be remaining on that visa for an employer to favorably consider it? Six months? Four? Two? |
If they are willing to sponsor you, 2 months would be the minimum, I would think. That's the earliest you could file to renew it, anyway.
If they don't sponsor, then you'd better have a year on it because most contracts here are for 12 months. |
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