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Updated 6 January 2007
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i’d like to work in japan but i do not have a BA or BS college degree is it possible to get a working visa in japan without a college degree?thanx
Soo: It’s possible to get a visa without a degree, but it’s easier if you have one. To get a working visa, your sponsor needs to demonstrate that you have qualifications that can’t be fulfilled by a local person. Every little helps, e.g. native fluency in a foreign language, a good degree, or special professional skills. The more you have, the easier it will be to get a visa (and a job). You should contact potential employers and ask them what kinds of qualification you’ll need.
So, if I have a 4 year degree, can I apply for a Visa here in the US before I go over and get a job?
Jessop: Generally, you have to have a job organised before you’ll get a work visa. The standard procudure for this would be to successfully apply for a job in Japan, and then your Japanese employer applies for the visa on your behalf (they act as your sponsor). When the visa comes through, they send you some documentation and then you can enter Japan with your visa and start work.
Interested in information about work visas for part time jobs. I am currently in the states, but have a 1 year extension of a student visa in Japan (graduated chiba dai grad school this past march)
I have the possible opportunity to work as an assistant professor at a university there beginning in April…..
Peter: The university should be able to help get you a visa. There is a specific “Professor” class of work visa for this.
watashi wa nihon de shigoto shitai to omotteimasu.demo sponsor ga nai to muzukashii desu.watashi ha 2 nen mae nihon kara kaette kimashita.nihon ni 3 nen kan sundeimashita(1999-2002).keshuu shini nihon ni ikimashita.ima watashi ha nihon no kuni ga natsukashii amari,nihon de shigoto shitai to omotteimasu.moshi sponsor ni naru kaisha ga attara, watashi wo nihon de hatarakasete itadakitai to omotteimasu.
watashi ha kitto ganbarimasu.
mail address: dionxz@yahoo.com matawa idno_99@hotmail.com
yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.
This page offers some information about obtaining Japanese working visas. If you are looking for an employer who will sponsor you, you should probably not post requests here. Posting in romanized broken Japanese will also not win you any favours.
I currently have a 3 year visa and it runs out in 20 days. I am still waiting for the paperwork from my employer. If the process finishes after my visa expires, can I continue to work or will I run into some problems?
thanks
Matt: Strictly speaking, you will get into trouble if you work after the visa runs out. Of course, you will only get into trouble if anybody finds out, and in this case your employer will probably get into as much trouble as you. If there’s a gap during which you have no valid work visa, the immmigration department may decide to contact your employer and ask searching questions. Be careful.
Really, it’s the employer’s problem as much as yours, and they should have more information available to them. Hopefully they can figure out some way around it, such as you taking some “unpaid leave” during the gap…
Thanks for the feedback. One more question though. What if my visa is in process at immigration.. can I still work or do I have to stop working and wait for it to finish.
Thanks again,
matt
Matt: You’re only allowed to work if you actually have the stamp in your passport with the right dates – even if your visa application is being processed you’re still not allowed to work. (After all, in theory the visa application could be declined!)
Many people in your situation would just keep working anyway and hope they don’t get caught. Your employer should be able to work around it, perhaps by granting you “unpaid leave” for the period during which you have no work visa. In theory, it’s their fault anyway for not re-applying early enough, and they face penalties if they employ you after your visa runs out.