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fox1
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 Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:44 am Post subject: Visa question: read up to my eyeballs but still not too sure |
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 hey guys!
I'm hoping you can help me out with a question. I'll try & be succinct. I'm 28, got 2 degrees. Want to come to Japan soon. I want to work in Japan full-time and long-term! Probably eikawa for starters.... ultimately love high school!
OK... there's WHV: but aren't there sort of problems? As I understand it, can't work full-time long-term in 1 job, have to move around....!
I don't know what visa to come and look for work on... tourist visa then change to work visa? or WHV?
I'd really appreciate any opinions! Thank you very much |
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canuck
Joined: 11 May 2003
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| If you want to come here and look for a job, get a working holiday visa and tell your prospective employers that you have a visa to work, but are willing to change it to a working visa. They will just have to do the paperwork. |
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ERINJK
Joined: 26 Feb 2005
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Location: In Gifu-ken, Japan
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I came on a tourist Visa but my boss didn't get the paperwork finished ontime and I was deported from Japan. not a pleasent experience. I did come back however after all the paperwork was finalized and am still here today! 
A working holiday visa would be best but you have to prove that you have a certain amount of money and so on before you come over, since you have read "up to your eyeballs", I don't have to tell you more. Once you do find a job, let the company know you are interested in staying longer and get it switched to a working visa. I have known people on WHV to stay in one job for the year, so I wouldn't worry too much about the moving around.
You don't have to leave Japan to switch to a Working Visa now so the process is much easier and less time consuming. Keeping in mind if you do change Visa's once you get over here, you may have to pay a fee. I'm not sure though. I know when you renew your Working Visa you have to pay to get that little stamp in your passport. 
GOOD LUCK!!  |
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PAULH
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Location: Western Japan
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 11:58 am Post subject: Re: Visa question: read up to my eyeballs but still not too |
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| fox1 wrote: |
hey guys!
I'm hoping you can help me out with a question. I'll try & be succinct. I'm 28, got 2 degrees. Want to come to Japan soon. I want to work in Japan full-time and long-term! Probably eikawa for starters.... ultimately love high school!
OK... there's WHV: but aren't there sort of problems? As I understand it, can't work full-time long-term in 1 job, have to move around....!
I don't know what visa to come and look for work on... tourist visa then change to work visa? or WHV?
I'd really appreciate any opinions! Thank you very much |
If you are from Australia you can work up to 18 months (6 month visa renewed twice) on a working holiday visa, whereas the average work contract is one year and an initial visa is one year. ONce your working holoday visa is up you will need to change to a work visa, and renew it on a yearly basis, though 3-year visas are possible.
Working holiday is NOT the same as a full-time work visa, and should not be used as such, but many do to fund their stay in Japan. The Working Holiday Makers Office in Tokyo does find full time jobs for people, but the intent is full time jobs for short periods or doing many part time jobs making up full time hours.
High schools will not hire you on a working holiday visa and you will likely need to be sponsored by your employer (either the Bof E or the dispatch company you work for). |
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