Work visa process
When you enter Japan, you will probably be on a 90 day tourist visa exemption. Holders of certain passports (e.g. Ireland) can get this extended by an extra 90 days. You must leave the country before your exemption runs out, but you can return straight away and get another 90 days. Some people worry that the the immigration people will eventually get suspicious if you keep doing this, but I have also heard of people who have done it five times with no problems.
You’re not allowed to work in Japan without a working visa. But if you find a job and a company willing to sponsor your work visa, you can apply for the work visa and have it issued without leaving the country. A few years ago, this wasn’t possible; you’d have to apply in Japan, get some sort of form issued, and then leave the country and go to a Japanese embassy overseas to get the visa issued. Now it can all be done without leaving Japan; this is what I did in 2002.
When you finally get the visa, it will probably be be valid for either one or three years, but you won’t find out till you get it. You have to apply again for a new visa before the first one expires.
It’s important to realise that your visa lasts only until you leave Japan; once you leave the country, even if only for a holiday, you will lose the visa. To avoid this, you have to apply for a multiple-entry permit. This means your visa will last for the full period (e.g. 3 years) even if you travel outside Japan.
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What are the documents needed in order to change the dependent visa to working visa?
Note: there is already a company willing to sponsor…
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konnichiwa, i’m moving to osaka in january but i want to live there for a very long time, which visa should i apply for and should i get the multiple-entry permit aswell. can anyone help?
i need a jov in japan..
hi i wann 2 work in japan i m Nepali. can u give me work plzzzzzzzz
I am Nepali. I want to work in Japan . I have years of experiance in press industry. I have a lot of work experience . Would I be able to find a company that would be able to sponsor me. I know the process is not easy, but I am willing to take on any opportunity to work and in Japan. Can you please give me some advice. plz. mail me my id ashimsu1@yahoo.com
Thank you
hi there..
im from malaysia and staying in japan around 1 month with my japanese girlfriend here so i would like to know, is there any company in tokyo who can help foreigner to get visa?(company which can support document for their client)
or do you have any idea i can get a visa here? please give me some information, thank you!
i m from india. i want to work & live in japan so, what i do. i m graduate.
i’m here in saudi arabia.my contract will end on 2011 and i’m planning to work in Japan..maybe it’s too difficukt for me to find a job there coz or international problem,,terrorism…my bad coz i’m not a good looking guy.huh?!.
my field is food and beverage.
*do i need to look for a japanese friend to help or assist me to find job there?.
(mst of my kakabayan marry a japanese guy,,or japanese woman,,and they have their life there..)..
so how about some other people who wish and dream to work in japan…
*does US base in japan can help some jobseeker in japan?
*and my cousin mika was married to a japanese man and they have their son and he is planning to divorce him and take the residence visa and take his filipino boyfriend with her,,,is it really possible?
FOR ARMPITKUMAR,
forget your dreams.
178arpitkumar said (27 November 2009 at 8:52 pm)
i m from india. i want to work & live in japan so, what i do. i m graduate.
is it armpit perhaps ay’t, japanese prefer healthy foods and vegies but you prefer diggies and spicy and mouth watering cumin powder and curry.so bad we hate that here.try somewhere else.pakista or iraq or bangladesh
Hi i m pakistani and i want to live & work in japan for 5 years because i want to know about iffrent nations living styles and their culture so what i need to do for get the visa of most beautyful country japan
hi ,i m kiran frm nepal.now i am studing in austraila in student visa.but i want to go to japan on working visa can you please tell me the requirments to get the working visa?
i am mohammed salah uddin chowdhury.I live in Bangladesh.i want to work & live in japan so, what i do. i m graduate. I have no sponsor..but i can do any job in japan…any man or women give me any one job..
Hi there, I really interested to work in Japan… I am also wanna to learn more Japanese Culture & leaving. Currently my education is under graduate, I have plenty experience Automotive & construction. I already sat JLPT L4 last December (Own Study)..
will this help me to work at Japan… How to apply work & Visa??
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i am graduate. and doing masters.
i want to work in japan any duty, any place of Japan.
what work can i get there and what kind of sponsers can help me?
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hello , sir i am from india , and i am working in UAE (dubai ) i am working with g4s ( group four secourear) i have one year exp in cash servises with ATM and CDM machine. now one of my frd who is in japan he wants to take me there . can you tell me which visa i can apply . or what is the cost of visa with all prossesing .
i am so much thanks full to you
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Sir.I’m Md.Mahfujul Bari,Birth Place Bangladesh.
Completed my bachelor degree on computer scince& engineering,
from SouthEastUniversity,Banani,Dhaka,Bangladesh.
I want to do any kind of job in japan.It’s badly for me.
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Heyy their~ my name is Kelsee, and im from america. i dont know if this post will go through, but, i would really love to work in japan!~ ^^
Its always been my dream to teach English in Japan, It doesnt matter what grade level, as long as i am inspiring students..then i am accomplishing my whole goal as a teacher.
If i join JET program to teach in japan, do you think they will sponser me?
How about do i go to get my work Visa? I’m living in America now, do i have to live in japan to get a work visa?!