Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| I think when I was reading the forums someone had mentioned that when you get a visa to work at an eikaiwa/ALT it's listed as a "Special Humanities" visa right? |
No. That one (specialist in humanities/international relations) is only for eikaiwa. ALTs get one that is called Instructor. You are restricted as to where you can work FT on each of these.
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| Anyways I take it you can use this visa to find work that falls under that "category" only right? |
Yes, but you could do supplementary work in other fields if you get special permission:
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/zairyuu/shikakugai.html
The humanities visa covers quite a bit of ground, not just teaching at places like eikaiwas. Have you read the description?
(Examples: foreign language teachers, interpreters, copywriters, designers, etc.)
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/long/index.html
The following conditions are to be fulfilled, unless the applicant is to engage in business related to representation in association with the procedures for an international arbitration case, and falls under Article 58-2 of the Special Measures Law Concerning the Handling of Legal Business by Foreign Lawyers (Law No. 66 of 1986).
1. In cases where the applicant is to engage in a job requiring knowledge in the humanities, he must have graduated from or completed a course at a college or acquired equivalent education majoring in a subject relevant to the knowledge necessary for performing the job concerned, or have at least 10 years' experience (including the period of time spent obtaining the relevant knowledge at a college, college of technology (koutousenmongakkou), upper secondary school, the latter course of a secondary educational school (chutokyouikugakkou) or during a specialized course of study at an advanced vocational school (senshyugakkou)).
2. In cases where the applicant is to engage in a job requiring specific ways of thinking or sensitivity based on experience with a foreign culture, the following conditions are to be fulfilled.
a. The applicant must engage in translation, interpretation, instruction in languages, copywriting, public relations, overseas transactions, fashion or interior design, product development or other similar work.
b. The applicant must have at least 3 years' experience in the relevant job, except in cases where the applicant who has graduated from college is to engage in translation, interpretation or instruction in languages.
http://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/information/mopca-01.html
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I have connections at a music magazine company in Japan and I was planning on getting my foot in the door working in Japan at an eikaiwa/ALT. Plus my Japanese isn't quite up to par to deal with working at a Japanese company yet.
So I was wondering if I were to find a job in another field I would have to apply for an entirely new work visa? I probably would need that new company to sponsor it as well right? |
If the job doesn't fall within the field of the humanities visa, yes to both questions. Actually, you would apply to change your status of residence (the technical lingo for changing your visa):
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/kanri/shyorui/02.html
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| It might also be a dumb question but if you did any part-time jobs aside from your regular job would it have to fall under the work category on your visa as well? |
Yes, I did, and yes it must, with the exception I mentioned above about special permission. |
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