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jonathanj · Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 93

I just received my wife's CoE and sent it to her in China. She should be here in 2 weeks or so. The problem I have is that I used a current contract for a teaching position that I don't intend to work for.

I used contract with company A to sponsor my wife's visa. I have that extremely exciting orientation with company A in a few days. I have no intentions of working for them, but pretending I do because I don't want them to tell the gov't that I no longer work for them, and have them cancel my wife's CoE or visa before she gets here.

Now, what can be done. I already have prospects lined up with other companies, and will tell Company A eventually, when my wife is here and safe. Can Company A do such a thing (as call the gov't and cancel the visa)?

By the way, they are an ALT company, not eikawa.

Thanks for the help and advice in advanced.

Quibby84 · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 643 Location: Japan

Why dont you want to work for the company that you were hired with?
If you wanted your conscience a little clean you should stay with the ALT company at least until the end of the summer, at the end the school semester. It seems a little slimy for you to simply use them to get you and your wives visa...those things take lots of work. And now with school starting up in just a few weeks they would be stranded...its not really the best thing to do to them. Just my two cents though...

jonathanj · Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 93

I would normally agree with your two cents, but the company I am dealing with has mismanagement written all over it. They lied to me about working full-time, cause now it is 4 days a week, they want me traveling about 1 1/2 hours to get to work, and they are trying to get me to sign a "labour agreement" to say that they have the full rights to deny me vacation time, even though it was promised before. Also, I have read many bad stories about this company and I noticed that many teachers were not paid what was due. I also read that they are on the verge of bankruptcy, and I don't want to end up like a lot of NOVA teachers, missing pay and no job security if the company goes under half-way through the year.

Quibby84 · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 643 Location: Japan

I see...so you have a reason to leave? Do they know you are unhappy? I guess if they try and screw you, you have the right to leave...working with a bad job is nooot so fun...
I am pretty sure that they cant trace your visa, the only thing you might worry about (and I didnt even know this happened until recently) is that when you try to renew your visa, your old company has to give some papers to immigration. I think that if you cant get those papers then you cant renew. So be sure that your new job will have what it takes to get you a completely new visa (some jobs say they cant sponsor a visa) when the time comes. Well unless your company gives the papers but I really doubt it..
The reason I know this is because our contract is up next week and they gave us some papers saying that we would need this next year at immigration...

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

Read this post on a similar situation. Pay attention to poster #5.
http://www.gaijinpot.com/bb/showthread.php?t=51486

Your employer can't cancel your visa. Immigration does. Your employer can cancel his sponsorship of it.

jonathanj · Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 93

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

As long as your visa is still valid, she is eligible to get hers.