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Jeff Mohamed
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 Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject: Two issues |
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There are two separate but related issues involved.
1. Some countries, such as Japan and South Korea, will not issue work permits to people without degrees. So you would not be able to work legally in those countries. Luckily, the degree requirement does not apply in most countries in Latin America and Eastern Europe, or in some Asian countries.
2. Other things being equal, employers will prefer a job applicant with a degree and TESOL training to one with only TESOL training. So not having a degree will put you at a disadvantage and may mean you will have to settle for mediocre jobs.
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:56 pm Post subject: Re: Two issues |
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| Jeff Mohamed wrote: |
There are two separate but related issues involved.
1. Some countries, such as Japan and South Korea, will not issue work permits to people without degrees. So you would not be able to work legally in those countries. |
I'm sorry, Jeff, but that is not true for Japan.
There are several visas which do not require a degree but still permit work.
student visa
cultural visa
dependent visa
working holiday visa
spouse visa
The first three by themselves do not permit work, but you can easily enough get special permission to work part-time.
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/zairyuu/shikakugai.html
The fourth is reserved for certain nationalities (Americans not eligible) and a certain age group, but no degree is needed for work, and depending on one's nationality, the work (which can be FT or PT) can be granted for 12 or 18 months.
The last one is obviously a special case for people married to Japanese.
Also, the regular work visa itself permits one to work without a degree, as long as you can prove a minimum of 3 years of related work experience.
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html |
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Jeff Mohamed
Joined: 18 Oct 2003
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Location: Houston, Texas
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:20 am Post subject: Thank you |
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Thank you for clarifying the complicated situation regarding visas/work permits in Japan.
So, as I understand your explanation, an American citizen without a degree would only be able to work fulltime in Japan if he/she had three years' teaching experience or a Japanese spouse. Is this right?
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