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digitex · Joined: 02 Sep 2011 Posts: 10

Hello!

I checked the FAQ part 1&2 and i found this information in FAQ part 2, #12:

The specific type of Work Visa for teachers is listed as Specialist in Humanities/International Services (for general teaching and eikaiwas) or Instructor visa (for ALTs).　　Either of these work visas requires a bachelor�s degree (any field will do) from an accredited university, or a minimum of 3 years of related work experience. See the following immigration link for more details.
http://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/information/mopca-01.html

The URL is dead, so i was wondering if the same criteria still stands(BA or 3 years related work experience)? If I apply for a visa with Upper secondary technical education with the qualification Assistant to pre-school teacher(no BA), 1 year related work experience as a kindergarten teacher assistant and if i have a cetificate of eligibiity is there a possibility i would be rejected? Or it depends if the person at the immigration is having a bad/good day?

Thank you all for your time,
Mr.D

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

The reason the link is dead is because the government changed the web site. Moreover, they pared down the information a lot.

If you want to see what they have now, go here:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html
Personally, I don't like the new setup. Not as user-friendly as before.

More info can be found at the immigration guidebook site:
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/index.html
Go to the List of Documents, and click on the one for Certificate of Eligibility. When that opens, click the very bottom link called Ministerial Ordinance to Provide for Criteria pursuant to Article 7,Paragraph 1 (2) of Immigration Control and Refugee RecognitionAct. Again, this is a poor site because copying/pasting from the information that is available doesn't seem to work well. At least it has the requirements you need for visas.

The actual documentation for visas is accessible from the COE link. Middle of the page you can see links called Table 4 and Table 3.

To answer your questions:
if the same criteria still stands(BA or 3 years related work experience)?
Yes.

If I apply for a visa with Upper secondary technical education with the qualification Assistant to pre-school teacher(no BA), 1 year related work experience as a kindergarten teacher assistant and if i have a cetificate of eligibiity is there a possibility i would be rejected?
For a visa, there is always a possibility even with the best qualifications, but what exactly are you looking for? You have no BA. What is your nationality and age?
Are you looking for a teaching position at an international school, or just a regular school, or an eikaiwa?

And, what exactly does "upper secondary technical education with ... " mean? How many years of college for that long name?

digitex · Joined: 02 Sep 2011 Posts: 10

Thank you Glenski for the info.
Well, I'm looking for a kindergarten teacher assistant position(1-6y kids). I'm 26, from Slovenia and the Upper secondary technical education with the qualification Assistant to pre-school teacher (info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_education#Slovenia) means I completed 4 years of upper secondary school for early childhood education and got qualifications to be a pre-school teacher assistant. From the URL above, I finished a mix of upper secondary school and technical high school. And yea, my school system is messed up Smile

I also finished 4 years of gymnasium specializing in economics if that helps in any way Smile

(info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnasium_%28school%29#Former_Yugoslavia)
EDIT: altogether means 0 years of college

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

This is just my opinion, but you have 2 barriers facing you. Big ones.

The lack of a degree is just one of them. Perhaps an immigration lawyer could finagle the description of your education to show equivalence to what immigration requires. I don't know.

Your nationality is the bigger problem. People who are not from the generally accepted native speaking countries are usually forced to prove to immigration that 12 years of their education was in English only.

digitex · Joined: 02 Sep 2011 Posts: 10

G Cthulhu · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:27 am Post subject:

The latter - it has to be 12 years being taught in English, not taking it as a subject.

Sorry, but you're screwed on the plan you outline. I can't see how you'd even get a CoE on that, let a lone the visa.

yamanote senbei · Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 435

digitex · Joined: 02 Sep 2011 Posts: 10

Why do you think it is so unlikely for me to get a COE? I love working with kids, I'm not native in English, but do they really only look at this native English thing and not for enthusiastic,energetic people that love to do this kind of job? I guess my best option would be to go down there on a tourist visa, search for a job,coe and eventually everything else.

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

seklarwia · Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:25 am Post subject: