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KnockoutNed
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 Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:38 am Post subject: Just to verify... |
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| If I decide to leave my current job, my visa would remain valid until it expires. In other words if I left I could continue living in Japan without leaving the country. Is that correct? If I found another job, would I have to leave the country to get the visa switched to that school? |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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Leave your job, whether voluntarily or by being laid off or fired, and the visa remains valid until its expiration date. You could continue living here, yes.
No, you would not have to leave the country to switch anything. You would need a letter of release from your previous employer (obligated by law if you decide to ask for it) so that you can change sponsorship to the new employer. |
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G Cthulhu
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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Location: Way, way off course.
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Glenski wrote: |
| No, you would not have to leave the country to switch anything. You would need a letter of release from your previous employer (obligated by law if you decide to ask for it) so that you can change sponsorship to the new employer. |
What? Since when does Japan require sponsorship from an employer for anything other than a new/renewed visa/SOR?
If the SOR class is appropriate then you can just start working for the new employer. Letter of release is nice, but not strictly necessary. |
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Glenski
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe it's the early morning, but I'm confused with your question.
Letter of release is needed to renew/extend a visa if you have a new employer. Otherwise, yes, I believe you're right in that you don't strictly need it if you just change employers. Of course, it would make sense to ask for the letter of release in that case because why would you want the previous employer to remain your visa sponsor? (Thinking of it from another POV, why would an ex-employer want to remain your visa sponsor?) |
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Apsara
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 12:47 am Post subject: |
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While it makes sense to get the LOR at the time you change jobs, I don't think there is anything you can actually do with it until you go to Immigration to extend at when the visa is about to expire. As far as I know there is no need to officially change sponsors until that time, and if you did go down to Immigration mid-visa they would probably wonder why you were there.
Has anyone actually gone through some kind of process with Immigration to "change sponsors" mid-visa? I changed employers multiple times while I was on Humanities visas and was never told by Immigration that I should have done anything at the time of the change.
You do have to update your alien registration card with details of the new employer of course, but that's not an immigration issue. |
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the4th2001
Joined: 04 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 8:06 am Post subject: |
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| Apsara wrote: |
| Has anyone actually gone through some kind of process with Immigration to "change sponsors" mid-visa?. |
I tried a few years back and was basically told to bugger off. |
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G Cthulhu
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Apsara wrote: |
Has anyone actually gone through some kind of process with Immigration to "change sponsors" mid-visa? I changed employers multiple times while I was on Humanities visas and was never told by Immigration that I should have done anything at the time of the change.
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I doubt anyone has gone through it because unlike, say, Korea, there is no "sponsorship" or "holding" requirement with a Japanese SOR. Once you've got it, you've got it and you can change employers to your hearts content.
When it comes time to renew you may need a sponsor (as in, an employer that meets the criteria for employing people with (whatever) SOR) but that's a separate issue. |
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